Do weddings need to be expensive?

I just went to a beautiful wedding and reception and it couldn't have cost more than five hundred dollars. The ceremony was in a forest beside a pond surrounded by wild flowers. The reception was at the bride's home and everyone got a home cooked meal. It was all so amazing.

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justthat1girl99 · 22-25, F

No, they don't have to be if you don't want. I don't plan to have a super expensive wedding. What matters most is the marriage. Probably gonna be more than $500 (sounds like they are lucky having a family photographer, licensed friend, AND owning the forest), but definitely reasonable.