Hi everyone!
I’m facing a dilemma right now. For backstory, my fiancé and I are very introverted people and don’t care for large social gatherings or parties (total homebodies!) and I’ve never really envisioned myself with a big wedding, even when I was a kid!
Also, both our parents are divorced (mine freshly divorced due to a toxic relationship with some bad feelings). A traditional wedding just doesn’t seem right for us!So we have decided on an adventure elopement in the UK which seems absolutely perfect and we’re very excited! However, I’m not sure how to tell friends and family that they aren’t invited to our marriage ceremony! We will be having beautiful “elopement announcements” sent out to everyone and we’re considering a post-eloping celebration dinner, but in the meantime, everyone keeps asking us “do you have a date yet?” “Where’s it going to be?”, and I just keep saying “um we don’t know yet!”So, should I continue keeping it a surprise (I hate lying to people!), or tell friends and family ahead of time that we’re actually eloping? (Maybe they could enjoy helping us plan it?)And if we do tell them - how? I know many people will have hurt feelings…especially my mother! I hate disappointing people since I know it’s important to them, but I want to have a wedding we love! Thanks in advance for any advice!
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