We didn't exactly elope, but we did get married pretty spontaneously with few people there. We did it at the magistrate court in Santa Fe. None of my family were there, but a few of his came (mom, dad, sisters), and a couple of our friends. Afterwards we all went out for dinner. I wore a purple dress that I liked (and got on sale!) and he wore a regular suit. We both just have plain white gold bands, nothing fancy. It was great not having a big old event to stress over. Our little cool thing was that we got married 01/01/01 at 1pm. Like everyone else said, do what YOU want, and be happy!