I ain't no genius.  This can be evidenced by the fact that I misspelled the word "genius" [genious] on this site several times in the past (and have since gone back and corrected these misspellings).  But I have a few recommendations for people in relationships. 

Guys:  If you're thinking about getting engaged, keep this in mind:  There's a stupid unwritten rule that says that the engagement ring should be worth about 3 months' salary.  If you're cheap or don't care, don't worry about it.  But if you want to follow the rule, get engaged when you have little to no income.  That's what I did.  I was in college, making about $50 a week at most.  If I followed the rule, I would've gotten an engagement ring that cost about $600.  If you've ever shopped for diamonds, you know that $600 would get you a 1/32 karat dirty yellow diamond with scratches on it. 

Engaged couples:  Have a destination wedding.  A destination wedding invitation goes something like this:  "Hey, we're getting married on a beautiful, faraway island.  You can come if you want, but we'll understand if you can't make it.  We're registered at the following stores..."  There are several awesome things about this. 

(1) Your honeymoon starts immediately after the wedding.  No travel time required. 
(2) Your wedding will most likely be small because only a select few people will be able to afford (and will want to) travel to a faraway island. 
(3) You'll still get wedding gifts if you're registered somewhere.  Gifts are normally received at the wedding shower, though there are a few at the actual wedding.  The problem with this is that most of the gifts at the wedding are cold hard cash, so this is a drawback. 
(4) You probably won't have to plan too much because let's face it, how many DJs and caterers are on faraway islands? 
(5) You'll be on a faraway island. 

If you don't like islands, I've heard there are magical cities in the US with blinking lights and drive-thru wedding chapels.  I'm not allowed to speak of these places because "what happens there, stays there". #lifestyle