We started planning our wedding with a simple vision: close friends, family, and a modest budget.

Then we added our parents' friends, and their friends' friends, and now we're just crowd-funding a small town.

They say marriage is all about compromise.

Which, in our house, means I get to control the thermostat... when my wife isn't looking.

They say love is all you need, but I think marriage is more like a DIY project from a flat-pack furniture store.

You start with enthusiasm, follow vague instructions, argue over which part goes where, and eventually, you end up with something beautiful... and maybe a few extra pieces you're not sure about.

They say that in marriage, you truly learn the art of communication.

For example, [Groom's Name] has mastered the art of perfectly conveying a complex thought using only a single grunt, and [Bride's Name] has mastered the art of fully translating it.