Posted: 6/19/2006 6:23:20 AM EDT
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OK. Me and my fiancee of 6 months have decided that we want to get married when I come back on R&R from Iraq. She will probably be in school, so we want to elope in her semi-local area for a reasonable cost. (Since we will have limited funds, as just me and her will be paying for it alone.) Her area is the western North Carolina area. We aren't looking for anything too frilly or shady for that matter. No ultra formal wedding attire for either of us. Non-denominational Christian would be best, but other option is a courthouse...lol, not so keen on that by either of us. |
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My wife and I eloped to Tennesse. That state has a very nice industry for weddings, and the state requirements are very easy. We got married in Sevier County, which is where Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge are. Dollywood is in Pigeon Forge. If you look, there are lots of cool places to get married, like little log cabins, etc and there are a number of Justice's of the Peace who will perform the ceremony. It has worked out well for us! |
My parents did both. When Private Johnson(my father) wanted to marry the Lt. Colonel's daughter(my mother). They had to elope. After the Colonel found out that the marriage was official legally and he could do nothing to anull it short of killing my father, he made them have a "real wedding" in a church. 40 years later they still celebrate 2 anniversaries each year. 
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Gatlinburg seems to be the AO that we are leaning towards...the pain in the rear is not being able to make reservations, I'm going to have her email the places and see what they can do to accommodate our unknown schedule, as I probably wont find out the dates until they are on top of us. Might not be your idea of perfection, fight4yourrights, but it does work for us, it was her idea, and we both want to have something small, as both of our families tend to have...well...meddling influnces. Ever seen the show Titus? Ever seen the marriage episode? Well, her family puts the "fun" in "dysfunctional". (Her words, not mine.) We have googled and have a hard time finding a affordable "package" deal in that area. (That wasn't just gaudy...or done by a "doctor" offering "unions of love" for "non-typical non-heterosexual couples or groups." |
Be realistic. A lot of us of the female persuasion are level-headed and financially conservative from an early age, ever since we grew up earning our allowance. Good on your fiancee' for having a good head on her shoulders and not buying into all the media crap shoved down our throats. A lot of us gals value financial security over fairytale dreams. |
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My wife and I eloped. We applied for the license, and two days later went to the courthouse and pulled the trigger [her idea, not mine]. When it was done, we went back to my Jeep, which was packed full of gear, and drove to Enchanted Rock and backpacked into the hills for five days of solitude. Five years in, and we couldn't be happier. Good luck to ya both! |
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The courthouse will have a list of JOP's who will perform the ceremony for you. If memory serves, we just picked a name from a list, and went to see the guy. He owns a store, and has a little rustic cabin on the property. He closed the store and performed the ceremony for us. I don't think he even charged us. I'll see if I can find his name. |
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+1 I thought that my $49.95 Vegas wedding was a great idea. She barely spoke to me for days. Not joking. Be forewarned. |
Fiancee of six months...been dating for quite awhile. We have been discussing this for a while, and really works best with both of our mid-length scedules. I PCS immediately after restabilization, and really am hoping for Bragg, so she can continue her studies easily, and such, but we aren't banking on it. She should have her associates degree done by the end of the year, and when we get back we will be good. We both are very very loyal to each other. We are both young, but we know what we want. |