What's A Bespoke Elopement?
When most brides think about weddings, the first thing that probably comes to their mind is the traditional version. In terms of time, she'd probably be imagining six to eight hours, and a huge reception filled with table after table, seating charts, and all of the traditions like the first dance and the possibly cringe-worthy garter toss. Attached to all of that, would be a bill at the end of the day, that could have been used for a downpayment on a house, student loans, or starting a family with no debt.
The experience I just mentioned is most likely what your parents and everyone who came before them, were pressured into having. Luckily things have changed. And even more importantly you can now have a perfect little wedding day, exactly the way you've dreamed.
So what exactly is a bespoke elopement? It's whatever you want it to be! Amanda and Brett had some definite ideas about how they'd put their own stamp on this very special day.
When Amanda found out that her favorite movie star, Marilyn Monroe, had gotten married to Joe DiMaggio at San Francisco City Hall in 1954 she decided that was her bridal inspiration and I have to say, she did an incredible job. Her dress was inspired by the white A-Line halter dress that Marilyn famously wore in the movie "The Seven Year Itch" that same year.
When planning your elopement wedding, you can think outside the box and personalize your tiny wedding. One way to do that is to break with tradition and create new ones. Amanda decided she wanted to do a sweet "first look" with her little boy, and then with her soon-to-be-husband! Another way to change up this tradition is to do a first look with a parent or grandparent.
Think about starting from scratch and creating a small wedding that's big on dreams and visions and celebrates who the two of you are as a couple. Focus on what would be the most meaningful memories the two of you can create together and take with you into your new life as a couple.
