My Big Fat {Not Greek} Wedding

As a little girl, I never wanted a big huge wedding.  Now, I have a serious boyfriend {He's the one you guys!} and we are talking about marriage.  Of course I want to be his bride someday, I just don't feel like we should have a huge wedding.  We each wrote down our closest family and people we wanted to invite and we each ended up with about 30.  So far, 60 people.  PLUS, don't forget the people we have to invite because it's the proper thing to do.  Also, friends that we might have in the future when we do get married.  So I'm going to say we have around 100 people.  Personally, I think that is way to many people.  I just wanted a small backyard wedding.  Or eloping.  The more that I think about it, eloping seems like the best option.  I suggested this to my boyfriend.  I was like, "Hey honey, when it comes time to get married, I think we should elope."  He was perfectly fine with that...until he talked to his mother.  If you have read my previous blogs, you should know that we don't get along.  The next day, he says, "No honey, we should have an actual wedding."  NO!  This is a choice for him and I, NOT his mother!  I don't see a problem with just eloping.  We would still be married, and there would be a photographer to take tons of pictures.  It would almost be like they were there.  Kinda...Besides, think of all the hassle and money it would save!  A lot less could go wrong if it's just the bride and groom.  Plus, who needs the hassle?  There are a lot of things that can just be avoided if you elope.  You don't have to worry about the food, cake, dress, tux, who sits where, invitations, thank you cards, bridesmaids, groomsmen, etc.  All this can just be avoided.  Either way, we are getting married.
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