So, let me just say one thing before I begin - yes, my fiance and I are young, we are both only 18, but when you know, you know, right? I've alway been a pretty traditional type of person, and my parents got married when my mom was only 20, so getting married young is just what I was kinda raised knowing. It's just normal to me. Besides, my fiance and I were planning on a pretty long engagement.
So we were planning on having our wedding approximately three to four (leaning towards four) years from now. I'll be either a junior or senior in my undergrad studies, and he'll be a sophomore or junior. However, we were planning on getting an apartment together around this time, so there are extra expenses there. On top of that, when I graduate, I'll be going into medical school, which is notorious for it's high prices. While I'm in med school, I won't be able to work a lot because I'll be doing a lot of studying, in and out of the classroom. So for my four years of medical school I'll be making a very little amount of money. I'm worried that this will be (and is) putting a lot of stress on my fiance because he knows I have this dream wedding in mind and I hate to admit that I have rather expensive tastes.
So I was thinking today and I came up with a possible (though it's not ideal) solution that will help us save money, and I want to know what you all think?
My finace and I could get married and get our apartment, without the big fancy wedding ceremony, and maybe take a small, inexpensive vacation for our honeymoon. Then, for the years I'm in medical school, all we'd have to worry about is paying for the apartment. Once I'm in a residency program after med school and I start making more money, I can start paying off my boatloads of student loans and setting aside some money for a nice wedding.
My biggest concern is that we'll keep pushing off a formal ceremony and it will never happen. And what if a child comes into the picture without planning?
Do you guys think that doing that would be the best thing to do, since we won't have a lot of opportunities to save money?