[jcpst]

I like these stories. I had a budget of $350 for our marriage and honeymoon. That was including gas money.

We did the honeymoon first though- went to a rural town and stayed at a b&b while we waited the three days for the marriage license. Then went out for ice cream and drove home.

[susiecambria]

Similar to what we did. Went to the Outer Banks (North Carolina, USA) and eloped. Parents' friends owned a condo on the beach and we rented that for a song. Got married at the local jail by a magistrate. Had a lovely week away from work. A month or two later, my parents threw us a party so friends could meet the husband. (And it was gift payback time; I was the last of the kids to marry.)

A young couple I know will marry when their house is built. It will be at least several years. The more they see friends spending lots on weddings, the closer they are to the parents only wedding or eloping. I have to admit I'm nudging them just a little.