Covid affecting our income

Nothing wrong with eloping but if you really want a wedding and think you'll regret eloping I would push it back so you can save some more.

Nothing is wrong with eloping but i do think that a year to come up with funds sounds sufficient too. i know when i was planning my wedding we were engaged for a year and during that year we definitely worked towards saving up for the wedding

You could always elope and do a vow renewal in a year or 10 years or whenever you like to get the full bridal experience!

Nothing wrong with eloping. You can always to a big event for you guys wedding later on. I feel you do whats best for you both at the moment and you both will still be a married couple regaurdless.

You can do a ceremony on your day and then have a Vow renewal or reception at a later time.

There's nothing wrong with eloping if that's what you really want to do. But don't do it if down the road you feel you may regret the decision. Can you downsize your wedding so that you can still have your dream wedding and maybe not as big and elaborate?

At the end of the day, you and your FH should have the wedding you want and if it means postponing don't feel bad about, embrace it and make it everything you want and dreamed about.

Either option is a valid choice. There are plenty of ways to do budget weddings without them actually look like a budget wedding. We're doing a 160 guest wedding under $5000. It's been a LOT of work and a LOT of shopping around, comparing places, ideas, etc. But it's also much more affordable especially now when my paychecks have been cut more than half of what they were due to the covid stuff.

You can always elope and have a party or reception later. You can also elope or do a minimony and do a full wedding and reception later. It's totally up to you!

We ended up postponing our wedding but it took a family health crisis to push us to having a minimony on our original date. I would wish our situation on no one, but it's helped clarify what is really important, and I'm now so excited to marry my FH this weekend, whereas before I was experiencing a lot of anxiety and grieving the loss of the wedding we had worked so hard to plan. Most of what we wanted isn't happening this Saturday, but we're getting married and our parents will get to witness it. It took a crisis for me to throw any ideas I have had about control over our wedding mostly out the window. Nothing ever goes 100% according to plan at a wedding, so the sooner you can focus on what is MOST important to you the sooner you'll come to terms with the situation and be able to decide whether eloping or waiting it out is the right choice.

Keep in mind if you elope, you can still have a big party to celebrate when the time is right. If being with people is your priority, and not all of the wedding decor and wedding stuff, you can have a far less expensive but still completely grand big party after the fact. Stuff like florals and high end meals - which tend to be expensive wedding staples - can easily be replaced with less expensive options and allow you to save a lot of money and still celebrate with those you love. If you like all of the details of the wedding - the beautiful flowers, elegant table settings, romantic decor - you may opt for something smaller but very elegant. Covid is forcing everyone to prioritize more, and its super difficult to feel like you lost an opportunity, but once you can turn away from what you can longer do and focus on what is still possible, and what is most important, you'll find your answer. Good luck!