Those of you who prefer('ed) a small wedding or to elope for yourself, are you not a big party person in general?

I’ve noticed some people are very opinionated on big weddings being a waste. It just got me wondering if those same people think big parties in general are a waste, not worth the effort, not fun, not worth the money, or if it is only related to weddings, because weddings generally have all sorts of family politics involved, while if you just throw a party (not a wedding) yourself it is a completely different event.

To clarify, throwing a party is different than attending one, you can answer for both. I have a hypothesis that the people who prefer to elope, also rarely throw big parties, and tend to invite over friends or family in small numbers. More dinner party than big bash. But, I could be very wrong, which will be interesting. The also might be people who don’t like to plan and pay for a big party, but love to attend them. I’m interested to see what people say.