Choosing to elope or hold a micro-wedding is increasingly popular in Australia

When Mary Hackett got married, she didn't walk down the aisle. "The pandemic's probably given couples' permission to imagine their day the way they would like to do it, releasing some of the pressure of the big wedding," she says. "Over the last 12 to 18 months, we've seen that percentage reversed and are now receiving three times the enquiries for elopement and micro weddings," she adds. The topic of elopement and micro weddings prompted numerous conversations among RN Life Matters listeners and online: Cristina Elizabeth: We eloped after my husband's family became problematic and controlling with regard to our wedding plans. Managing family dynamics Wedding planner Bek Burrows says it's not uncommon for the emotions of family or friends to cloud the occasion at an elopement or a micro wedding.