ABC for a wedding in the time of Recession

I am not too late. Only two years to go. What? Too much? I don't think so, neither Carley Roney does think that way. In her book (The Knot Ultimate Wedding Planner: Worksheets, Checklists, Etiquette, Calendars, and Answers to Frequently Asked Questions) she describes and dictate the steps for planning a perfect wedding or something very close to your wedding vision. And my wedding has to be the most cool, funny, formal and informal at the same time, easy but elaborate, expensive yet cheap, with a lot of guests, on time to come and understanding when it's time to go. And since I grew up sailing, I'd love to incorporate the water, and salt and sand into my wedding. That means a hot beach, a pier and a boat - a charter boat - maybe a yacht - a luxury boat, but an icebreaker, a fishing boat or a pontoon could do as well.
Pippo, my fi, thinks different. I'm afraid he's right this time, but one could dream of a fantabolous wedding, couldn't she?
Right now I've already got an avatar and a blog on The Knot.com and a wedding range of colors on dyw (dress your wedding) on Davids Bridal.com, as you can see aside. Still I'm a bit confused by now. Shall we start from the basics?.

The ABC for a wedding in the time of Recession:

• A... Art: Wedding Light 1.0
• B... Body: the Body of the bride
  
• C... Check list: Check, Cheques, what the Heck?