2021 Celebration After Eloping This Year?

It's not weird at all. Just be honest with guests about being already legally married.

Me! I had to postpone 3 times (original date was 5/30/2020) and we ended up eloping with just our parents and siblings on 10/23/2020. We postponed our big celebration to our one year, 10/23/2021 and are doing a ceremony and everything as we had originally planned! I didn't wear my wedding dress for the elopement and we made it as short and simple as possible, I didn't want it to be a huge deal because I want our big wedding to still feel like our wedding day as much as possible! My dad did walk me down the aisle but he will again. Our guests know we got married, and I might put on the invites that it is a vow renewal but haven't decided yet!

We’re not doing another ceremony. We’ll just be hosting a reception (hopefully) in November. In my mind, deciding to get married outside of having the big wedding just means we accept that we didn’t have a few key moments. Since our wedding day in September was our wedding day, I don’t personally see the point in reliving that just so others can see a recreation of it. However, that’s my opinion and I know others want to do a ceremony in front of everyone. To each their own, in that respect.

Not weird at all, my husband and I are doing EVERYTHING over. My dad walked me down the aisle for our minimony and he will be walking me again for our big wedding. Go for it and plan the day that you actually want. Covid messed up a bunch for us brides, we deserve everything that we've wanted ❤️

Hi Haley! I don't think it's weird at all!! You can frame this ceremony as a unity ceremony where you recommit to your vows, or as a vow renewal!

You can still do readings, a homily (speech), vows - the whole thing!

Our reception is exactly one year after we got married and we are doing a vow renewal. We did standard vows when we got married so we are going to write our own vows this time. I think we are going to walk down the aisle together rather than have my dad walk me (he did when we got married). We had a priest officiate our wedding and my aunt will “officiate” the vow renewal. My godson is going to play music for the ceremony processional/recessional.