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The average cost of a wedding in Connecticut is nearly $35,000.
Many couples are changing the way they get married, some opting for a small or “micro” wedding with only a few close friends and family members. And others are deciding to elope.
But the decision to elope isn’t always tied to wanting to avoid the price tag of a big wedding.
This hour, we hear from one couple who recently eloped at the start of the year.
GUESTS:
Kim Moran: artist and postal worker
Rachel Moran: Graduate Intern of the Arthur L. Johnson Unity Wing Pride Center at Eastern Connecticut State University
Emma Thurgood: Elopement photographer, videographer and planner
Additional voices featured in this hour:
Janice Favreau: Connecticut Justice of the Peace
George Gross: Your Queer Plants Shop
Michayla Savitt: State Government Reporter for Connecticut Public
Where We Live is available as a podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, TuneIn, Listen Notes, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode.
This episode originally aired February 18, 2025.
Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donate
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The average cost of a wedding in Connecticut is nearly $35,000.
Many couples are changing the way they get married, some opting for a small or “micro” wedding with only a few close friends and family members. And others are deciding to elope.
But the decision to elope isn’t always tied to wanting to avoid the price tag of a big wedding.
This hour, we hear from one couple who recently eloped at the start of the year.
GUESTS:
Kim Moran: artist and postal worker
Rachel Moran: Graduate Intern of the Arthur L. Johnson Unity Wing Pride Center at Eastern Connecticut State University
Emma Thurgood: Elopement photographer, videographer and planner
Additional voices featured in this hour:
Janice Favreau: Connecticut Justice of the Peace
George Gross: Your Queer Plants Shop
Michayla Savitt: State Government Reporter for Connecticut Public
Where We Live is available as a podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, TuneIn, Listen Notes, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode.
This episode originally aired February 18, 2025.
Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donate
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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