Price of Weddings is outrageous!

It's been such a long time since I've posted anything up here, I would like to say it's because I have such a busy and interesting life. But, right now things seem to be going quite slowly. I've got a lot of work to do but time just drags on. I guess it's like they say time flys when your having fun and drags when you're looking forward to something. Well I'm definately looking forward to something.
I got engaged about five months ago now. My fiance and I are looking to get married in November next year and I can't wait!
We get a lot of comments about being young, and I know how cheesy it sounds but I figures when you've found the person you want to spend your life with, why wait? Well, Jack and I have to wait a little while seeing as we go to university at opposite sides of the counrty but you know what I mean.
Age is only a number afterall. People always say to the older generation that you're only as old as you feel. I feel about 28 I'd say, I don't feel like I'd be loosing out on life by getting married young. In fact I feel that I would be gaining a lot more from it.
However, there is one thing that shocked my young mind about this adult step and that's just how expensive weddings are! Luckily I'm quite good with money and have found some good deals and way around forking out a lot of cash. But it seems that as soon as you add the word 'wedding' to anything it seems to at least treble the price of it.
If I could give any tip to any other young brides out there it's DIY! Afterall, your wedding is just one day of your life, it's the marriage that will last a lifetime. As for me, I'm looking forward to the lifetime bit :)