You know what I think? Any child that elopes does his/her family a huge gigantic favour.

I never heard of a bride getting so many bridal showers! Do the same guests give presents at the wedding as well? In Germany the couple gets their presents at the wedding, and that's it. Seems like those marriage vows are put in the background, and the materialistic things take over!

I say, let the couple struggle and build their own life. Gee, didn't most of us do it that way? I mean how many silver serving bowls can a household stand!

Ha! Me mean old lady. Cathy, you can copy this post and show it to your daughter. Tell her how lucky she is…she could have someone like me as her mother!