We eloped to Vanuatu. We had been together over 10 years and neither of us wanted the cost or stress of organising a wedding, but we definitely wanted the honeymoon! We asked two friends to come with us. We were married at a resort that had a wedding planner and it was just a case of a half hour meeting with her when we got there to choose the cake, the location of the ceremony, my flowers, organise hair/make up and massages and reception menu.
We didn't tell our family and friends until we got back, and thankfully they were all ok with it! If we mentioned it beforehand, they all would have wanted to come with us which would have defeated the purpose of a stress free wedding!