#cheap wedding

I live in the US but I still don’t fully understand the need to have giant extravagant wedding that costs $30,000. Like mine cost less than 2000. Some stuff I lucked out on but some really doesn’t need to be expensive. Ceremony and venue were free. I told my bridesmaids a color and said find a dress that suits you in this color. I bought nice fake flowers and made it into a bouquet myself which I still have and was able to make like a month before the day without worrying about wilting or anything. The cake was the wedding gift from my baker sis in law. Most of the decor I borrowed from ppl. Dress I found at a thrift store which only needed hemmed. The reception was a few hrs after the ceremony and everybody went and got their own food. We had a giant charcuterie for snacks. In my culture anybody and everybody is invited so you don’t do plates meals. We also don’t drink so that’s more money saved. That 2000 also included our rings. Honestly the biggest expense was sending out the invites. Ya if I was rich I would have changed a few things but not much. The day was beautiful and perfect cause I married my best friend and had fun with a ton of people.