Here are my reasons: 1. I am fresh out of college, still job searching, and have little money right now. 2. The wedding is 6 1/2 hours away. 3. I can't afford 2 nights in a hotel. 4. I have only met her on two short occasions because she knows my best friend. 5. She seems to be looking for money and said she's sending a RSVP anyway. 6. I don't feel obligated to give money/gifts just because she knows my best friend. What do you think?

So we were thinking we could just get married in the court house with a few people I guess "witnesses" anyways is this pretty frowned upon? Me and him have been together for 3 years and been living together the whole time we have our own place and we want to just get married now. But I don't want a big/expensive wedding I get bad anxiety when I'm watched by even just a few people and we are both ok with the courthouse marriage?

My fiancé thinks weddings are a "giant colossal waste of money". When you could take that 8- 10k and use it as a downpayment on a house instead. His ideal wedding is a courthouse elopement. Money wise I totally agree. So many venders over charge just because it is a wedding. And I don t mind the courthouse idea other than my mother would literally be heart broken. She s very materialistic. I ve personally always dreamed of having an out door wedding where I grew up. I m trying to figure out the best ways to cut money. He doesn t seem interested in anything. Who comes or what our colors are or food truck or what type of music we should have. He Just keeps saying the same thing over and over again. He knows that it s important to me and agknowldges it. But even with trying you can tell he just really doesn t care about having a wedding. Idk maybe I m just being a girl, but should I just give in to the courthouse idea and have a reception afterwards?

So my girlfriend and I are minors, 15/16, and I read somewhere that you can get engaged at any age, and that you only need parental consent to actually get married. Is this true? Not looking for judgment or "you might not be together that long". Also nothing like @funny 's answer Helpful stuff only