Also, there are plenty of women out there who would be on board with your feelings on the cost of weddings. Hell, a friend of mine just got married and when they found out a marriage license at city hall cost they said "screw that noise," went down to a local bar, and got the Universal Life church ordained bartender to sign their form because they feel, like I do, that if you have the kind of relationship that would make a good marriage then the actual marriage is redundant - if you need a marriage to somehow legitimize your relationship the last thing you should be doing is getting married.

Hell, back in college my girlfriend's older brother got married to his girlfriend of 10 years and neither of them even thought to mention it to their friends and family for over a year because it seemed unimportant. That's a good marriage.

There can be tax reasons or whatever, why you want a legal marriage.

1.He'll give her a dime store watch.
2.And a ring made from a spoon.
3. Everybody's looking for someone to blame.
4.But if you share his bed, you'll share his name.