Both my marriage ceremony and my "wedding" was a joke. I never even received a proper mahr. I will most probably never "marry" again, because I don't see the point in. I will however consider registering for a partnership or whatever it's called in case I find a person I want to live my life with. That way your rights are still protected, but you don't have to go through the whole farce that is the marriage institution. Or maybe it is just my cynicism talking
You know I used to be very much like that in my head, but I realised when asked once, that having had such a shit experience the first time round, if I ever find someone who loves me and I love them, be some words between us that have no legal basis, or an actual marriage for the sake of legal benefits, then I do want it to be special enough that it overwrites the bad memory I have.
I wasn't even allowed to smile at my wedding because a smiling bride is inappropriate cos it means she is up for it.