I have given this topic a lot of thought. I’ve gone back and forth a million times now with the idea of eloping. Simple, to the point, inexpensive and ultimately you end up exactly where you want to be: married to the person you want to spend the rest of your life with. Sounds pretty foolproof to me!

To make it extra special you can always make it a destination wedding and pick someplace you’ve always wanted to go or your favorite place in the world. Get married on your first or second day there and spend the rest of time time having your fabulous honeymoon. Or have a fantastic vacation and end it with a bang by getting married at your favorite spot you found during your stay. Either way it’s romantic, spontaneous, and something that only you two will share and increase your newly-made bond.

Some other positives include: no planning, no stress, no family drama. You also can save a lot of money depending on where you do it. By eloping, the money you spend is only on yourselves and not on flowers that will die in 2 days, a cake that you’ll eat 2 bites of, and an open bar that serves mainly to get you embarrassed by your wasted relatives.

I would, however, advise against eloping if you have parents or future in-laws that would be incredibly offended or hurt by not being able to attend your wedding. You don’t want a lifetime of guilt thrown at you because you didn’t give them the option to attend. You also don’t want to look back and regret not having your friends and family there. It’s all about what you want.

I feel like I’m talking to myself. As I continue to decide what I want, I continue to change my mind and become even more indecisive. Chris is with me every step of the way- he says he’ll be happy with whatever I decide because he doesn’t want me to look back and regret anything about our day. The only thing I know for sure is that I want to marry him. Everything else between me and the alter is just fuss. I just want someone else to plan it for me and I’ll just show up. Anyone know how to make that happen?