Why elope?

There are a lot of reasons why people choose an elopement over a larger, more traditional wedding, but my goal with this blog isn’t to convince you to elope. I really believe that any way you get married is valid and worth celebrating - whether that’s a big party with every person you’ve ever met or an intimate adventure with just you and your partner - as long as it feels right to you and genuine to your relationship!

What I do want to accomplish with this blog is let you know that if you’re considering an elopement, for whatever reason, you are not alone! Below are real responses from real couples about why they chose to elope. if you resonate with any of these, I hope you feel validated and empowered to get married the way you want!

“For us, it's always been important to focus on us and not let other people influence our relationship. We want to elope because we want to focus on each other, without distraction, on this very important commitment. We don't want to be stressed and do want to enjoy one another like we always have been.”
“We’ve been through a lot and just need a day that feels unreal. Where we forget about the stresses of our day to day lives, forget about finances, and can just be in our own little world for this very very special moment.”
“Me and my fiancé are laid back people who want to get married at a special spot with the closest family members. We enjoy smaller crowds and non traditional things.”
“A big wedding sounds exhausting both for the planning and for the day of. I don't like so much attention on me, and I don't think I'd enjoy a traditional wedding. We would rather do something more intimate and make it more about us. We are looking for photos that can really capture our love and the adventure of exploring a new place together.”
“Our family thinks we're weird and we've obviously done things a bit different than what's traditional, but eloping and enjoying the day exactly how WE want to is why we are choosing to elope.”
“The pandemic really changed our mindset and recently we decided to stop waiting for the perfect time and just go for it... Just the two of us. I never thought we would elope but as time passed by I was drawn to the idea; An intimate and beautiful moment for the both of us without having to worry about others on our big day.
“I’ve always wanted a wedding where it was focused on our love for each other and our love for travel!”
“With previous marriages, neither of us desire the traditional wedding day.”
“We are wanting to avoid the chaos, expense, and stress of planning a wedding and really just want an intimate day for the two of us.”
“We’ve started planning a wedding locally but with a crazy guest list and so many customs and things we’re expected to follow, it no longer feels like the day is about us. Our dream wedding is something super intimate, with amazing views and some adventuring before or after or both. We love the idea of getting married on a hike or in the mountains somewhere with our family and then going off just the two of us and hiking or adventuring with our photographer and just being us! Our ideal captures would be really romantic but candid and fun wrapped all into one!”
“Neither of us really like being in the spotlight. I have always dreaded the idea of getting married in front of other people I don't know, especially when the day is meant to celebrate the love that we have for one another. I'd rather enjoy each other's company and really bask in the love and day a marriage is meant to represent. Would love to capture raw emotion.”
“I think our ideal wedding experience is very private. The idea of throwing a party that becomes larger than us is very overwhelming and we just want to be as stress free as possible. We want to spend every possible moment together during our wedding day.”
“We want romance and intimacy on this special day, it feels so important to focus solely on your partner then entertaining others on our day.”
“We love to travel and have always felt that eloping is so intimate and beautiful.”
“We have both been married before. We want this one to be intimate and for just us. We want a romantic and intimate moment with beautiful pictures to always remember.”
“We want to elope to make the day the most special it can be. I am a true introvert, so something seems so much more intimate and special about sharing that day with just my partner. I don’t want to have anxiety about all the millions of small decisions that come along with planning an entire event, and walking down on aisle on my wedding with all eyes on me generally sounds like my worst nightmare! I’d rather enjoy the day with the person I love with no pressure.”
“We want to elope because we love travel! We also are social introverts so the thought of having an actual wedding is cool yet not really our thing. We want something more intimate and don’t want to spend all the money on an actual wedding when we can just elope!”

Feel like an elopement is the right fit for you? Reach out through my contact form to chat with me about your ideas and how I can help you create an experience that truly represents your relationship!

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