An interesting trend in Greece, where due to the economic crisis many people can't afford to "properly" get married, is that it's become common to get a simple

An interesting trend in Greece, where due to the economic crisis many people can't afford to "properly" get married, is that it's become common to get a simple civil-ceremony marriage, with an intent to get a "real" marriage (church ceremony, reception, photos, etc.) sometime later. That may or may not eventually happen, but it seems universal that people at least theoretically consider it their plan (the civil paperwork-signing isn't culturally considered a "real" wedding). Not getting married at all is also increasingly common, but many people choose the in-between option of a legal marriage without the ceremony. The plus side is that you get the legal benefits even while waiting to plan the "real" wedding (things like medical visitation rights, joint property ownership, etc., become simpler).