Elope vs. Wedding

Once the dust settled, my first thought was "damn you, we could've just eloped in Vegas!"  Jerry had known all along that he wanted to propose after Vegas, for that very reason.    I've been very vocal the last few years that 1. I'm not getting married & 2. If I do, it'll be in Las Vegas.  So the discussion begins: I want to elope.  Eloping saves money, time, crazy woman emotions, crazy family drama and is overall less of a headache.  Jerry is afraid of hurt feelings within his family.  Compared to my family, his family is super close.  

At a family cookout about a month later, I was sitting around the picnic table with half the in-law clan.  We were discussing weddings, since Jerry's cousin Amanda is getting married this summer.  They ask me about our plans, and I snuggly say I'd like to elope.  I quickly get a slew of evil eyes and start to rethink my decision.  It means a lot to this family for this boy to get hitched, with EVERYONE there.  So that's how it'll be.  Let's plan a wedding...