Let me explain: We’re planning to elope at the Historic DeKalb Courthouse in Atlanta next August. Right now, we’re planning for about 6-8 people (not including us). Our venue allows us up to 25, and if we end up going with that number then we’ll invite our closest family members and be done. I , honestly, believe that we’ll end up with more than 10 folks since I talked this man *and his Caribbean mother * down from a starting guest list of 150-200 people. Although our immediate families are small, we both have huge extended families so we are planning to do a huge 150-200 “family reunion-esqe” event around our 1 year anniversary to try to catch as many friends and family as possible.
It’s not a secret but we are NOT advertising that we’re eloping. Only my best friend knows right now. I just plan to post a public announcement for the Save The Date and then invite my 25 folks via digital invite. We’ll tell our parents before they get their invite.
Okay, here’s my problem: I’m currently looking to do a Save Our Date video at the same time as our engagement photography session. Likely in March, about 5 months before the wedding. Thinking that we’ll do a true elopement right now: I want both the photo shoot and save our date video to have a Bonnie&Clyde / On the Run (what’s up, BeyHive) theme. See the attached screenshots for my mood board. Jay-Z was a big part of how we first bonded, we’ve gone to 3 of his concerts together, and I’m a huge Beyoncé fan so it makes sense to me.
The idea is that we’d start taking pictures in Black tie/formal wear at a nice hotel and then do a few shots in a getaway car and end at the Courthouse with me in a little white dress.
My thought is that we can recreate the same shots at the Courthouse in our actual wedding attire on the wedding day and, I think, the juxtaposition would be cute. Everyone who knows us will catch the Jay-Z/Beyonce reference. It’s very on brand for us.
Is this weird? Or do we just call it foreshadowing? Am I thinking too hard?
Thanks for taking the time to read about my unnecessary, existential angst. I’m a talker and this became much longer than expected.