What to Know If You’re Planning to Elope Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic, According to Wedding Industry Experts

As Jen Avey, vice president of marketing for Destination Weddings Travel Group, explains, while elopements once carried a stigma millennial couples wanted to avoid, the pandemic has illustrated the sweet benefits of this approach. Not only is it a more private way to share this special time in your life, but eloping often provides financial savings, too, compared to the overall cost of a grand affair with hundreds of guests. “Newlyweds are prioritizing these saved funds to buy houses, pay off student loans, or even save for an extravagant honeymoon in the future that they otherwise would have never been able to afford,” she adds.