did anyone just elope? we have talked about marriage but i seriously want nothing big, i would love to go to fiji or something and marry. who just up and left to do it, anyone?
We originally planned to elope.. but ended up having 30 tag-a-longs and the cost ended up being the same as if we'd had a big wedding at home!!
I highly recommend a destination wedding though - we got married in the Greek Islands (Santorini) and it was INCREDIBLE. We hired a wedding planner who took care of everything. We just had to show up and everything was organised. It was almost 100% stress-free. It was the most memorable and special wedding - we have absolutely no regrets. What made it so amazing was the beauty of the location (PM me if you like and I will send you the link to our youtube clip).
I would suggest finding a resort in Fiji (or wherever you choose) and contact their events coordinator. You could have something simple with just you guys on the beach, or invite friends and family and have a party! You'll find some people will think its a great excuse for a holiday and will love to celebrate with you.
The Whitsundays do destination weddings and all of the resorts have wedding planners.
Good luck and let us know how you go!
Last edited by Aimz; October 19th, 2008 at 10:12 AM.
Hi Queenbee, we seriously considered it so I've done lots of eloping research, if you would like any advice, I may be able to help. Fiji looks like an awesome place to get married. Otherwise Bali? I'd definately go with one of the resorts hotel planners though just to make it stress free for you. Good luck & HOW EXCITING!
We did - we bought round the world tickets for the honeymoon, then flew to Las Vegas and got married there as the first leg of the trip.
We didn't tell anyone in advance, and had great fun springing it on them afterwards....we decided to tell all of the significant members of the family and friends face to face so many of them didn't get to find out until we finished the honeymoon 5-6 weeks later.
Why Vegas?
1. It's Vegas...everyone has thought about running away to Vegas at least once...
2. The ceremony can be as big or as little as you like - our wedding took less than 2 hours to organise...from start to signing the register. We went for a very low key option...rented a nice open top sports car and went to a drive through wedding chapel!
3. Marriage licences are issued on the spot, and the issuing bureau is open all hours.
anyone just elope?
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