Just Elope

There is a lot that goes into a wedding. I knew this before I was planning my own, but you would think planning the wedding is a lot of fun and nonstop excitement. I am here to tell you that it isn’t all sweet, even though throughout the process I have been able to envision the end product: a worshipful ceremony, the closest friends (who are really close enough to just call family), a party, my beautiful wife, and a great sendoff for the next stage of our lives together. There are many decisions to be made. The only way around them is to hire an expensive wedding coordinator like in The Father of the Bride. There is one more way to eliminate the details, but first, a list of some of the decisions that need to be made.

Ceremony site, Reception site (if different from ceremony site), Cost, Food or not, Design of invitations, Date, Colors, Flowers, DJ, Formal or informal wedding, Save the Date cards, Music, Dresses, Shoes, Tuxedos, Cake, Guests, Time of day, Registries, Toasts, Photographer, Honeymoon, Bridal Party, Groomsman gifts, Bridesmaids gifts, Marriage License, Flower Girls, Ring bearers, Wedding bands, Moving, Ushers, and Candles

You get the point. The other way around most of these decisions is the elopement. When Kate and I just touched the tip of this iceberg she jokingly said, “Do you just wanna elope?”

“Ha hah, no,” I would respond.

Kate still asks, and my response is pretty similar to what it was in the beginning, only the ending has changed. “Ha hah, yes.”

We would never elope I suppose, but I would be perfectly fine with it. We could even make the rounds in a matter of days; driving from house to house getting a congratulatory handshake and hug from the would-be guests. Heck, I suppose that wouldn’t be eloping.

We have joked about having the Reverend Perica officiate the ceremony in the family room. My mom could be the witness. It would be quick, save Kate and I a lot of money, and I could polish the 17”s on the Maxima to a mirrored shine for the drive off into the sunset.

Having finally narrowed the guest list to something around 135, it boggles my mind to know that almost four times the amount of people Kate and I have invited came to my sister’s wedding. All I can say is, thank God I am not that popular.