elope
Elopement does not always have a happy ending.
Beyond elopement jokes, she doesn't talk much about her engagement.
Big weddings became the standard and elopements were for people who wanted to do something quickly.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Running away and escaping
abscond
abscond from somewhere
abscond with someone/something
back away
back off
bail out
elude
escape from someone/something
escape route
escapology
extrication
leg
loose
runaway
scarce
scarper
scram
shake something off
throw
underground

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