[Jims5543]

Married one time. We were both from lower middle class familes and didn't want to put her dad out. He is a nice guy.

My parents went 50/50 with hers and the whole shabang cost about $5K. This was for 150 people and it was very simple.

My Aunt and uncle are very wealthy and mocked the whole event. Their daughters wedding cost them $45K in 1990 and the marraige lasted 7 months.

The second wedding fro her in 2001 (which I did not attend) cost another 40K. Looks are everything to them.

A good friend of mine was offered 30K to put down on a house if he eloped with his to be by his future father in law...... He took it and I thought that was a VERY smart move. Money well spent.