I'm right there with ya, Seeker. I don't see the point in spending so much money on a wedding. My brother and his wife were offered $40K NOT to have a wedding but she just HAD to have one. They could have put a nice down payment on a house but instead they lived in an apartment for years. His wife got depressed about not being able to afford a house and blamed everything, including her alcoholism on my brother and they got divorced! At least they have nice pictures of their expensive wedding, I guess!