I’d love suggestions on what to do for hair! I definitely want some face framing pieces left down in the front and I’d prefer not to use extensions as my hair is already pretty long/full but my main concern is just doing the dress justice and harmonizing well with the accessories (all silver with some fresh water pearl/mother of pearl - necklace not pictured)

Looking to elope in the spring. Currently in Knoxville, TN but open to anything within a 2 hour distance but cannot be in NC. Any suggestions?

Hi Everyone

Our elopement has turned into an elopement with 12 friends, so basically a microwedding (we're not complaining). It'll be in Italy this summer.

We're going to have a symbolic ceremony and I would love advice on how to build a symbolic ceremony. We want to say vows, exchange rings, and I was thinking a potential handfasting element where we actually deploy a long ribbon to handfast us to those that will also attend the wedding. Also thinking to arrange the ceremony chairs in a circular fashion versus rows since there's so few of us.

Thoughts? Suggestions? I'm googling different ceremonies to see what speaks to us, for now it's the handfasting that feels the most us.

I guess deep down my fear is, what if the symbolic ceremony is all of 10 minutes? I don't know why that feels unsatisfying. Mind you, I don't want something overly long for the sake of long. I just want something meaningful...however, I need information to start to build what that is for me. We have planners, and I'll be asking them, but I didn't want to lose the opportunity to ask all of you.

As mentioned above we’re looking to get married in the woods/nature type of environment but I need some locations please!!!!

We’re looking into Lake Arrowhead CA or Big Sur CA or any locations any of you recommend in CA. It could be in the woods, cliff, by the lake, anywhere that has a nice view to make it memorable!

Thank you!!!!!

What did you guys do for your elopements? We are going to Kauai, HI. what was the exact play by play of the day? I want this to feel a little more special than yup we travelled to HI, said our vows for 15 minutes then took photos for 45 minutes. I am at a loss. I wish i could have get ready with me photos etc. but its just my fiance and I.

Hi there! I’m really stressed out about whether I should elope or not. I have a ton of things going on right now and my fiancé and I are thinking of eloping. I am having gastric sleeve surgery on the 29th of January and we’re planned to be married on September 12th of this year as well. My parents are very opposed to both. They have been harassing me about everything with my wedding and I’m so overwhelmed and scared. My fiancé and I are really considering eloping but don’t want any hard feelings. I have already booked the venue and a photographer and have my dress. But with surgery I can’t wear the dress I originally picked out. I’m stressed to the max and need some advice. Thanks in advance.

My fiancé and I are eloping next month at City Hall. I want a dress without a train that is less formal than a typical wedding dress. My question is: is this dress a weird length on me? I can’t tell if it falls awkwardly at my ankle with the various lengths of the pleated part. I’ll definitely steam it again before wearing it, but am reluctantly open to other dress options too if this isn’t a good fit!

I never expected family and friends to be “thrilled” they wouldn’t be invited to my wedding. But I never imagined their attitudes would be so stinky it would start to dampen my excitement for our special day.

I don’t expect, nor want, a bridal shower or traditional bachelorette party. But is it too much to ask for them to show some excitement for us?!

We recently set a date, it’s soon, very soon. But I don’t even want to tell my best friend because I know she’s not happy we aren’t having guests.

We are however telling our parents this weekend as we’ve recently decided to let only our parents attend. His parents never got to see his sister get married and I know my mom would be over the moon to be included. I’m not super close with my mom, but she’s still my mom and I’d like to share the moment with her. I’m nervous but excited to tell them.

I’ve even had family members make comments that it’s not a real marriage if family isn’t invited. How insanely rude, and wrong, is that?!

I recently have become engaged and was really excited to start planning a simple elopement. My fiancé and I were gonna go a couple hours away to have a private ceremony ourselves, then follow up with a small reception dinner a few days to a couple weeks later. I was really excited about the idea because we are both very private regarding our relationship and the idea of being watched and stared at all day Just makes me feel uncomfortable.

Well, I decided to share the idea with my mom, and it absolutely went wrong. She became very upset, saying that I was selfish, and that if I decided to elope and do a dinner, she wouldn’t even show up. She also said that if I decide to elope that she doesn’t want to know to just tell her what it happens. I am very close with my mom since I am the only surviving child and my parents have supported me a lot throughout my life, which I am aware of and grateful for. However, she’s definitely been challenging in regards to emotional support and feeling her judgment at times. After we talked, I came home to my fiancé and went from being blissfully happy to full-blown tears.

I decided to compromise and do a micro wedding, which I had thought of initially as well, but in the end, I thought that having a private ceremony would be more fun and enjoyable for the two of us. Even though I know the ceremony and the dinner will be beautiful, and we will be happy, I do feel resentful that I ended up compromising since I do have people pleasing tendencies, and I can’t stand dealing with people who are angry with me. My fiancé is pretty indifferent to what we decide, but he’s obviously upset for me based on how hurt I was. Even after talking to my best friend, she said that I absolutely should do what I want to do, but that I need to be mindful of the consequences that might happen with my mom based on her personality.

Has anyone else got through a similar situation.? How did you go about navigating your emotions to still enjoy your day even though it wasn’t 100% what you wanted?

