Anyone here elope?

Monique

I'm already engaged to be engaged with a wonderful man

lisab

I'm not married anymore.

Umm...I was, erm, in the family way . And it's not that he didn't have any opinion, but neither of us were the kind to follow a tradition simply because that's they way things have always been done. So he was OK with it.

The bride's family traditionally pays for the wedding, which is why they get to make all the decisions. At least that's the tradition in the US.

Danger

Damn!

Lisa, now that you've answered, it would seem that my inquiry was somewhat insensitive. Sorry about that. Somehow, your previous posts have suggested to me that you were in a stable domestic relationship.

I don't know how long ago you were married. Here in Canada, the bride's family paying for everything pretty much bought the biscuit 30 or 40 years back. I've attended more than 100 weddings, and was the best man for 3 of them. In every instance, the couple was solely responsible for the cost. (In a couple of cases, the bride's mother tried to assert herself, but she (they) got sorted out in short order.)