10 Reasons to Elope


1) Save Money - Eloping is a lot cheaper than doing a traditional wedding.

2) Buy a House - You can use the money you save to take a nicer honeymoon or as a down payment on a house.

3) Outrageous Demands - Eloping cuts out the hassle of silly and unreasonable requests and demands from friends and family members about your wedding. Examples: "I won't come to your wedding unless you let me bring my children." "You have to have the chicken dance at your reception...it's family tradition!" "Sorry to hear that your fiancee's parents got laid off from work...but it's still their responsibility to pay for the wedding!" "I don't care if the maid of honor picked out a yellow dress...I refuse to wear a yellow bridesmaid dress!" and on and on...

4) Value - Every bride says that her wedding day flys by in a flash and many feel like they hardly had time to enjoy it....is it worth it to you to spend $5,000 to $25,000 on just one day of your life?

5) Spontaneity & Time - Eloping takes normally very little planning and can be done quickly.

6) Vendors - If you read the fine print on your vendor contracts, you'll note that even if the end of the world happens and the world crashes into the sun...that's NOT a good enough reason for the vendor to refund your deposits! Even if you are unhappy with a wedding vendor...pretty much once they have your money...you'll never see that money again!

7) Stress - Weddings are amazingly stressful. If you have other stressful situations going on in your life...eliminating the wedding stress by eloping might be very healthy for you and your relationship.

8) Romance & Memories - Because eloping is romantic, hip, and unique. Often people who elope have much more interesting stories to tell their future children than a couple who had a "cookie-cutter" wedding. The very flexibility of elopement and the fact that only you and your significant other has a say in the ceremony, means that you can let your creativity and imagination run wild for your elopement plans!

9) Annoying relatives & scenes - Does your Uncle Buck get drunk and fall down at every family wedding? Does your Aunt Minnie and Cousing Beatrice always get into a big cat fight when they are in the same room? Does your Grandpa Jake insist on pinching every young woman's behind at family functions? ELOPE and you don't have to deal with any of them if you don't want to!

10) Why Not? - Eloping is not for everyone...just as big weddings are not for everyone. Don't let anyone else tell you what is right for you and your significant other on your wedding day...do what feels right in your heart!!!