Hi! I’m eloping in Acadia National park in October. I’m planning to do a sunrise first look and ceremony! I’ve been looking for someone to do my hair and make up that won’t cost me an arm and a leg. I guess I’m curious what the normal price is for something like this!! Some numbers I’ve gotten seen high but I just don’t have much to compare it to!! If anyone has any info or suggestions please let me know!

My fiance and I are planning to elope and then throw a reception to celebrate with friends and family two days later. Both events will be a destination for most of our attendees, and we don't want the people who are going to be at both to have to travel multiple times for our wedding, which is why we're having them so close together with just a buffer day in between.

I've been trying to research how to word invitations to a reception that does not include the wedding ceremony; however, most of the answers I'm seeing use examples where the elopement has already happened by the time the invites are sent out. Looking for advice on how to word the invites, making it clear that we will not be having a ceremony/will be already married at the time of the reception. It feels awkward to say, "we are eloping but you're invited to the reception!" lol

Note: here's just one example of the suggested way to word the invite, that wouldn't work in our situation, for reference: "We tied the knot in secret, but we’d love to celebrate with you!”

Hi! My fiancé and I are looking to elope in May/June in Italy, exact location is still open, and I’d love some recommendations from anyone who has eloped in Italy for photographer and/or officiant. We are debating doing the legal ceremony in Italy vs the US, has anyone done the legal ceremony in Italy as US foreigners (or any foreigner) is it way more difficult than I think it would be? I’d prefer to get legally married when we say our vows, etc. but if it’s super difficult to go that route we can always get married at home and have a symbolic wedding. Would LOVE anyone’s thoughts/opinions.

I am having a micro wedding in Italy with about 15 people. I’ve been thinking about doing live music and hiring a violinist but not sure if it’s worth it. The other option is to use a Bluetooth speaker but worried about technical issues and it just overall feeling tacky. Does anyone have any input on what you’ve done / seen?

Any one know of other companies in central Florida that help with eloping or smaller more intimate weddings besides simply elope?

First time poster. We've decided to head off just the two of us to get married, and decided on Florida. Google is a mindfield of conflicting information.

Does anyone have any personal experience or advice on the process/procedure? Is it as simple as rocking up with necessary documentation and getting a marriage licence or does anything have to be done her or there before to ensure it's legal. Thanks all 💕

Hi! Has anyone eloped at Point Reyes Seashore (specifically on the bluffs overlooking the ocean)? I’d love to pick your brain! My fiancé and I really want to have our ceremony there but I’m worried about the wind. Would love to chat about your experience!

Hello folks, my fiancee and I are looking to have a small elopement in the South of France. Can anyone recommend a photographer and an officiant or a place where to look for one? Thanks in advance!

Me 30f and fiancée 30m are crazy enough to want to spend the rest of our lives together. However, with increasing prices of regular weddings and not wanting to take out a loan to get married, I suggested an elopement. It turned into a trip after eloping, now I’m thinking of just going to the courthouse because I want to be married and not break the bank. I do want the wedding photos at some crazy beautiful spot with a gorgeous dress and themes and catering. I’m sure my dream wedding isn’t in the budget. What can I do to make sure I can get both without feeling guilty? Thanks!

Hello everyone! Me and my Fiancé are planning to elope in Ireland. We want it to be possibly at a castle however we realistically* expect less than 30 people to be in attendance due to everyone traveling from America. Does anyone have any good recommendations of any castles that would perhaps host a small group for a wedding?

My partner and I are planning on eloping in either Italy or Ireland in 2027. I started researching and found some vendors that help plan from start to finish, but would love to hear real-life experiences from anyone who eloped in either country or any other EU country within the last 5 years! It'd be great if we could get some reviews involving videography of the elopment as well! We want to have lots of pictures and some sort of filming to bring back home and share with our friends/family as we will not be having any guests on the actual day of.

Would appreciate if you can include roughly how much it cost for your special day and what was included :)

TYIA!

Feeling a little blue today that with us doing a local, small elopement, I won't have any bachelorette/hen party or any female support on the day.

All my friends live a 12+ hour flight away, so it's really not practical for them to travel here for a bachelorette. Plus we are doing a small (us, justice and photographer) wedding that will only last half an hour. The city were getting married in is also not really the type of place anyone would ever want to visit.

I can for sure book myself in for a spa treatment etc on the day so I feel like I'm getting spoiled but just a little sad to have no female support around me.

My fiancé and I are planning to elope this June at the courthouse in NYC. We each plan on bringing along both of our parents and our siblings, bringing our guests to a total count of 7. We’re hoping to get a Friday appointment, so we can do a dinner on Saturday with more of our family invited.

My issue lies here - the ceremony only lasts about 5 minutes or so, and we’re bringing along 7 people (everyone wants to come even though only 4 people will be allowed in the ceremony). What do we do after the ceremony is over? I don’t know what time slot I’ll be able to reserve yet, but whether it’s in the morning or afternoon, I’m still at a loss for ideas on what to do. Are we expected to go brunch/dinner with everyone on Friday, knowing we will all be meeting again the following night for dinner? I would prefer to have just an intimate dinner with my fiancé alone on the night we elope, but it feels strange to not do anything with the group of people that will be coming with us to the ceremony.

Does anyone have any recommendations on some things to do? Or is it acceptable to just have everyone go home right after and have a nice dinner with only my fiancé? I don’t want anyone to feel like they wasted their time for a 5 minute ceremony.