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Did anyone ditch tradition and elope?

Vanessa, on November 10, 2018 at 18:55 Posted in Plan a wedding 0 10

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Hi all,

My fiancé & I were recently engaged and after a short engagement-moon, have begun the wedding planning process. We were initially planning an intimate, 20-guest wedding in Niagara on the Lake. We are both quiet, & somewhat private people & many aspects of a traditional wedding just don’t appeal to us.

Throughout the planning process thus far, we realized that many aspects of our wedding are catered to others. I recently found myself stressing over different “alcohol packages” for our guests, before realizing I don’t even drink!

This caused us to take a step back & think about OUR day & what we truly want.

This is where Vegas came into play. We love travelling. We both want to visit the Grand Canyon, valley of fire & we both love Cirque shows! What better way then to spend that money on a trip there, where we can elope as well & celebrate with our families with a casual backyard affair when we return.

has anyone eloped in Vegas? Where did you do it? Any regrets? Suggestions? Tips?

thanks!

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Latest activity by Brittany, on November 15, 2018 at 14:37

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Brittany · On November 15, 2018 at 14:37
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First of all, congratulations on your engagement!
Second of all, congratulations on reflecting on what you want, before planning an entire wedding for someone else!
I think eloping is a great way to put yourself in a position where the whole event is really focused on you and your FH. The people who make the effort to be there are the ones who will really matter, and it takes away so much stress and strife!
Personally, I grew up dreaming of a big wedding, and that's just my thing, but if you're not dying to do it, don't!
I think it will be great! Congrats again!
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Vinod · On November 14, 2018 at 21:52
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We had one of my husbands nephew and his girlfriend elope in Nova Scotia a day before our Anniversary this year. They had a reception with close friends and family at a community center early November.
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Jennifer · On November 14, 2018 at 15:23
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YAAAHHHH. that's awesome for you!!! I think you will have a blast. and i'm sure the people invited will just make a vacation out of it!
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Dar · On November 13, 2018 at 13:02
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Actually I’m getting in Vegas in a month. For the states, you don’t have to get married in Canada first. You can order your marriage license from Clark County online and pick it up up to a year before your wedding date. Then you order your marriage certificate about 2 weeks after (time for the officiant to file). Canada doesn’t require you to file any paperwork when you come back.
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Dar · On November 13, 2018 at 12:59
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I’m planning an ‘elopement with company’ in Vegas right now. I wanted a full elopement but it was important to my fiancé to have family there. So it will be 14 (including us), just parents and siblings. So easy to do and can range from a few hundred for ceremony only to tens of thousands of dollars. My venue - sunset gardens - offers all inclusive packages so I literally just pick from my list of options and they do the rest. I highly recommend it, very easy to stay low key and keep it about you and your fiancé instead of everyone else. We haven’t told anyone about the wedding that isn’t invited - formal announcements will go out after - and no one that’s invited is being told details until they are confirmed.
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Rachael · On November 12, 2018 at 16:39
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That sounds awesome and I feel the first paragraph of this so hard. Sometimes I wish my fiancé and I had just eloped, but I also am so happy with how our wedding planning is going and know I will love it.
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Sara · On November 12, 2018 at 12:38
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My family is notorious for eloping so I just assumed that is what I would do. My Fiance really really wants a wedding so we are having a small one (I must love him a lot! haha)
If anything changes and I get my elopement then we will elope at the Grand Canyon. They have some really great looking packages! Still a cost because our dollar exchange isn't so great but it (to me) is worth it.
At the end of the day you and your partner need to feel good about your decision. You do you!
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Jennifer · On November 12, 2018 at 12:23
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My brother in law and sister in law did the vegas thing. they booked through their hotel (I want to say they stayed at the nicer side of the MGM grand).
a lot of the hotels have wedding services. from having just the 2 of you. to if you wanted to invite your whole family/friends etc. for them. this was the best way as they didn't want some big to do over it (originally they weren't telling anyone...then they told family about a month before they were going)
you would want to check on how the marriage license works between here and Nevada. I think our Ontario marriage license works in vegas. but don't quote me.
if you decide to stay local. before you plan/book anything. make a list of must haves, and things you don't want at all. and make all your decisions based on that.
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Tori · On November 12, 2018 at 09:31
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Not sure how much I can help, but first off I wanted to say CONGRATS!!! on the engagement and welcome to the wedding wire community.
When it comes to getting married abroad the only thing that I do know is that you still have to get married here in Canada unless you go through the trouble of sending the legal papers back and forth.
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Katie · On November 10, 2018 at 20:09
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Hey Vanessa,

I wish I could give you some advice on this, only I’m in the SAME EXACT boat as you.

My fiancé and I have somewhat committed to the 35 people at a restaurant (totally private) deal, however every few days I feel like eloping lol.

All I can say is stick to what the both of you want. You can hear others out, but it’s ultimately your decision together. If you want to go to Las Vegas do it and just have a dinner a few weeks afterwards or prior to. You won’t regret the decision, if you’re the ones who make it.

Good luck!
Katie
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