Elopement (marriage)
type of marriage ceremony
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An elopement is a marriage done in secret or private.[1] Elopement may be an alternative to a large expensive wedding. It may also be illegal or against religious customs.[2] In some parts of the world, Bali for example, elopement is the preferred form of marriage.[3] Celebrities often elope to escape the paparazzi.[4]
The Elopement
In America, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, elopements reached epidemic proportions as young couples rebelled against Victorian norms. This trend reflected a desire for personal freedom and safety in numbers.[5]
References
change- ↑ "elope". Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures, Volume 3, eds. Suad Joseph; Afsāna Naǧmābādī (Leiden; Boston, MA: Brill, 2003-2007), 263
- ↑ Helen Creese, Women of the Kakawin World: Marriage and Sexuality in the Indic Courts of Java and Bali (Oxford, UK; New York: Routledge, 2015), p. 114
- ↑ Kate Storey (14 February 2014). "Surprise! You just walked into my wedding". New York Post. NYP Holdings, Inc. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ↑ Linton, Weeks (8 September 2015). "The Mystery Of 'Elopement Epidemics'". NPR.
