City Hall Ceremony

We are planning on doing an elopement ceremony with some close friends and then a larger party at a later date. Is the ceremony due to not wanting eyes on you?

View Quoted Comment My fiance isn't one to want a lot of eyes on him and it makes me a little nervous so have so many people looking. I guess I'm mostly wondering if it will really significantly change the price.

We were thinking about eloping for budget purposes but then hubby felt like he’d regret not having a big wedding so we increased the budget and pushed the date back.

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Oh there won't be, Remember that the ceremony isn't the expensive part it is the reception. It is not uncommon to have a private ceremony and a larger reception.

Yes. Happy with it because there were bigger priorities that my money needed to go to. Such as my student loan debt, savings for a house downpayment

Typically the reception is the expensive part. So, if you have a small ceremony at the courthouse and then a large reception, it'll cost the same as any other wedding unfortunately.

I agree with Nicole. The reception is more expensive then the ceremony or at least in my case and everyone i know that has been marrieds case. My ceremony with minister and decor included is around $1500 and my reception with food, alcohol, and decor is $18k. I originally thought about eloping and then having a big reception but i decided i wanted everyone who has been their with us through our relationship to get to witness our love and becoming husband and wife.