My fiancé and I are decided on eloping next spring. We haven’t decided on whether of not we are throwing a party for our family and friends after our wedding and to be honest we are leaning towards no because it seems so daunting to deal with after our honeymoon.
However, I recently learned his family wants to throw me a shower before our wedding. I feel pretty awful taking gifts from people without anything to give back, so we decided on throwing an engagement party for our family and friends and depending how smoothly that goes, we can decide if we are throwing a party after our elopement.
I just want to get your input on this. Does this sound appropriate? We made it clear to our family and friends before sending invites that we are eloping so they are clear that there won’t be a wedding they are invited to. Our families aren’t very traditional and for the most part are supportive of our decision to elope, so I dont think this will offend anyone.
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