[romwell]

>We did just that. Went to Vegas and got a city hall thing done. 25 years later, no one gives a toss about us not blowing $10k on a wedding. We bought a house with that money as a down payment.

Yeah, we had to put 10x as much for a downpayment for a townhouse in the Bay Area two years ago.

Let's say, saving on wedding to buy a house ain't working no more in this economy.