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[quote=Anonymous]Weddings ARE horribly expensive but people should do what makes them happy. Keyword them.

For me and my husband, we didn't want the stress or huge cost so we had a beach wedding with just our parents followed six months later (warm weather) by a "celebration of marriage" where we rented an entire multi-unit house on a lake. We really wanted our non-local friends and family to be able to stay as long as they wanted-a day or a week with the only cost being what it took them to get to the lake. We grilled (Costco food), drank (purchased from a local liquor store), and swam with family/friends. It brought us joy and created really fond memories we regularly recall. House cost was 10k for the week (10 yrs ago in a non DMV state), wedding cost was the officiant, the photographer, and hair/makeup person so probably around 1k(ish). I don't consider the flight or accommodations to be a cost of the wedding but rather the honeymoon we had in the same location.

We talked about a large formal wedding and reception but decided what would make us happiest was a super small ceremony followed by a larger celebration. Do what makes YOU happy. Large/small, expensive/inexpensive, it should be you and your spouse's day. 
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