I had a rather extravagant wedding and rehearsal dinner. My Dad and my lovely Bride's Dad were both very traditional; my Bride's family paid for the wedding, my folks paid for the rehearsal dinner.
Now, while I enjoyed the dinner, and was somewhat in awe of the wedding once it all came together, I would much rather have had a smaller, faster process. I went through months of hell answering questions about the wedding that I really had no opinion on.
