MareCat wrote:
> "sf" <.> wrote in message ...

>> My bets are on a quick divorce when I attend a wedding that's not
>> within the couple's budget.
>
> Mine, too.

I worried a bit about my brother's marriage when his wedding was
through-the-roof expensive, and he took out massive debt to finance it.
(The ring alone was many thousands of dollars.) But I needn't have
worried. Today, he has a happy marriage, a beautiful house, a bunch of
money, and eight happy, well-adjusted children.

Serene