love&marriage

i will be in a wedding this coming saturday. ah, love and marriage goes together like a horse and carriage. does it though? i can't see myself ever getting married. sure, i could have a longtime lover, but marriage seems so...final. i feel as though getting married means having a paper that forces you to be with another person and if it doesn't work out, you have to take further action to undo the relationship. it seems like a business transaction. need american citizenship or tax deductions? get married.
maybe i'm just cynical. yeah, i guess it's a celebration of love and commitment, but do you really have to kick it up a notch to prove that you love each other? i'd like to have a i'm-not-getting-married ceremony someday. me and my partner would celebrate our decision NOT to get married and have an awesome reception with a jazz band and drinks and a five-tiered cake. the works. marriage: overrated or is it just me?