Though this may be true in some countries, the process is not so complicated in my country. I believe that for some of those people it's just not that big a deal to have a piece of paper saying that you are husband and wife (again this is my opinion and observation). Many couples live many years together without making it official and are not looked down upon for it.
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Originally posted by AKA_Monet
That's the other thing I forgot, too. In other countries, there is the issue of marriage cost. In the United States, "certain folks" can get married relatively easily--if they just make it to Las Vegas and get thru the drive-thru wedding and marriage license... 
But it is my understanding that in other countries, marriage licensing is a whole 'nother process which involved a lot of cost associated with it, and that does not include the required tradition that MUST happen for a wedding.
I could see why most folks would not bother with having to undergo the bureaucracy to just get a marriage certificate and license for solemnization... Then get cursed out for having lay down tons of money for a ceremony... That's just crazy... Like in some countries a wedding ceremony is a week to a month... And that doesn't include the planning activities...
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