What's another word for eloping.....

I would have to agree with some of the other brides - totally go for a destination wedding! Basically, I considered it eloping but inviting family & friends to come if they wanted to. We used a service that practically planned the whole thing for us, all I had to do was pick things out online that I liked. We used destination weddings.com and they are so affordable. We had about 50 people end up going, all of our closest family & friends! Hope all the advice helps, but I'm so happy with our decision to do a DW!

I agree, I don't think it needs a "name" per se. I like the word "elope" but it tends to bring an image of just you, your groom, and the officiant to mind. Like the little chapel in Vegas on the strip (you tell your family you are going to Vegas for vacation and you get married secretly). I did a destination wedding because my husband and I wanted a small intimate ceremony where we could also spend some quality time with our friends and family. I had about 30 people there. It was really affordable for everyone, and especially for us. I too used destinationweddings .com and got a ton of discounts. Plus not having been there it was nice to talk to someone who had. Best of luck, and in the end, your wedding should match your vision not everyone else.

It sounds like a destination wedding is the best option for you! My husband and I had a destination wedding and used destinationweddings.com which was an amazing experience and inexpensive. We had our wedding at Azul Fives in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico. For us, Mexico was the best choice since it is a non-stop flight from Chicago and always has amazing weather. I highly suggest a destination wedding! Your wedding day is supposed to be about you and your partner, not everyone else. Do what feels right to you! Good Luck!

Honestly, it is a great choice. Planning is stress free and they mostly do it all for you. You can have that vision and they will make it a reality without you having to do all the work. Getting married at home you need to deal with so many different vendors and this way you get to spend a whole week with your family and really relax and celebrate this exciting time in your life. Life Keri, i also used destinationwedding.com and my experience was amazing. They were great at suggesting resort options and getting really competitive prices that actually shocked me. You won't regret doing it this way! Good luck!

Call it an "Intimate Destination Wedding." That works. My wife and I didn't want to go through the stress of a traditional wedding. All the "you have to invite our friend Jack because he loaned your father $20 for gas when I was in labor" is what we wanted to avoid. Not to mention you can't sit Jack next to Beth because Beth is a recovering alcoholic and Jack drinks way too much...

What I would suggest doing is using who we used...destination weddings.com. They were AWESOME!!! I'm sure they've had this question asked before and would be able to help.

Most important thing about the wedding...it's YOUR day. You should be able to do it your way!

As of this pass friday we are no longer having a wedding we decided to do a Private destination wedding on carnival crusieline do my bridal party was stressing me out were i was working on putting a second bridemaid out of the wedding when the wedding party was already small so my finacee' said lets elop were we go on a cruise just me and him only and we will be doing our honeymoon all in one i ask was he serious cause i got to the point i couldnt deal with the stress once he said he was i ran with it and i am so so happy now. i got my dress on saturday and it is saving us a whole lot of money now so now we can use it for our new home we will buy next year so now we move our wedding up from 9/7/13 to getting married in febuary around valentine's day. So i am so excited and happy now. we are still doing the reception when we get back with family and friends though.lol.