▁may ▁not ▁stand ▁at ▁the ▁arch , ▁a ▁decision ▁usually ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁b ride ▁and ▁gro om . ▁ ▁E lop ement ▁ ▁To ▁marry ▁by ▁el op ement ▁means ▁that ▁the ▁wed ding ▁ceremony ▁is ▁done ▁in ▁secret , ▁usually ▁with ▁just ▁witness es . ▁Even ▁though ▁el op ing ▁seems ▁simple , ▁the ▁marriage ' s ▁secre cy ▁can ▁comp licate ▁family ▁relationships . ▁ ▁Cou ples ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁choose ▁to ▁el ope ▁for ▁many ▁varying ▁reasons . ▁ 4 6 % ▁of ▁cou ples ▁el op ing ▁do ▁so ▁because ▁of ▁parent al ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁marriage , ▁ 2 0 % ▁of ▁cou ples ▁el ope ▁to ▁avoid ▁attention , ▁ 1 2 % ▁because ▁of ▁financial ▁reasons , ▁ 8 % ▁due ▁to ▁an ▁unexpected ▁pre gn ancy , ▁and ▁ 1 4 % ▁for ▁other ▁reasons . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : American ▁culture ▁United ▁States ▁▁ ▁Category : Mar riage , ▁un ions ▁and ▁partners hips ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States <0x0A> </s> ▁Al ison ▁Wall ▁( born ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁in ▁A uck land ) ▁is ▁an ▁actress ▁and ▁a ▁com ed ian , ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁role ▁as ▁Min ya ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁TV ▁series ▁X ena : ▁War rior ▁Princess . ▁ ▁Wall ▁hasn ' t ▁acted ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Career ▁Wall ▁is ▁a ▁comedy ▁veter an , ▁having ▁worked ▁on ▁New ▁Zealand ▁comedy ▁shows ▁Iss ues ,