We got married in Mexico, and were fine with it being small. Friends were all broke students, so no expectation for them to come. Did the paperwork on our way to the airport, and my "best man" was there to witness and see us off with his GF(also a close friend). Mexico's blood test rules made the idea of doing it there not appealing.
I'd recommend getting it over with in the first few days so everyone can enjoy the rest of the vacation. And watch out for sun burns!
When we got back we had a big back yard party at my dad's, so everyone eventually got the "experience" but much more causal. All in all, really cheap and stress free. Would do again. Big weddings are not my thing. I'd still feel like crap thinking back on blowing 20 grand on one night if I had done that.
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