Why Not Elope?

Here Comes The Blog has a great story about the merits and drawback of eloping. Eloping has struck me as a really romantic thing to do. I love old novels where the young lovers run off to Gretna Green, and I’ve thought about it as modern option ever since a grey-haired grandmother at my old job told me about her teenage elopement.

We eloped because neither of us felt like a big wedding was necessary. I didn’t want my parents to go into debt so I could get married, and it just wasn’t our style. People elope for lots of reasons. Some people are uncomfortable doing things in front of a crowd. Others would rather spend the wedding money on a quick Vegas wedding and a weekend of gambling. Whatever the reason, eloping is still a viable option for marriage-bound couples.

But there are also major drawbacks:

Perhaps the two biggest drawbacks to elopement are the potential hurt feelings of family and friends, and later in life you may miss the photo memories of an actual wedding and reception.