Some people seem to think that weddings and prudence cannot go together. A wedding has to be BIG ... even if there's no money to pay the bills for the froth and flash. I've heard tales of young couples maximising their credit cards just to pay for one reception at a hotel because they wanted to impress people. But will their financial troubles later on impress those same people? I've even heard of grooms borrowing money from Ah Longs (moneylenders who charge extortionate rates in exchange for no-questions-asked loans). What on earth happened to the common sense normally found in every human being? What is the point in looking impressive for one night and suffering for countless years later? What is the point in borrowing money you cannot pay back from moneylenders (and risk broken limbs) or money from relatives (and risk broken relationships) or money from colleagues (and risk losing support at work)? For a Christian, the most important part of the weddin...