I just don't get throwing money at weddings. Marriage is the important bit. Not the getting married.
The dress, the suit, diamond rings, bridesmaids, groomsmen, flower girls, pageboys, button holes, bouquet, wedding reception, tablescapes (WTAF), favours, DJ, stag, hen, hair, makeup. Not to mention bridezillas and almost completely detached grooms. It's like a one woman celebration with the man just signing on the dotted line.
I've seen so many weddings where a fortune was spent and 4, 5, 6 years later the couple are either unhappily married or have split up.
WHY as a culture do we participate in this craziness?