In favour of elopement

farm elopement

In ye old days elopement was a dirty word that involved running away without your mum and dad's permission and getting married shrouded in secret and scandal, these days it's becoming a more acceptable word for small intimate wedding, with or without family. Couples are becoming increasingly in favour of the simple small weddings that are no stress and don't break the bank. 

barbershop elopement

I asked a eloper of sorts to give me the skinny on why she wanted to have a small dinner party wedding and she confirmed my thoughts in that there are too many bon bons in today's wedding culture....

'I think the whole wedding thing has got out of hand! It feels like the most important thing these days is giving all of your guests Bon bons and vintage tea cups'

'talk to your mum or people of that generation. For them it wasn't all this fan fare it was intimate and small often at someone's home with a few guests. The focus was on the union and the coming together of families.'

rooftop elopement 

'I felt for me, that getting married was quite a personal thing - I didn't want to feel like public property or the contestant of miss bride 2013. I guess I have become quite protective of what marriage means to me which is between 2 people not 200 people half of who you only see once a year!'

'Plus expense was a big factor to me- I didn't want one day to put a huge financial strain on my parents.'

warehouse elopement with a very important guest

According to the law in Australia you need 2 witnesses over the age of 18 so grab your 2 best friends, a celebrant and possibly a photographer and head off into the woods with your dog in tow. 

woodsy elopement