We had 11 people at our wedding including the Pastor. Put the $$ we saved into a honeymoon Caribbean cruise. Never understood the whole go for broke mega wedding thing..... But that’s just me.
Ditto here. When my wife and I were married in ‘94, we did the Vegas package for less than $1,000, including flight from the Midwest, lodging, meals and the ceremony. It was just the two of us and we had a wonderful time. The family threw a reception for us when we returned.