Are Weddings No Longer Sacred?

Our wedding was a worship service. After all, God brought us together & "unless the Lord builds the house" so why shouldn't we point the glory to him in our wedding?

We had an OT & NT reading as well as a message (sermon) on marriage.

My BIL sang a song called "Perfect Union" (Matthew Ward)--focuses on how God brings us together & makes marriage work.

Our vows were traditional (So Baptist minister)

We lighted the unity candle.(played Eternal Father)

We even had communion/the Lord's Supper. (played several Lord's Supper songs in the background).

We shared a meal together @ the reception too.

We did have a videographer & on our wedding video the "voice over" music on the short version or in the "breaks" on the long version is Circle of Friends & Seize the Day.

My wife and I spent,maybe, a total of $250. on our wedding and reception. We have been married a blissful 32 plus years. We didn't have a lot of money at the time and by not borrowing a whole lot of money for a fancy wedding we didn't have the financial problems of paying it off. The wedding decision was mutual. That left us money to get our lives off to a decent start without that extra financial problem. My daughter and her wonderful husband eloped saving money to put into her finishing Pharmacy school. She now makes GOOD money and no wedding to pay off. I didn't have a lot of money to put on a big wedding, but the money I saved I could use to help them set up house keeping. Las, but not least, in todays society too many young people get married while still in "HEAT" not really knowing much about each other. You spend a fortune on a wedding only to see them divorced a year later. More love and understand needs to be put into a wedding and less worrying about a big fancy wedding.