Serene Vannoy wrote:

> 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

And some wonderful memories of the event too, I imagine?