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Deanna
Beginner July 2023

At what point…

Deanna, on March 28, 2023 at 6:08 PM Posted in Community Conversations 0 6
At what point did you consider eloping because life and wedding planning at the same time all became so overwhelming? Why did/didn’t you choose to elope? This is more of a silly ‘we all get to this point, right?’ question than seriously considering eloping, but I’d love to hear the stories.


We won’t be eloping because the one thing his parents and my honorary parents (as mine have passed away) asked of us was that they get to be present no matter what we did. FH’s parents are no longer able to fly, so now it’s a destination wedding 90 miles from the rural town his mother lives in.

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Latest activity by Alyssa, on March 29, 2023 at 2:38 PM
  • Cece
    Rockstar October 2023
    Cece Online ·
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    Yep, we totally reached that point. And TBH, I wish we would have just eloped! Lol
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  • Pat
    Rockstar May 2023
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    At that point now!! 39 more days to go and OMG. I think the HARDEST part is letting go of the anger at those who, for the past 18 months, have been adamant that they wouldn't miss our wedding for anything ...... and then they send the rsvp back with "respectfully declines".

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  • M
    VIP August 2021
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    1.5- 2 months before, Deana. That's the pattern here on WW. I prob was the same. When I broke, I refused to plan for 1 whole wk and I skipped the actual fun stuff: food tasting, floral mockup, music appts, etc. My now husband ended up taking the week off from work. To be clear, the most stressful part of my 5 months of planning was my fancy pants husband. Good luck to you!
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    We just started planning and eloping already sounds wonderful lol. It's stressing me out so much trying to find a venue that fits our budget and needs and I'm just tired of researching. In reality though I'd be really sad to not have our immediate families and some other close family members and friends there. We're leaning towards doing something with about 30 people only and don't want a super traditional wedding so I just keep telling myself that this is the worst part and that after we find a venue or a large cabin/lodge + a restaurant for dinner, the rest of the planning shouldn't be too bad.
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  • Chelsea
    Beginner September 2023
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    We have a very long engagement, when we get married it would be a year and 3 months. I wish we would have either done a small quick wedding or eloped. I see why people hire wedding planners because it really is a full time job. But I am excited for the day and excited for it to be over 🤣
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  • Alyssa
    Dedicated September 2024
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    I haven’t really reached that point yet. We also have a long engagement. Our engagement is a little over 2 years. We are booking our venue by the end of April, as well as having catering done by the end of April month as well. I am getting my wedding dress in May (hopefully). Then maybe we can try and book the photographer before we move.



    I actually don’t mind planning. I haven’t found it too stressful at all, so far. I’ll be more stressed after we move and we have to stuff remotely. We are having our wedding in our home state but will be living in a different state. The only thing I find stressful is having so many options to choose from. I hate being so flexible and being open to anything. I don’t really have a “dream wedding” so finding stuff and designing anything is kinda hard. I don’t really have a vision, which I don’t really know if that’s a good or bad thing. My vision will kinda mold into something after we choose our venue.
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