Trust me , they are way over rated.
I had a "fake wedding" the first time at the court house LOL. I wore jeans and a sweater. Went out to eat with a few friends after. I was mad cause I didn't have a real wedding. Now I wish I did that this time.
This time I had a real wedding , I did almost everything for it, from the save the date cards all the way to the place settings. My Matron of honor was from out of town, got here 1 day before hand. The bridesmaids were all my children in the pic and well thats all I got to say about that. I had a miserable time that lasted a whopping 5 hours and cost me about 12k.
I wish i would have gone to Vegas. We already had booked a chapel there and my Mom found out and had fits because I never had the real wedding the first time. So we had one in Tampa instead , hubby enjoyed it and Mom enjoyed it. The kids all had fun , guests said it was great . I was too busy being the planner , mom to bridesmaids and greeter to 70 people, most from out of town.