We began some initial planning, looking into venues, and writing a pro/con list for holding the ceremony on either the west coast (near my family) or the east coast (near Dan's family). Things got really complicated and frustrating, and I decided that this was not how we wanted to remember our big day!
This was when I began to look into elopement ideas, there is a Hitching Post in Idaho, another in North Carolina. But they didn't quite fit the adventure aspect we were looking for. We looked into pulling a Pam and Jim (from The Office) and eloping at Niagara Falls, but that was far more complicated than the TV show made it appear, the Captain cannot marry couples on the ship. I kept up my search though, I just new there had to be something out there for the wild couples. And then I found it.
This summer festival has a wedding booth, where 20-25 families can sign up to be married for just $5!!! The festival has a steam-punk feel, people from all over come in costume, ride amazing bikes in an amazing fashion, build boats of all sorts for the river and dance dance dance!!
As this idea grew more and more appealing, we began to rethink it all. Because Dan and I are always together eloping would be a fun adventure, but it wouldn't feel like we were celebrating if we just eloped and then went home... we wanted to celebrate with the families and friends that we love so much!
This lead us back to which side of the country we would hold the elopement reception, who to invite, and where to have the darn thing...
This was when we decided that we would come see all of you. We decided to make a trip out of it, a honeymoon and wedding in one that would be one trillion times more fun than a single wedding night, and even less expensive than a traditional wedding!
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