This is just SO funny and so astute.
I was lucky for both my weddings. First wedding was unusual and everyone was invited to a DIY buffet in the hall across the road. The whole family helped out making food and it was the most fun ever. My second wedding was a public one in a field and there were about 3ooo people there. In the evening a friend's band played, we all got drunk and hasd a great time with a home made buffet made by about 20 people, including the cake. Just goes to show that the less money you have the less stress and more fun.
However, I have been to the weddings you describe so eloquently and it is fun to sit on the sidelines with a glass of wine, a sausage on a stick and a sexy (insert, bridesmaid, the best man, usher, cousin from the groom/bride's side) and watch the battle giving points for flare, originality and bloodloss