Why Should You Elope?

By Jenny Janice

Traditional wedding ceremonies are fun, no doubt about that. But they can also be tedious and difficult. So obviously, planning for a wedding is no picnic either. It will involve elaborate preparations and it will cost you a considerably large amount of money. Of course, in the name of love, you are willing to do all this and to sacrifice your time, energy, and money for something that means a lot to you and your beloved soon to be husband or wife.
But this is also one of the reasons why people elope-and one of the reasons why you should, too. Years before, eloping is frowned upon. Today, when you elope, you will no longer suffer the social stigma attached to the practice years before. As a proof, many companies and individuals offer eloping packages. This is surely a sign that there is indeed a sizable market for this service, because there are a significant number of people who elope.
So why should you elope?
You should elope when you want to marry someone without the usual frills and without spending a huge amount of money. No matter what type of elopement you do, you will still save a lot of money because usual, traditional marriages are so elaborate and expensive. The cost of the wedding ceremony alone is enough to bury a person in debt. More than the expenses for the ceremony itself, you will have to pay for the clothes you and your wedding entourage will wear and the adornments and decorations for the location of the wedding, among others. When you elope, your costs are minimal, even if you elope outside the state-or even the country.
You can also consider eloping if both your families are based very far from where you live. This is also connected to the financial side of weddings, as it is. Obviously, the only way you can have a complete ceremony is if you bring your relatives to where the ceremony will be held. And this could mean many things-you take the ceremony in a place near to both families or you shoulder a percentage of their traveling expenses. If you hold the ceremony in the location near where one's family is based, the other party will be offended. If you elope, it's only natural that no one gets invited; in the process, you don't offend or hurt anyone.
Also, you can elope if you have done the whole thing before and you wouldn't want to go through it again. People who have been married once (or more than once) may have done an elaborate wedding before. And they would not want to do it again because, as it is, a ceremony didn't really help their marriage. These are the people who thoroughly understand that it isn't about the ceremony; it is about the union of the people, it is about the people involved in the union themselves who make the marriage matter.
There are several reasons why you should consider eloping. In the end, after all, it's not the ceremony that will make or break the relationship. When you elope, you acknowledge the significance of the event.

By Jenny Janice