We're eloping and calling off the big wedding...now what?

No idea. But I am SO jealous.

I would tell close relatives/friends by phone. Are you going to have anyone at the elopement or will you use strangers as your witnesses? You can tell everyone else mostly by email I assume.

Maybe call those that you're really close with and then send out elopement announcements. Etsy has a ton of cute ones.

Yeah, I'd go with what JakLyn said-- depending on how close your date is. You probably want to tell parents, sibs, etc. personally, then send an announcement to everyone. You may want to write "PYSCH!" in huge letters on the front, so people won't think it's a second STD.

Congrats, BTW-- that is AWESOME!

Hmmm, well I knew a girl that called off her wedding because her and her fiancé split up. I had already received an STD. I received a card in the mail from her mom or someone close to her (I don't recall) informing me that the wedding was called off due and apologizing for any inconvenience in saving the date etc. I'm not sure if you should extend the same sort of gesture. People should definitely know some how that they should no longer save the date. If you are eloping soon then an elopement announcement would do the trick.

I would send out a card to each guest. Explaining that the wedding is called off because you decided to elope.

I agree with the elopement announcement and congrats by the way! wish i could have pulled off an elopement!

Congrats! We eloped as well. I can't handle the stress of a wedding and to us they are a waste of money. We would have been paying for it ourselves and we would rather spend it on other things.

Lol FutureMrsMoss not all of us make a combined 100k...be careful with generalizations.

Just don't describe it as calling off the wedding. If you end up married, it's a wedding. But you should let people know ASAP that you are being married privately.

Tell your parents and anyone super close. Elope. Send announcements to everyone else.

Congratulations!! I agree with telling your close friends and family and then sending out a playful annoucement.

You know (though I still have time) I haven't thought about eloping throughout this process, I'm so excited to have a "big" ceremony to celebrate the marriage.

If you have any OOT guests that are planning to book flights, tell them immediately. If you plan to inform people with wedding announcements, I suggest eloping sooner than later so they can free up their schedule for your originally planned wedding weekend.

I'm so jealous! Definitely call those you can and also send a note or announcement for your elopement.