Has anyone here been to a suprise wedding? My partner and i have been together 11 years this month and have a 6 month old girl and we have been to 3 weddings in the last 6 months and have two more coming up early next year. So i have been thinking a bit about weddings..

So we live in nsw and all my family and most of my close friends are in victoria and my partners family are in nsw but 3 hours away and his dad in qld. So getting people to come to a suprise wedding would be a bit tricky.

We have been engaged for a long time but never had an engagement party but i know if we had one now with all family spread out and all our friends with their kidlets it would be a bit tricky and there would be people that wouldnt be able to make it and would be super disappointed if we got married and they weren't there.

Do you think if we told everyone we were going to elope and that were having a pre-wedding party then they might come? And if we made it fancy dress we could come as a bride and groom?

Suggestions/comments welcome......