A Wedding Or Elope?

My spouse and I eloped to Las Vegas. However, my parents and sisters knew that we were going to get hitched there (they didn't even mind) but my in-laws didn't. I guess you could say we "halved- eloped" LOL My in-laws were disappointed because they didn't attend our wedding. Oh well they had to get over it anyway LOL. We are not into big weddings and not sentimental people, so we just got it over with and had a simple civil ceremony at the office of the Clark County Commissioner of Civil Marriages. We took a female witness off the street who was inquiring on how to get married there. She was even embarrassed because she was dressed in sweats and her hair wasn't done but she found our ceremony to be poignant and she even shed some tears. Awwwww. We had a great time in Vegas. We even saw a drive thru wedding chapel on the strip LOL and saw a couple getting married on there. We contemplated on the drive thru wedding chapel but it felt weird getting married there. I like Las Vegas because you can get married the same day you get your marriage license and there are no blood tests or waiting periods. So flying over there was exciting and worth it.

I'd rather have a wedding, even if it's just a small one because that means I get to share that day with others. A wedding is supposed to be a joyous event, not something that's shared between only you and your partner. I want mine to be special and I want those that matter most to me there.

I think I still want the formal wedding although eloping is one cute sweet idea too but should only be done if emotionally and financially ready hehe..

Go for the solemn wedding ceremony...It will be more memorable if there are many flowers inside the Church, with a choir, and together with your family and friends witnessing your greatest moment...Thats Romantic anyway...

Well, I kind of eloped. We had a friend marry us in our apartment. I really didn't ever see myself having a big, formal wedding. I don't do white anyway, so the dress would have been a huge problem to begin with. Also my husband can't handle large crowds. If we had started inviting family members, it would have turned into a 300 guest wedding, which is not what either of us would have wanted. I've seen my husband when his sociophobia starts to kick in in a crowd and I did not want my husband to look like he was about to hurl during the whole ceremony and reception. Anyway, I was happy with the way we did it. We didn't make a big deal out of it. We don't even have pictures from that day. I don't really care. I'm not that sentimental. I remember it in my mind and that is enough for me. I do have pictures of our celebration party that we had on our first anniversary. Some people just put so much emphasis on the wedding that they don't focus on the relationship and making the marriage work. I think that's a lot of the reason that people end up divorced.

Eloping would most definitely be the easiest and cheapest route to take, the full blown wedding these days costs so much that very few young couples starting their lives together can even consider paying that kind of money for their special day, so eloping would be the best way to save money and still have a great time, especially in Vegas, lol.

i would rather elope

I really want to do something in between. I want a very small wedding probably at a courthouse. Then, I want to have a reception that my family and friends can come and be excited and celebrate. I want the ceremony to be for me, and the after-party to be for them.