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Having had the big ceremony and reception, I can tell you first hand that it was an amazing party and I would have loved to enjoy it as a guest.
We had roughly 265 people and the cost was up there. When all was said and done I can say what a fucking waste! It was a whirlwind that went by in a flash, I didn't get to spend as much time with the ones that really mattered because there were too many people to get through.
I don't regret spending the money because we got back 65% in gifts and it was a crazy party, we didn't cheap out or hold back on anything but the guest list should have been cut in half at the very least.
Never again would I do it like that, hopefully I'll never have to. Sadly $30k isn't even much for a wedding these days, it's sickening what things cost.
Go small and intimate and take a hell of a honeymoon!
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