Help!!! Whats The Difference????

Can somebody please help me understand this a bit. It might sound dumb but anyway. Can someone explain the difference between bridal shower, wedding shower, jack and jill, and the bachelor and bachelorette parties? Are these just different names for the same things? Anybody have a good idea as to which would be the least costly way to go?
Posted by BrideToBe; updated 07/21/07

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A bridal shower is the same as a wedding shower; the "jack and jill" involves both guys and girls (most bridal/wedding showers are women only) and the bachelor or bachelorette parties usually take place the week of the wedding - the guys (groomsmen and other friends) get together, go out, or have a party and the girls (bridesmaids and other friends) do something similar. For my older daughter`s wedding, the guys went to New Orleans to a couple of jazz clubs, spent the night, and came home the next day. My daughter and her bridesmaids/friends just got together and went out to a favorite local restaurant.

I hope this helps!
Posted by Margaret; updated 07/21/07