Stupid, pointless rant- eloping

Jells2dot0

I'm so tired of seeing posters use the term "eloping" to describe a private or small wedding at a destination or courthouse. If people know about it, or you have people there, it's not an elopement!!!!! It's not a secret. You told people or invited people. I know it's a silly rant, but it's a pet peeve of mine.

Elope

:to run away secretly to get married

edit- tried to remove pasting junk

AddieCake

Yeah, that always bugs me, too.

theartistformerlyknownas

I'm with you. Words have meanings, people. They're not subject to your interpretation. "Oh I just think of it like this lol." No. Stop.

Nymeru

Yeah, this drives me nuts.  Around here many photographers offer "elopement" packages for weddings of up to 25 people.  25 people is a WEDDING. Period.

ohannabelle

That bothers me, as well. Words have meanings, as Lolo pointed out. 

You don't get to make up your own.

jenajjthr

Well that sucks. I make them up every day in class. You have to study up the "wazoozie." This is the "scientitifcy" word. Things like that.  Back to being a grown up.......lol.

charlieyankee03

I'm eloping...

With 80 of my closest friends and family members.

ETA: Please know that was sarcastic. I don't think I've posted here enough for people to know I'm not a d-bag. Working on that.

kaitlynmichelle

We booked an elopement package through our venue but ended up inviting our parents and siblings. I always called it a private wedding... clearly we weren't eloping anymore! We ended up saving a lot keeping that package though. Did feel weird having an elopement package in the end but they didn't have a problem with us paying for dinner for 12 extra people!

princessleia22

Hey, I "eloped" on a cruise ship with 25 guests!  Oh, wait... no, I had a small, intimate destination wedding!  Which I planned for a year and sent out invites to... yep, definitely did not elope.