Intimacy with Your Partner

The less people there are, the more 1-on-1 time you get between you and your partner and the more 'together' you can feel.

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Not to mention more photos of the two of you!

Costs

Do I even need to make the comparison? Here we go...

Google the average wedding cost in the U.S. and you might see numbers like $19,000 - $35,000. SO MUCH work goes into a wedding so it makes sense, but those are huge numbers if you don't need all of that!

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Think of all the ways you can repurpose those funds if you chose to elope: plane tickets, excursions, afford extra time off, eat more food, etc.

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You can plan the most badass trip for two and still come in "under budget".

Quality Time

At large guest count weddings, I have heard so many of my couples say they feel bad for not giving enough of their time to each and every one of their guests. WHAT?!

Throw a party when you get back! No one should feel bad on their wedding day.

Be Your Authentic Self!

My wife and I are not the center-of-attention type so if we had gone ahead with our original plan of having a big wedding, we would've spent the entire time probably feeling socially awkward and that would have kept us inside of our heads instead of enjoying the day.

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Because we were with a tiny party in the mountains, we were able to really feel like ourselves for our wedding and it shows!