Activity for Lacey

We have a small wedding (around 75 guests) and are skipping a wedding party. Is it silly to consider skipping a rehearsal dinner? Our officiant is a friend, so we can discuss who says what and stands where, etc. etc. We're on a budget so we'd hate to...

My mother and I do not have a good relationship. I am expecting to be engaged in a month or two and I have pretty severe anxiety on telling my mother (father has passed). She is an unhappy person to begin with and most of our conversations end up...