(Closed) Vegas is starting to sound great…

posted 6 years ago in Elopement
Post # 1
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1297 posts
Bumble bee
  • Wedding: February 2017 - Seattle, WA

Hi bees!

All my life I’ve never given much thought about a wedding.  When I was 22 I had the idea of just running off to Vegas to get married, when the time came.  I loved how it sounded slightly rebellious, stress free, and fun.  As the years went on, I changed my mind and thought an intimate wedding on a tropical beach was more my style.  Then, as I started stalking the Bee, I decided an intimate backyard wedding is more my thing.  Now all of a sudden, I’m come full circle and am thinking about Vegas again!  But not the typical, drive-through, married-by-Elvis type wedding.  I came across this Vegas wedding photographer and fell in love with these Vegas elopement shots he took.  So fun, and exactly what I want!

http://digsstudioblog.com/2011/12/katsimon-eloped/

I don’t THINK my friends and family would be too upset if we went this route, but then again I don’t know for sure.  I recently found out my parents have $10,000 set aside for my wedding (sweet!!), and we can keep whatever we don’t use.  Which gives me even more incentive to keep this wedding cheap and save the rest for a house.  Would that be selfish of me to use my parents money to run off somewhere by ourselves?  What do you bees think?

I guess there is no real point to this post, I just like to get my feelings out sometimes to help myself decide what I want.  Also, i just HAD to share those photos because I am so in love with them.

Thanks, everyone!

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Post # 3
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Bee Keeper
  • Wedding: August 2012

Those photos are fun!  I don’t think the typical Vegas wedding is actually how you described – I think that’s just from the movies. 

I guess for the ten grand your parents set aside, let them know that you may use it to elope.  I guess see what they had envisioned you doing with it and if they are OK if it’s not what you’re going to do.

Post # 4
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923 posts
Busy bee
  • Wedding: January 2013

My BFF eloped to Vegas last summer and it was great for her.  She and her hubby drove out and spent a few days before the wedding just hanging out.  Then his family drove out.  Her parents, daughter and I flew in for the wedding.  Then BFF, new hubby, daughter, and her parents all drove back (28 hours!!) together.  It was definately unique.  I don’t see how Vegas means that it just has to be the couple getting married.

 

P.S.  The wedding just before hers was actually performed by “Elvis” and all the groomsmen wore funky sunglasses and jeans.

Post # 5
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162 posts
Blushing bee
  • Wedding: June 2012

@Kings7911:  I read your previous post you made about 8 months ago.. about not knowing what to do..beach..backyard..confused!!  and I swear I had to scroll up to see if i accidentilly clicked on and was reading one of my posts!! lol,  funny thing about it is  just last night I started thinking about Vegas myself!!  I know exactly how you feel!!

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