We will be celebrating our 20th anniversary 6/15. My parents didn't have a lot of money so we decided to go very small and simple and use our money to put 20% down on a house. We married in the backyard of my husband's mom's house under oak trees that were over 100 years old. We then had a small reception at the library. My parents paid for the rental ($15), the cakes ($50), and a bouquet ($40). I paid for the tablecloths, paper plates, cups, punch, mints, and the party mix ingredients. We spent about $100 on corsages and such. Our honeymoon was to Las Vegas and we had saved up for it and paid it off beforehand. My husband wore a suit he had and I wore a dress I had -- everyone wore dress clothes they already owned. It was done on the cheap, but I'm still married and almost 20 years later, live in a house that is paid for. Do I wish I had a big wedding...sometimes, but then I realize our relationship is more than a big fancy wedding and a white dress. Our wedding itself was attended by just family, and then the reception was open to everyone. We married on a Friday night. What is funny is we attended a wedding a month before ours that was the big church wedding and huge reception at the in spot in our town. The couple came to our reception and the groom said, "I wish we had done this -- I think I would have enjoyed it more." This guy is a financial guru.
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