One of the biggest hardships endured during the planning process of a big wedding is how much stress it brings to you and your loved one. Even if your budget is fairly unlimited, allowing you to pay for a professional wedding planner, the planning process is still incredibly stressful: Choosing the bridal party, their dresses,(and then hearing people complaining about them, their cost and the fitting time commitments), appropriate party favors, or the lack of, sending out 200 invitations to receive only 50 RSVPs, then chasing down the other 150 friends and relatives for their responses, because you need to pay your final payment to the venue. Payment schedules! Deciding whether you should have a kids free wedding and how to tell your guests your decision. Receiving RSVPs from people who were not even invited, not knowing what to do about them. And don’t even get started on family drama… Got the picture? Well, guess what? Eloping is ALL about YOU! Meaning – YOU don’t need to be worried about any of the above. And the best part – we are always here for YOU, to help YOU with planning.
Reason number 2. Budget.
Definitely not a secret traditional weddings cost an average couple $34,000. Think of what you can do with that money! Go to Bali 10 times! Isn’t that insane? So, if you can’t justify spending that much money on only one day celebrating your love with some people you don’t even know, eloping is definitely a good option for you.
Reason number 3. Unique experience.
We all want to remember the day we say our vows as something special. Well, Eloping can take it to a whole new level. When planning a big traditional wedding you mostly think about family members and friends. Will grandma be able to get from the ceremony to the reception without any problems? Where to have your wedding, because some of your family do not fly? Does the caterer have gluten-free options? Does the venue have bee control, because your cousin is highly allergic? When you elope, all you need to think is, ‘How would you actually want to spend your special day and what would you like to tell your kids and grandkids’? Have you always dreamt about doing something adventurous? Well, this is the perfect opportunity! And we can help you find the perfect way to celebrate YOUR day.
Reason number 4. Cultural background.
The world is constantly changing and evolving and nowadays you can marry any person you want despite differences in religion, sex, age, culture, etc. Isn’t that awesome?! But with that being said, it still might be hard to plan a big “traditional” wedding. The keyword is “traditional”. Which tradition to choose? If you are from different countries, in which country do you have the wedding? If your families speak different languages, which language to choose for the ceremony? Well, all those questions become irrelevant if you decide to elope!
Reason number 5. Ecology.
According to BotanicalPaperworks the average wedding produces 400 lbs of garbage and 63 tons of CO2. With an estimated 2.5 million weddings per year, that is about 1 billion lbs of trash and as much emission as approximately 4 people would produce in a year, done in just one single day. And those numbers are most likely to rise when you look at what today’s big weddings are like. So if you care about our planet and don’t want to make things worse, eloping is a great choice!
Reason number 6. Big crowds.
Not everyone likes a lot of attention, especially if it is 200 people looking at you when you are doing something quite intimate – reading your vows. In that case, eloping is definitely for you.
