INCLUDE LOVED ONES WHEN YOU ELOPE IN TAHITI: 5 EASY WAYS
Are You Planning To Elope In Tahiti ?
How Can You Honor Loved Ones When You Elope?
First off, you need to prepare yourself with the idea that you may still miss some of your loved ones, friends or family members even when it’s your decision to elope away.
A home wedding can be expensive, and deciding to splurge on a memorable trip to Tahiti doubled with a bespoke ceremony and wedding experience at the locale – without any guests in attendance, has become a popular way to get married. You can really indulge yourselves without breaking the bank.
It might however occur that certain people get offended that you are marrying abroad and that they will not be part of your wedding ceremony in Tahiti.
Eloping is super romantic and can be anything from simple to extra elaborate : you can have a day that is really just about you, and you can still have a reception back home!
But if you are afraid of your sentimental heart betraying you, here are 5 easy ways to include and honor your loved ones in your wedding ceremony in Tahiti:
How To Include Loved Ones When You Elope
#1 of 5. Display A Photo
Display a photo or a full set of family and friends’ photos near the ceremony space. It can be photos hanging around a nearby tree, or on the altar, photos displayed on a table… I often have couples who simply bring along a framed photo of their loved ones, just like if they were witnessing the ceremony:
Photo Credit: Jean-Philippe Yuam Photography
How To Include Loved Ones When You Elope
#2 of 5. Carry Something From Them With You
Whether that is those toasting flutes your BFF gifted to you to use at the wedding, or the bouquet your mother made herself for you, you can carry something that reminds you of that person when you walk down the aisle or celebrate post-ceremony! You can for example incorporate a favorite photo or another little memento into the bouquet, or have a family heirloom engraved for the occasion:
Photo courtesy of a past bride.
How To Include Loved Ones When You Elope
#3 of 5. Dedicate A Part Of The Ceremony To Them
As a Life-Cycle Wedding Celebrant, I will create and develop a personalized ceremony that is unique to your couple and to your story. We can incorporate a line in the ceremony remembering your family and friends that even if they cannot be here on the day with you, you love them, or you can read a few words honoring your parents and friends, like this couple did:
Photo Credit: AngelM
How To Include Loved Ones When You Elope
#4 of 5. Have Them Write A Message To You
Unless your elopement in Tahiti is a secret, you can ask your loved ones – or if you have set up a wedsite for the registry, ask everyone having access to the site, to write a message for you. Gather or print all the messages and have a “messages in a bottle” or a wishing tree at the ceremony. This is far more efficient than a standard guest book at a home reception where most guests forget to write something at the end of the night. You can then keep all your heartfelt messages to read on your 1st anniversary:
Photo Credit: Nick Radford Photography
How To Include Loved Ones When You Elope
#5 of 5. Make A Toast
That one is super easy! And you can of course record it to share on your social medias so that everyone feels as if they were part of your day!
Photo Credit: Olivera Photography
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