Well, if you didn't get married until this year, my guess is the appreciation in the collection you sold could have possibly turned it into a bigger house and/or wedding.
Prices have gotten a bit interesting. I buy a few things here and there but the overall hobby experience has turned more financial than actual fun chasing down cards you've wanted and wished you'd purchased a few years ago.
It's still dead guys on cardboard, but the cardboard costs a little more these days.