The wedding day is a big hassle in and of itself. It's not the concept that's dreadful it's the actual event. Right or wrong, I had little desire to shake hands with 150+ people whom I didn't know from my wife's side, spend over an hr taking pics and having a wedding coordinator tell me my every move for 4 hours. We literally had a schedule broken down into 10-20 min intervals for almost the entire reception. Weddings are for the girls, most dudes don't give two $hits about it and would just assume cut the crap. I wanted to eat, drink, hang with friends I hadn't seen in yrs and get laid.