elopement

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Google searches for “elopement” — a term whose definition has evolved in recent years, to suggest a small, destination wedding more than something furtive — are even higher now than during the first wave of pandemic shutdowns.

From Los Angeles Times

An elopement occurs when the happy couple secretly flees, usually in the middle of the night and usually to avoid parental objections.

From Washington Post

But her roots are much deeper, as in the “Iliad,” where the elopement or abduction of the beautiful Helen sparks the Trojan War.

From Los Angeles Times

“Vegas is kind of the thing people do around here, but then the festival came up on one of the elopement groups I’m in on Facebook,” Ms. DeWitt said.

From New York Times

The troupe partnered with Short & Sweet, a self-described “elopement pop-up,” which took care of the flowers, photographs, decorations and cake.

From Los Angeles Times