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It's generally frowned upon for couples who elope to create wedding registries. I definitely wouldn't post anything about a registry on social media--this would be seen as very gift-grabby. Also, not sure why you would need invitations if you plan to elope? If you're talking about a marriage announcement, it's also not appropriate to put a registry there. What you could do is create a private registry and only share the link with family members who specifically ask for it, but I definitely wouldn't create any kind of public registry or highlight said registry if I were eloping.

PP is spot on

I think the closest (but still socially acceptable) thing to what you described that would be to send out marriage announcements after the fact. You'd kind of have to keep it a secret ahead of time. You could make a wedding website and put the URL for it on the announcement. On the website, it should mostly be about your story/wedding/pictures, but you can also have a registry tab.
In terms of what you can do ahead of time, Hanna's right. You shouldn't send "invitations" telling people they're not invited, and you shouldn't direct people to buy you things if they haven't asked for that information.

You can’t send out invitations to an event that you’re not inviting anyone to. You can send out marriage announcements once you are married, but that shouldn’t include anything about gifts. I would skip the registry. If people want gift something, it will likely be cash or a check in a card.

My sister eloped then sent out an announcement and on the bottom she asked people for money. We were stunned when she did this. None of us even knew she was going to get married. It caused a lot hurt and it was extremely rude. You should never ask for money or gifts after you've eloped.

Yeah I have to agree with above comments, stick to a wedding announcement. Maybe via email and not social media. People who want to gift will most likely five money or just ask you. But to be honest I wouldn’t expect anything only because it’s an elopement.

Announcements with no mention of gifts or a registry link should be ready to mail immediately after you marry. You may make a registry, and give the link to your family, not send it out. If anyone asks for a suggestion for a gift, you or your family may tell them things you would like or give them the link . Gifts are traditionally given to people very close to you when they marry. It is not that you only give a gift if you are invited to a wedding. You should expect many of the people in your family and at least a few of your closest friends to give a gift. ... ( Many people get things backwards. Gifts are traditional when you get married, not just for weddings. But people are often told, if you know someone well enough to be invited to their wedding, then you send a gift, before, at, or soon after a wedding. But people often incorrectly say, therefore, if I was not invited to a ceremony, I don't give a gift. That is wrong. People very close to the couple still should. Whether or not they had a public wedding. The gift is for having gotten married. Just as people very close give gifts at graduation time. Not just if you have a party. You are celebrating the event, not giving gifts for parties. But people usually have far fewer gifts. Fewer people consider themselves very close friends and family of the couple, than couples usually invite to a wedding. No excuse for closest family and friends.

I agree with Judith. Send a link right after you elope to your closet family members and friends . They will probably give you gifts because of the marriage.

I think everyone above is right. You can't send invites to an event you don't want them coming to, and you don't even put registry info on the invites for a traditional wedding. It's too gift-focused. You can make one, but definitely don't post it and definitely don't send it on the announcements. Just have it ready for anyone who asks, or just be okay with just getting cash.

Agreed- send out announcements after the fact without any registry info. If someone wants to get you something they will reach out.