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Elopement Questions!

Haley, on January 9, 2022 at 3:34 PM Posted in Planning 0 5

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Ladies who got eloped: what was the best part, what would you have done differently, how did you go about planning it? Would you recommend? I am a full time college student and we want to get married this summer, so if we go traditional wedding route it’s a lot of planning for me, plus my family lives super far away and at the end of the day, we know we can’t please everyone and I’m over trying to. I care about enjoying our time together, amazing pictures, a nice honeymoon, and focusing on our day more than spending a whole lot of money on feeding and entertaining guests. Also: is it still okay to have a wedding registry and shower if we go this route? My MOH is encouraging both, and I don’t mind having that as a sort of celebration or a smaller party in each state after the fact so nobody really has to travel.

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Latest activity by Jacks, on January 11, 2022 at 7:32 PM

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Nicole · on January 9, 2022 at 7:44 PM
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We inadvertently “eloped” due to COVID. Our parents (and a sibling each) were there, but that was it. We then did a big adventure shoot in a National park a month later. If you go this route, I say find a location that you want to honeymoon at (or somewhere gorgeous that you want as your photo backdrop) and get married there. That way, you can enjoy the area and get the photos you want as well. As for registries and showers, I personally wouldn’t do either as it’s a bit gift-grabby when you’re not planning on inviting guests.

Pics from our wedding day and adventure shoot.
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Elycia · on January 10, 2022 at 10:59 AM
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These are incredible!!
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Elycia · on January 10, 2022 at 11:01 AM
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I would avoid the shower and registry. Generally, you invite people to the shower who are invited to the wedding. If you send out elopement announcements after the fact, its very possible that many people will reach out about sending a gift anyway. But, making a registry and then not inviting anyone to the event seems like the whole point is the gifts. If you want to have a bigger reception later on when you can afford it and do a registry then i would say go for it.
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Haley · on January 10, 2022 at 12:52 PM
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Since thinking about this a little more, I believe what we’re gonna do is elope (primary reason being location, I want mountains in our pictures/ I live in Louisiana as does my Fiancés family/ and my family lives in West Virginia… but we don’t want to travel too far or make anyone else feel obligated to either). That cuts back on people who *can* attend, anyway. If we do it this way, we can have an informal celebration afterwards without cutting our guest list as short as it would have been, do one in each state, etc. I think as long as we’re clear with everyone about these plans it shouldn’t be a problem!
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