New here...
My fiance and I are planning to elope (can you plan to elope? lol) - not a run away in the middle of the night elopement... really just a private ceremony, us and our kids (I have 3, he has 1). I still want some of the frills of a wedding - I will be looking for a real wedding dress, suits for my boys, and dresses for the girls... I found a place in Niagara Falls that has just jumped out at me... A little log cabin in the woods. It just seems perfect. They provide witnesses for you or you can bring your own. We have both talked about bringing one friend as witnesses since the kids are too young (by the time we get married next year they'll be 11, 10, 10, 5), or we might just keep it our family and use the provided witnesses... While we don't plan to hide our engagement from anyone (though we have yet to tell anyone but close friends), we also don't plan to tell anyone when we're getting married. Family has mixed opinions about our relationship that neither of us want to deal with so this just seems the best option. Second time around for both of us, and neither of us want all of the stress of planning weddings like we had the first time... We also feel this time is for US, not for anyone else... and this is what feels right to both of us. Friends have asked if we're planning to at least have a party afterwards so friends/family can celebrate with us and I guess I haven't thought that far! lol
Anybody else planning to elope or have just a private ceremony the second time around? If you are, are you planning any kind of celebration afterwards for friends/family?