So my fiance and I are getting married on July 11th and both attending graduate programs the following fall. He's starting dental school at a private school so he's going to be needing financial aid. Because of this- he brought up that we could elope early (only telling parents/siblings) so that we can both qualify for better financial aid and still have our wedding in July. Wondering if anyone has done this, I just worry about not feeling like it's our wedding day on our scheduled wedding day?