Parents Only?

You can invite or not invite anyone you wish. If you want to elope with just your and FH’s parents in attendance that is perfectly fine. You may still have some hurt feelings from other family and/or friends but just explain that you both wanted something intimate. No other explanation is needed.

Totally normal to have parents only! I’m spending a lot of time looking at elopement packages and that is the standard base, just the couple and parents! No explanation needed at all!

If it's rude, then I'm right there with you! Ours is due to timing and guest limit, but it's definitely not rude to only invite your parents to your elopement.

It's not rude to elope or invite your parents only. You decide who you want to share the day with.

Nope, totally fine. Great to limit guests to family you both feel love & support from. ♥️

That’s what we tried to do but ppl kept bugging us to come and ended up with 15 people

You can absolutely elope with only your parents present

Invite whomever you want. My wedding was only immediate family, and my sister is getting married next month with only her FH. The families are getting together in October for a mini “reception”.

Not at all. If it was up to me it would've been just our parents and his son. His mother made us invite the siblings / spouses and family (and now I'm finding out that 1/2 may not even make it.... grrr)

Whether it’s rude or not, it’s what we’re doing.

It’s not rude to elope or to invite just then. This is your special day and you get to have it just the way you want it.

Nope, that's perfectly fine.

View Quoted Comment Hi Marisa,
Do you or your future spouse have any siblings?

View Quoted Comment We each have a sibling. My brother and I aren’t so close. We’re inviting everyone to a vow renewal next year after the elopement/minimony.

There is no reason you cannot elope ( by yourselves) or have a small private ceremony, just parents, or just a pair of friends. A lot of people do, always have. The wedding industry mourns the loss of money you might have spent, and so you do not hear about it. I live in an area of Mountain Inns, and ski areas with low key resort business the rest of the year. Huge numbers of the just married couples had no one present at their ceremony, religious or civil. Proceed directly to the honeymoon.
Weddings, or any big gathering, are very stressful for many, and leave them financially in a hole for something they did not want to begin with. Do what you choose, and as long as you treat people nicely in the process, you should not give in or be bullied. Have a long and happy marriage!

It's your day, I say you can do whatever you want!! Just inviting your parents is a great way to keep your guest list down. I say go for it!