I don’t know, there’s something sort of sweet about deciding that you are going to be married for eternity. I was looking for something on non temple weddings on this site, chica but didn’t find much. I did find this though.
Wedding couples are asked to keep the number of guests relatively small, primarily inviting their immediate family and only a few close friends; this allows the service to remain reverent and sacred.
To me, crazy is deciding that $30,000 isn’t enough to spend on a wedding because you don’t want you guests to think you were cheap. I knew some women who would laugh at $50,000 as being too little. Having a small ceremony where you can actually make it a spiritual moment sounds pretty good to me, whether it is in a temple, or on a beach, or by a lake…
Of course, I’m a single guy, so what do I know?