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I just got married on July 4th. Weddings are stressful, period. Even though my wife does advertising and event planning, it was still stressful. I couldn't imagine trying to plan this without her background.
My wedding was a very casual (seriously, I wore shorts, a t-shirt, and sandals) outdoor old fashioned 4th of July cookout. It was the most laid back wedding I had ever been to, and it still stressed me out. Our whole idea was that we were throwing a party, and oh yeah, we're getting married also. If I had to do it over, I wouldn't change it at all.
We chose to not serve alcohol in any fashion. This prevented a lot of the problems that go along with that, and the liability as well.
We didn't do cake, neither of us really care for it, so we nixed it in favor of a soft serve ice cream machine and toppings to make your own sundae, it was a huge hit even if the ice cream was a little too soft.
Things will go wrong @ the last minute, something always happens. Most of the time the guests don't even notice. Even if they do, they are there to celebrate with you, they won't notice that the napkins don't quite match the color of the thread on the buttons of the groomsmen's shirts. My point is don't sweat it, it'll all get done.
Set a budget, then throw that out the window and set a realistic budget.
Have fun, seriously, if it's not fun, then why do it?
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