So you’ve decided to get married. Congratulations!
I’m sure you’ve done some research on venues, caterers, cake makers, the dress, the DJ, photographers, and the list goes on and the price goes up. There are so many details in planning a wedding that it’s hard to list everything from venue selections to the favors you are to provide your guests to reviewing guest food preferences. That’s a lot of work and we commend you for all the effort you are about to put into planning your special day but what if you don’t think that is the best decision for you and your partner.
What if all that planning isn’t for you? Have you thought about an elopement? We’d like to provide you with some pro’s on deciding to elope if you’re leaning that way.
- Elopement is a small and intimate ceremony. As much as we’d love to see our 3rd cousin twice removed on our wedding day an elopement can just be the special people in your lives that have cemented a bond in you and your partner’s relationship. Just your close friends and family can be such a special and intimate moment that can be shared between the ones you love the most.
- You can pick any day of the week. Typically wedding ceremonies are held on Saturdays to allow for all your guests to arrive and to have Sunday to recover before heading back home. With an elopement you can decide to marry on a Wednesday if that’s your jam. As long as you have your officiant secured then you have 365 options a year.
- You can spend your money on a more experienced photographer. We’ve heard stories of people wishing they’d spent the money on the highly recommend photographer but thought cutting the cost with the less expensive photographer because those 10 other people actually RSVP’ed yes. So because you’re saving so much eloping then you can spend that extra money on a top photographer. Remember you will be looking at these photos for decades to come.
- You can spend the money you saved on an amazing honeymoon or a down payment on your new love nest. Let’s be real don’t we all want to get away these days and being able to book that all-inclusive resort in St. Thomas sounds pretty amazing overbooking that string quartet for your reception. With eloping you can add those extra excursions on to your amazing honeymoon adventure and have the experiences you and your partner have been dreaming about. Thinking about the rising costs of weddings and home prices, you could take that money that you’ve saved for your wedding and put it towards your first home together. Who needs a donut wall when you can afford that outdoor patio set to host your closest friends and family when you return from Thailand.
- Less stress… let me say that again, LESS STRESS!! Just imagine that you wake up on your wedding day, go get ready with your closest friend who will also be your witness for your ceremony. There is no stress worrying about getting your entire bridal party ready on time, making sure that one groomsman that forgot his pants so someone needs to drive to the closest men’s store to plead with them to look for that matching pair of pants. Or you’re trying to make sure everyone is having a good time over you enjoying your day. Imagine you arrive to your elopement destination with your soon-to-be partner, your few friends and family that mean the most to you, really enjoy your ceremony. You take the most amazing pictures and have a stress-free wedding day and you’re finally married to the one that you love without that much drama (as I can’t promise there won’t be any drama…but hopefully less).
- Simple organic spontaneous ceremony. With your elopement you can have an intimate personal moment that you might not get in front of a crowd of your friends and family. You have chosen this opportunity to have this special intimate ceremony with your partner it can be organic, you can choose whatever you want to be in your ceremony. It’s completely up to you. Not that a traditional ceremony isn’t completely up to you but there could be certain traditions that one’s family might pressure you to have but you choose to have it exactly your way without stepping on anyone’s toes.
We support all types of ceremonies here at Your Wedding Belles but we value your choices and want to create the perfect ceremony that fits your needs. Maybe an elopement isn’t for you and isn’t what you had dreamed of but we want you to make the best choice for you and your partner. We want your day to be special for the two of you.
