was it worth it ? and why did you elope?
my boyfriend and i where thinking about doing this, since hes family is being all stupid and so is mine, i was just wodnering how you guys went about it :) thanks for sharing!
2006-09-01 06:57:54 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
Yes, me and my husband did. I told my brother and my hubby told no one. His parents wouldn't accept me because I am American. He loved me and wanted me more than he wanted their approval, so we eloped. They disowned him. My grandmother(she raised me), was happy but a bit concerned since I was still in college, however, I made her(and myself) proud and finished with honours. As for the ceremony, we got married at the Little White Wedding Chapel. It was nice. The groom can rent a tux right there. The bride can also rent a dress if she doesn't have one of her own. They have flowers and photography on sight, as well as Limo service. In Clark county you can get a license 24 hours a day and there is no waiting period.
2006-09-01 07:03:33 · answer #1 · answered by AsianPersuasion :) 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I didn't, but have a good friend who did. And quite honestly, even though she has a very happy marriage and 4 beautiful children, she can now see how completely hurtful it was to both their families, that the families were not even given the option to share that day with them. She says it took both sides of the family time to get over the fact that they eloped, and then took time for both sets of parents to even accept the spouse into the family, mainly because of the hurt involved. She says with hindsight being 20/20, she would've still gone to Vegas and gotten married, but would've given their parents the opportunity to come and share the day with them. She can also understand now, being a mother herself, how incredibly hurt her mother was, to not share her daughter's wedding day with her. She's also told her own daughter who is now 10 to not even consider doing it to her!!
You have to remember that marriage is about blending 2 families together through you and your spouse. When/if you guys have children, his parents will be your children's grandparents and his siblings their aunts and uncles. And while I don't know exactly how both your family and his are being "stupid," please consider at least allowing those family members the opportunity to share the wedding day with you. You will probably save yourself alot of headaches down the road if you do. While you have the right to have the kind of wedding you want to have, please take into account the feelings of your parents at this time. They've put alot of time and effort and heartache into raising you and your hubby to be, and unless they've been completely abusive or neglectful, really deserve to share this day with you. And in the future, if they're not there, you'll wish they had been. Best of luck!
2006-09-01 14:20:45 · answer #2 · answered by basketcase88 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas....
Ok yes I eloped to Vegas once, no we didn't tell anyone, the marriage lasted 23 days.. (We were young crazy and completely out of our minds)
We went to Vegas got a liscense at 2 am got married at 4 am (just recently the court has stopped issuing marriage liscenses during the night)
2006-09-01 14:24:39 · answer #3 · answered by Diane (PFLAG) 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have never done it myself but I can arrange it for you. There are some really nice wedding packages available on the strip at some of the major hotels in Las Vegas
customerservice@intriguedtravel.com
2006-09-02 01:17:32 · answer #4 · answered by intriguedtravel 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