Hey , to me it sounds like your wedding is going to be fantastic whatever the budget and you really dont need to worry about your friends !!!
We got married last year and my brother got married 3 weeks before us , they had a 25k budget , and we had £1200 !! I can honestly say we had far more fun that they did ! They spent the entire day worrying about everything going right .. and we just enjoyed ours !!
We had a small do , with 35 guests ( including a life sized spnge bob squarepants ...) , I wore a purple dress , my bridesmaids were in white , we had the most amazing spongebob wedding cake , we found a poem for our invites indicating that we didnt need gifts but if anyone would like to contribute to our 'honey moon ' then they were welcome ... we spent 4 days in London , seeing shows and having fun for free
.... basically we had the day for US not for everyone else , and it was the most amazing day of my life , spent with the most important people in my life .. not a loud of people i wanted to show off to
My brothers wedding was nice .. but it just didnt seem 'personal' , it could have been anyones wedding , but we made our day individual and injected our personalities into it ... it was amazing
An expensive wedding means nothing , its the marriage that counts , not how much you spend on one day ... you enjoy your day and dont compare it to anything , it was be amazing