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indyjoe · 56-60, M
My wife and I were married in a church...but it wasn't entirely our idea. We just wanted a simple small ceremony with just family and a few close friends. It started spiraling out of our control and became much bigger than we had wanted. Don't get me wrong, we had a really nice wedding and the whole thing did not exceed $2000 (wedding and reception)...but it is not what we had originally wanted, and we would have gladly gone to a Justice of the peace. It was all about the ceremony being performed and about our marriage itself. I see no problem with anyone just wanting to go to the courthouse to get married if that is what they want. We have often said that though we don't regret having the wedding we did, if we had to do it all over again we'd just go to the courthouse.