Let's pretend that we were all jackpot winners for last week's $640 million Mega Millions lottery--let's pretend lightly, because I'm still sorely disappointed I didn't win (even though I didn't buy a ticket. Details, right?). So money's no object, and you can spend as much as you want on the wedding of your dreams. There's just one catch...
..there won't be any guests. Just you and your guy.
It's what's called an "elaborate elopement" or a "private ceremony," and for more and more couples, the situation isn't at all hypothetical. The deluxe weddings feature it all--the flowers, the photographer, the gown, the tux, the cake--except for one thing. There are no guests.
According to wedding planner Lisa Vorce, quoted in the New York Times: "Clients getting married in their 20s say, 'I want to be in front of 200, I want to be a princess bride." Whereas brides in their 30s, she adds, have different priorities in mind: "They just want a special thing with their significant other. It's kind of like this glorified honeymoon" where they don't have to deal with the stress that dealing with friends and family members might bring on.
The elaborate elopements are definitely not because they want to save cash. Big, just-the-couple blowouts often cost way more than a typical wedding, which is usually about $26,000 on average; private ceremonies can cost up to $100,000 (in part because they're usually destination-based with travel-related costs).
Honestly, part of me loves the idea--how intimate and special would it be to do something so completely over-the-top with just your husband? The other part of me is like, nah--I'd really want our friends and families to share the day with us.
Thoughts? Have you ever considered eloping? Would you ever elope like this, with a no-guests-allowed, private ceremony?
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