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OK, so what type of restaurant should a rehearsal dinner be held at? Is it supposed to be fancy, not fancy; cheap, expensive, or in between? Help!

OK, I am in a predicament. As we are planning for our wedding (with a very small budget), I am starting to think we are not going to be able to afford our wedding bands. So I started to think, jokingly at first, that we would just get "fake" wedding...

Could someone please tell me what the exact differences are between a Jack and Jill and a bridal shower/stag party? The bridal shower, and gifts received, are only for the bride? Same with stag parties, exept for the groom? Jack and Jills both go and...