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Best man speeches almost always get to have the element of "embarrassing anecdote" thrown in there, so I would say run with that, Mr. Skinny. You'll have fun.
My old boss/good friend from my old record store job got married a few weeks ago, and it was the least square/most fun ceremony I have been to. It was in their house, and involved the Rock Music. And James Cromwell was there, which was a surprise to me. The reception was in a great period-perfect early 20th century hotel where F. Scott Fitzgerald used to hang out. Good times. Chocolate fountain!
Getting married helped us with getting our house for sure, since we had zero credit and only even opened a checking account just before buying this place. It was really the only thing that made us look stable legally-wise, as we were both still in our early 20s at the time. Our wedding was pretty relaxed too, and I think it was still one of the best ones I've been to (with Mr Record Store's wedding way up there), even though it was my own. No religious whatnot, no church, outside in May, and extremely cheap. We did the entire thing, including the party we had at our house, for under three or four hundred dollars. I guess the reception dinner wouldn't fall under that, but it was a very small reception at a no-frills vegetarian restaurant and my wife's dad paid for that part of things, which couldn't have been more than a few hundred at most.
It can be done on the cheap, but not if people have their hearts set on the whole "storybook wedding," which holds zero appeal for me. My wife does wedding flower design now, and some people spend thousands on flowers alone, not to speak of all the other stuff. Good god. I have heard of her doing weddings where the people have spend $25,000 just on FLOWERS.
I cannot imagine. I would rather take a trip.
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