$29K?? Wow!
We spent less than $3000. That included the honeymoon. Took in $3000 on the dot in cash gifts (Italians can be very generous with cash gifts - my godfather used to slip me a C-note every now and then.).
But then again, that was all nearly 27 years ago.
my wife & I got married for less than $3,000 15 years ago...and we thought it was a pretty nice wedding with 100 of our family & friends. I have no idea why you would have to spend 29K...