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This is not an unpopular opinion. I know a lot of people who will maybe spend 1,000$ or less on their wedding.
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The best weddings I’ve been to have been simple and low budget. Good food, good conversation and a couple in love. Nowadays weddings have turned into such a production where you never even get to talk to bride and groom and most of the guests don’t even know the couple.