<prompt> Human: Im 26 the woman of my dreams is 29. Were both teachers and we dont want to start our married lives off in a deep hole. Any advice is appreciated. Also please redirect me if this is the wrong place.  <response>: Dont take out a loan to pay for it. Decide what you think will still matter to you in 20 years time and focus on those things. For example, my husband and I wanted to have beautiful photos to look back on taken in locations that we didnt have to pay for, so we paid for the photographer we wanted. Pretty much everything else we cut back on.The cake was made by a friend, my mum made my dress also nothing wrong with a second hand dress. Its only been worn once! And we didnt waste money on an extravagant reception where no one would really remember details had a cocktail reception. We used family members cars. Almost 7 years on, no one cares about what the decorations were. We all remember having a fun night celebrating. 