Thanks @gamingstation!
Throwing a huge party with hundreds of "friends" always seemed to me like a big show-off, especially when they ended up divorced after a year or two.
That's exactly how I feel about it aswell. I'd rather focus on our life together and on our dream house :-)
And that is exactly my (our) plan as well. We've been living together for over 8 years now, have a 5 year old daughter and plan on getting married in a small, intimate reception for our close family. No more than 10 people, nothing fancy, just a way to make things official. :)
Papers don't really matter in the end, the relationship does :)