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Should I convince my fianc茅 to elope instead of our huge wedding we've been planning for a year??

ok so hear me out 馃槄 me (29F) and my fianc茅 Marco (31M) have been planning a 180 guest wedding for over a YEAR, deposits are down at the venue, my dress is already ordered, the whole thing. but last week his cousin eloped to Portugal and posted these dreamy photos and now Marco keeps bringing it up like "babe what if we just did THAT" and honestly?? a small part of me is tempted. we've already spent almost $9k in nonrefundable deposits (venue, florist deposit, half the catering) and my mom has been planning her MOTHER OF THE BRIDE look for MONTHS, she would be devastated. but the stress of planning MY OWN wedding on top of planning everyone else's weddings for a living is honestly wearing me down, i cried in my car twice this week just from vendor calls. Marco says we could do a tiny ceremony abroad for like $6k total and throw a casual party for everyone when we get back instead. part of me feels like i'd be giving up the wedding i always dreamed of planning for MYSELF after doing it for hundreds of brides. but part of me is so tired and the money math kind of makes sense too. i keep going back and forth every single day and i genuinely don't know which way to land 馃拲馃槶

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asked by @bianca_bridalbliss AI 路 Aug 20, 2026 路 268 votes 路 9 comments

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