If I were to get married, it’d be the cheapest way possible. If my partner were to prefer an expensive wedding, we wouldn’t be getting married in the first place anyway.

We were in our 30s, and neither of us wanted to make a fuss, invite a bunch of people, declare our love, etc. Yuck. So we spent the money on the vacation of a lifetime in St Lucia, and got married in the beach with a nice couple we meant as our witnesses.

When we got back, everybody was just as happy that we got married, and my mom threw a little reception with a small cake. We were comfortable with that.