Just got engaged over the weekend, but my fiance and I have been on the same page for a long time about what we'd like to do wedding-wise - neither of us are interested in a big, traditional wedding whatsoever. Both of our families are aware that we're not interested in a traditional wedding.
We'd still like some sort of celebration because our families are large and spread out all over the US, and I had an idea a little while ago for a big engagement party instead. I'm sort of into the idea of getting married at the engagement party without telling anyone and surprising everyone! I'm not completely tied to this idea but I do like it. Pros/cons?
What suggestions would you have for something in the realm of inviting everyone to a big engagement party and getting married right there on the spot?
Some tidbits of info that might help:
-I still want to wear a dress
-not interested in showers/or bach trips at all
-would ask for no gifts
-we are generally pretty lowkey people
-the invitation would in some way indicate that this is our main celebration & that we'll be getting married privately (so that people know not to expect to come to a 2nd event later) (also if anyone has ideas on how to word this, let me know!)
if anyone has done this or seen it done, would love to hear! TY!