I have payed for three weedings in three years. I could have bought a top of the line corvet. But Hey it's only money!!! Sob!!!
Both of my twin daughters got married in the past 5 years. They paid for it themselves. My husband and I simply couldn't afford it. Our family and those of both grooms helped with some expenses and we did some of the actual physical "work" involved, but the girls did most of it themselves.