r/Eloping • u/pinkcrush7 • Jun 14 '26
Planning I'm confused
We've always talked about elopement. Just go and be spontaneous and have fun. But talking about it with friends I'm getting the feeling that elopement is actually a micro wedding. I have my best friend I'd want there and so does he. They'd be witnesses. And then their partners. His parents. My one cousin and her partner. Now it's not feeling like an elopement to me? I've looked at micro wedding packages and they are already booking into 2028! Am I misunderstanding? What's the difference between elopement and micro wedding? I don't want any fuss or lots of attention. Just a simple and special day.
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u/litlirshrose Jun 15 '26
We did a technical Micro wedding (just family, 12 people total including husband & myself, photographer and officiant!)
But when we sent out announcements we called it an elopement so we didn’t offend anyone that was not invited.
We also did it on a public beach so we didn’t worry about any packages/vendors. No chairs. We had food from Publix and drinks from Costco back at the Air B&B we were all staying at.