Elope + Reception

We didn't/aren't doing this, but we have attended multiple receptions after elopements or destination weddings. This is actually a really common thing to do and is perfectly acceptable etiquette-wise. Of the 5 we've been to, at only one of them did the couple repeat their vows. The other 4 were just dinner, drinks, music and dancing!

View Quoted Comment Thank you! I think we’re going to just have the video from our elopement play during a cocktail hour

That's actually how my parents got married! My mom's cousin also did that a couple of years ago. They ended up getting married in Turks and Caicos, then had their reception at my mom's cousin's wife's parents' house a few months later. I went to the reception, and it ended up being a good time! It was fairly casual (as in everyone wore sundresses/polos) and they got a local caterer to come and do Italian food. The pizza was amazing! We all sat under a tent in the backyard and had a great time