My parter and I have decided to elope, but I told my friend and she told me she would be there, and would pack herself into my suitcase if I tried to leave without her! She's more than happy to pay for herself. This got me thinking, what if others feel the same?
I'm pretty sure my mum, for instance, would say much the same.
See the reason we are eloping is because we can't afford a wedding. While we would definitely want to keep it small, we really have no objection to others coming, it's just that we can't afford to pay for them - travel, hotel rooms, reception etc. I think at most we can probably do a cake and pay for a drink for our guests afterwards. We live in Scotland and the ceremony would be in England at a place that's important to us as a couple.
It's literally just a ceremony, we are not fussed what people would wear or where they would stay or anything. But even though we are not telling people what to do or wear, I can't seem to find a way to phrase invitations to an elopement.
Something like: and are getting married and extend an invitation to the reception at ......
We are having a small, intimate ceremony at on at__, but guests are welcome (should I add something along the lines of 'at their own expense' here? Seems a bit rude...). Should you wish to attend, please contact us at (phone number) as soon as you can as guest numbers are limited.
I am rubbish at writing things, and this is definitely a lot less eloquent than what I would actually write, but can anyone help me figure out how to write it?