The Chicest Places to Elope Right Now (Sorry, Mom)

An unforgettable vow-filled vacation with your soulmate vs. a lukewarm catered dinner with people you were forced to invite. Yeah, you get it too.

- HANNAH CHUBB

1 SINTRA, PORTUGAL 

You deserve to feel like a queen on your wedding day...so why not elope to where the Portuguese royal family of yore spent their summers? About 30 minutes from Lisbon, Sintra is home to the regal Pena Palace, a colorful 19th-century castle, and multiple other historic sites dating as far back as the 8th (!) century. Holding hands while spiraling down the famous Initiation Well, a mysterious 88-foot-deep inverted tower you've got to see to believe, is highly recommended.

2. KHUMBU, NEPAL

Alexa, play "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"! If adventure is in your relationship's DNA, you can (and honestly probably should) do the damn thing on Mount freakin' Everest. Carry your nuptial necessities-or hire a porter to lug them for youwhile hiking the Himalayas on your way to the South Base Camp. It won't be easy (no, really, you'll need major training and gear), but it will be iconic.