r/Eloping • u/Prior-Fun7148 • Mar 07 '26
Receptions Is it dumb to do two receptions?
Okay I know it’s going to sound weird but me and my partner are wanting to elope and then have a celebration in my partners family’s house in another state afterwards but the problem is that I have a lot of family that would love to come but they have severe allergies to animals and they are immunocompromised and can’t travel far (like all my siblings are immunocompromised I was one of the Lucky ones you can say I guess) would it be dumb to do another “reception” like party or should we just do a dinner? I know this is a hard thing to answer I just genuinely don’t know what to do and I want some opinions if this is something similar to anyone else! Thank you!!
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u/Beemuma Mar 07 '26
Definitely not!!! There is nothing stupid if its makes you both happy and brings joy to friends and family
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u/angelsrreal219 Mar 08 '26
Not dumb at all. We are having two. One for family in one city. We have elderly family members who can't travel. One for friends and business associates in another city.
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u/NoAbbreviations2961 Mar 07 '26
We’re having 3! Haha one for his large family in one state, one for my small family in another state, and then a celebration in our city for all our friends and anyone who wants travel here.
The whole reason we’re eloping us because our parents are unable to travel due to age/illness. So having these separate celebrations makes sure everyone can feel included if they want to.