Is it just us, or does it seem like everyone is tying the knot behind our backs? Think about it: Neil Patrick Harris and his partner David Burtka, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, and most recently, Scarlett Johansson and now-husband Romain Dauriac. So sneaky! We're all for privacy—it is an intimate moment in two people's lives, after all—but we just had to know what makes two people want to wed in secret. So we reached out to Women's Health's Facebook fans and asked them to share their stories about getting married without elaborate—and sometimes stressful—weddings. Check out their inspiring stories:
"My husband and I secretly got married in a court house after only dating for two months—and then five months later had our 'wedding.' It's fun having it as our little secret." —Becky Wimer Godwin
"My husband and I eloped back in 2000. He was friends with my cousin in high school, and the three of us would go out drinking. He and my cousin would act like complete idiots while we were out, which made me cry laughing. Fast forward 10 years, and we saw each other and became friends all over again, laughing and joking around. We started dating and had our daughter. Two years later, we eloped in Vegas. When we came home, we told his children and mine they were related. At ages 9 and 6, they didn't understand. When we told them we got married, they were super-excited. It's been 20 years, and we are still happily married." —Donna Samuel-Wessel
"My husband and I have been friends for 20+ years. After five weeks of dating, we were on vacation together in Kauai, an island in Hawaii. My husband called my father to ask his permission to marry me, which he received. He was also the only person who had any idea of our intentions. We got married the next day with our feet in the Pacific Ocean on the shore of Anini Beach. We announced our marriage to our parents using puzzle postcards mailed back home. Our families were shocked but so happy for us." —Mellissa Franzen
"We were living together, and he woke up and said, 'Let's get married.'" We live in a small town where everyone knows everyone else, so we went a couple of towns over to the justice of the peace. I was in blue jeans, and he was in shorts and on crutches from a gout attack! I told my mother that day but everyone else about a week later." —Laura Bayliss Simmons
"First, we got married. Then, we walked to the mailbox and posted the invitations for the party two weeks later. The invitation said, 'We are married.' [Even now], the pictures [of us] standing in front of the mailbox make me smile." —Tamara Lensink
"My husband and I had my dad marry us while my husband's parents watched via Skype. One year later, we announced, 'Surprise! We have been married a year!'" —Delaney MacMillan
"My husband and I had been high school sweethearts. We'd been together four and a half years and broke up for a few months. We still talked frequently, and one night he called me and told me he had gotten deployment orders for Iraq—he was in the Army at the time. He came over, and from that night on, we were inseparable again. He left a month later for pre-deployment training for three months but would be back for two weeks before they actually sent him overseas. When he came home in June, we got 'engaged.' Two days later, we woke up early, dropped my assignment off at my college class, and went to the courthouse to apply for our license. We had to wait a while to see if the waiting period would be waived for us because we didn't have the time! A few hours later, we were told we were good to go. We went to the courthouse with two of our friends and had a quick ceremony. He deployed five days later. He spent the entire first year of our marriage in Iraq. Our families fou nd out a few months later. They weren't happy we did it secretly, but they were okay with it. Next year is our 10-year anniversary, and we're planning to renew our vows and have a full ceremony with our three kids and family!" —Jessica Badders
"My husband and I ran off to the courthouse on April Fool's Day, got married, then picked up our daughter from daycare. We hadn't even told her! We texted a couple people, but no one believed us! We hid it from his parents for a long while!" —Toni M Soto-Brown
"My husband and I were married almost a year before my parents and all of my siblings knew. We got married in another town so none of our marriage license information would be in our local paper. I didn't think my father would approve of our marriage. We have been married 20 years now, and my dad tells me often I couldn't have married a better man than I did. Who would have thought!" —Mia Trahan Poindexter
"My husband and I eloped at the Seattle Municipal Courthouse on a Thursday afternoon. We were planning a big wedding in Chicago and had already sent out save the dates. But we decided to ditch the stress and enjoy the moment—just the two of us! We even had to have our photographer sign as our witness. It was a very special day, and I got to focus all my attention on my husband!" —Greta Madison
"My husband and I eloped in every sense of the word. My parents only found out the day prior to the wedding that we were engaged. We spent the weekend after the wedding away, then sent a text to my parents that said, 'I might have gotten married yesterday. You should probably call me.' We let the word spread from there. Everyone was very happy, and it was absolutely perfect." —Melissa Martin
"My husband and I went to the courthouse and got married. We took my daughter but no one else. It was special—just how we wanted it. We went out and had burgers afterward; it was a beautiful and special day. I called my mom and told her and my dad, and a few months later, my amazing aunt threw us a party!" —Laura Painter-Bess
"My husband and I eloped on 11/22/14! We had the photographer take a picture with our cell phones. We texted the pic to our family and friends! We were holding a sign that said, 'Mr. & Mrs. Crouch Est. 2014.' My oh my, did the phone calls start pouring in!" —Aderian Wiser Crouch
"I have never been one to like attention, and just the thought of me as a bride in a wedding still makes me nauseous. So my husband and I got married in our living room with two witnesses and a judge in November. We didn't tell anyone until Christmas, when they unwrapped their gifts, which happened to be wedding photos. My mom replied, 'Oh, this is a great picture; was this at someone's wedding?' I replied, 'Yeah, ours!' The funny thing is we had been planning a trip to New Orleans that New Year's, and my family had running bets that we would come back married." —Samantha Howell
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