elopement
has anybody went against their families wishes of having a wedding and instead just went and eloped?
me and my bf of 6 years just got engaged feb 2026. We never wanted a wedding, we always had the idea of eloping from the start. My mom is really putting pressure on me to have a ‘small elegant wedding’ with a dinner and that’s it. part of me wants to do it for her sake. i just think it’s every mothers dream to have a nice wedding for their daughters. but that’s just not me. or my fiancé. we’re not wedding people. we’re very introverted and honestly we don’t have a lot of friends and the way my mom wants it, i can’t picture it flowing smoothly. My mother means well but i would be so much happier if we just eloped. i would be happy if my parents and siblings came along . that’s it. and not make a big deal about it. I’m just worried if i do that, it will strain our relationship. my mom thinks i will regret not having a more traditional wedding.