I worked with a gal who skimped and saved for four years to do some dream wedding in Florida and honey-moon in Tahiti. She was just awful sure about this guy of hers and several of us who worked with her...felt he was a loser, and this dream deal was a total waste of money. But at least in her case, she worked to make it happen and felt it was all worth it in the end.
I doubt the authenticity of this, but honestly assuming it is true, how can someone not understand it is up to YOU to work to make your dreams come true not someone else...
If you managed to save up 15k clearly some work had been done...
Personally I have never understood the fairy tail wedding. It’s the marriage that matters...