HELP! need advice.

makeupGuru12

We are at the 6 month mark till the big destination wedding in LV we have been planning. Costs are starting to add up quickly and I very recently lost my job and decided to start my own business. Without a miracle at this point we will not be able to afford our original plan. We had a nonrefundable deposit and save-the-dates have already been sent out to 100 guests.
How do we politely let them know we are canceling the wedding?
We are unsure as to what the alternative plan would be. Any ideas?
Can you still register if you elope?

laurenclaire1386

Don't register if you elope. Eloping is when a couple secrety gets married, with no one else (except the minister/whatever) present. You can send out announcements after the fact, but no registering.

MyNameIsNot

Registering would be in really poor taste.

At this point, I would send out a card to everyone that received a STD that says "the wedding of X and Y will not take place as planned."  Luckily, it is unlikely that anyone has booked anything this far in advance, but you need to get something out before they do.  

If you decide to elope, an announcement after the fact would be fine, but unnecessary.

jsleik

I'm guessing if you are inviting 100 people, most of them know you lost your job and are starting your own company.  So they'll understand that you have to change your plans.  But let them know right away before they book any travel.  Then, I would just scale everything down from the original plan to an elopement with that deposit.

rebarobert2012

If you elope, you shouldn't register.  People might still decide to give you cash or a gift, but it would be kind of tacky to register.

You will probably just have to call people and tell them that you had to cancel the wedding.