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Step away from the Bridal Shop
and no one will get hurt, WE PROMISE!
When we started
Elope San Diego years back, Steve and I wanted to give couples an alternative to the traditional stuffy wedding scene.
The UnWedding Wedding! Low stress, fun and relaxed elopements on the beach. Tiny guest lists, or no guests at all, word of mouth invitations, carpooling, barefoot weddings, flip flops, casual beach wear, lots of surf and sand, kissing and laughter. We make no secret of our love for the casual beach elopement and the money you can save.
We (mostly me) are still a bit
horrified surprised by the number of brides who arrive dressed in a cathedral length wedding gown and 4 inch high heels for our super casual beach weddings... stressed and dressed to the max. The groom not far away, in a rented tux and shiny shoes...usually sweating profusely. Family members dressed to the nines, friends in stiletto heels. Then begins the process of making our way to the ocean, about a block and a half walk in the loose sand. All the way down to the ceremony site.... we often hear, "I had no idea we were going to have to walk on the sand!"
Sometimes brides go as far as to have someone carry the train for the entire walk to the beach, then on the sand and during photo session while I try to take "romantic" photos with a third person hovering in the background. Somehow the groom looks a though he's the third wheel, instead of the rock star he is! There have been times when brides are surprised and sometimes even really upset when sand got on their dress.
At that point, we can just forget about getting near the water or damp sand! Soooooo many brides look at our website with all the beautiful pictures of couples walking in the water or kissing and sitting in the sand... and tell me that's just what THEY want. They love the photos... then comes the huge disconnect. By the time the elopement day rolls around, they have somehow gone a completely different direction. They seem to have forgotten the wedding is on the beach.... the ceremony, the photos, the whole thing.. on the BEACH. That place where there is sand, wind, water, bugs... seaweed...our wonderful beach.
Yes, my lovelies...there are bugs, there is wind, there is sand, there are slippery rocks and yes, there is water, and if you're lucky there is a bucket of sunshine. And sometimes it may even smell beachy.
Just so you know, if you want to take a fly swatter to my creativity and beat the crap out of it, there is no better way then showing up in "church dress" stressed to the max, with a flinching groom. Take it a step further and then spend the entire session focused on your gown and your shoes instead of your groom, your ceremony, your family and friends -your fun, low stress elopement ceremony has just taken an ugly turn down stress lane for everyone.
We feel you should wear what you like--of course, it's your elopement....but we also ask couples to think things through and know a that casual beach wedding isn't for everyone. Just sayin'.... a big fancy church dress really goes better in a big fancy church--(or hotel or mansion or winery) honestly....that's not what
Elope San Diego is all about. We know there are lots of other beach wedding companies out there and that we're not for everyone.
Above all, we really strive to let couples know that we want our services to be a good fit for all of us. We want you to be happy, we want to be happy too, we want everyone to have a good time.
We're about having fun, doing a great job, offering a low stress, relaxed, no drama, affordable alternative. If that is what you had in mind, we really don't care what you wear, we just hope you are up for having a fun, happy day and are focused on your heart, and being in the moment.... not on what you are wearing.
We just love when it's a good fit for what we have to offer! There I've said it.
The post today has some of the couples who totally "got" we what do.
Thank you!
They were married on Coronado Beach with us.
