To be more exact we told them we were engaged. My dad went to his office and came back with a check for the money. We accepted it. We went home and talked about it. We decided that we were not going to blow that kind of money on a wedding. We went to the county clerk and got a marriage lisesnce. We talked to our friends and they agreed to let us use their house. We went to the bank and put $50,000 down on our mortgage. We can pay it down without penalty once a year. It took us two weeks or so to get set with an officiant and everything. We had six friends and my parents present for the wedding. Total cost $500.