Can I have a... McWedding?

When I first saw this article my jaw literally dropped. Why would anyone in their right minds ever want to have their wedding at a McDonald's? But as I started to read more into it I realized maybe it isn't such a bad idea since people these days are starting to save money because of the economy and a wedding at McDonald's really wouldn't cost as much as a "traditional wedding." But still why would anyone want to get married at McDonald's?

Right now the only place that you can go to have a McWedding, as of now, is at select McDonald's in Hong Kong. And instead of cherries for the couple to eat together and kiss you'll have a french fry to kiss. For McDonald's a McWedding makes total sense, because they say that it may be a special place for some people; they had their first date there, they met there. And now they want to get married here.

The idea for a McWedding is to cut costs and to limit the guest list to around 100 people. At a regular five-star restaurant a table for 10 costs around a thousand dollars. And a typical family would reserve about a dozen tables, the cost of the wedding starts to add up as you can see. If you don't want to have your wedding at McDonald's they also welcome engagement and anniversary parties as well. They even provide the "venue, decorations, guest gifts, audio system and even a MC. It's the budget, fast-food version that appeals to wallets (but maybe not waistlines)."

Treehugger hopes that this is just a passing fad and that young couples will take the time to plan a more greener wedding instead. I thought this related to class because it's a way to save money, even though it is a little bizarre.