Reminds me of my cousin who got engaged in the late 80s. My family went through the whole pre-marriage / marriage shite that we're apparently supposed to do. This was weeks worth of traditions the bride-to-be would partake in up until the actual wedding itself.
The wedding itself was massive. My dad got so drunk, he had to pull over to vomit in a storm drain.
Anyway, 3 months after all this, the groom disappeared once he got his visa