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Savvy December 2019

Eloping then 2 months later a celebrating our marriage?

Sfam, on June 10, 2019 at 5:59 AM Posted in Planning 0 5
So at first me and fiancé were planning to have an actual wedding, but decided on eloping instead! We decided on October because that’s the month we starting dating each other 4 years ago ❤️ And so we really did want a reception. But since we wont be having a big wedding. We thought maybe have a party to celebrate our marriage 2 months later in December (because he proposed December ❤️ On Christmas to be expect ! But our party won’t be on Christmas)

i wont be wearing my wedding dress at the party/marriage celebration) but more of a smaller but still cute and elegant white dress. It’s just we want to elope because it’s less expensive, and we’ll be married sooner Smiley smile and I guess it’s more of a intimate wedding ceremony because only our siblings, parents and grandparent will be there. But we still wanted to celebrate our marriage with the rest of our fam which is about 55 people but it’s more expensive too. And so we just thought it would be perfect to celebrate the month of our engagement, we’ll have snacks, music, toasts to us, food and we’ll dance together in front of them (but not our “first dance” we’re doing that alone after our elopement or with our small crowd) but the style we’re going for, for our party/marriage celebration will be Christmas/winter theme But like I said . It won’t be a like the reception u have after ur ceremony at weddings, but more of a elegant cute party and just a celebration 🍾

does that sound okay?? I mean we love the idea ! And we want to do that, but what are ur thoughts on this? Ask questionsSmiley smile I’ll answer !

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Latest activity by Cher Horowitz, on June 10, 2019 at 3:06 PM
  • Formerbride
    VIP June 2019
    Formerbride ·
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    That sounds perfectly fine to me! A lot of couples choose to go this route.
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    That is great! What makes it a reception, not just any party, is that it is structured so at some point during the evening, you take time as a couple to briefly at least talk with everyone there, introduce those who do not know your new spouse, and be introduced to SO or family of guests whom you have not met. Very big parties, usually if no receiving line, then couple stays in one place a while for people to approach them, or they make table visits. But with such small numbers, it is still a reception if you as a couple talk to everyone at some point, which you surely will do. Different from parties where people come, dance, drink, may spend time with a small group of people, or divide guys here , women there. And never talk with both hosts. So yours I imagine will be a reception to celebrate the recent marriage of B and G. It is a great way to do it, with a smaller private ceremony at an earlier date. Have fun with it!
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  • Steph
    Dedicated June 2019
    Steph ·
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    We are doing the same! Except we are hiking to our favorite spot and getting married. We have a videographer and photographer coming to the ceremony and I plan to play the video at our reception. Ours is this Friday!

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    Savvy December 2019
    Sfam ·
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    Wow that’s awesome ! That’s actually a great idea !
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  • Cher Horowitz
    Master December 2019
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    That sounds absolutely fine! As long as you're honest you're already married, I say go for it!

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