If my daughter ever eloped

I can't lie and say I wouldn't be heartbroken to miss the chance to see my daughter wed. But after all, I was wed under an oak tree surrounded by people I had just met on an Easter Sunday while I was a full eight months pregnant. My mother only received a phone call while I took a moment in the bathroom of an unfamiliar house. And she wished me good luck. If my daughter, Liv, ever decided to elope I can only hope that it would incase the beauty of a simple love. I hope she's always humble and minimalistic and I hope she can find something pretty inside of everything. My mom never talked to me about love. I only gathered what I knew from my parents marriage which later fell apart and from sappy romance movies. Since I always wanted to have a baby and start a family, I always wanted to be in love too. I had unrealistic expectations. When I teach my daughter about love, and I fully intend to, I won't be afraid to tell her I endured many heart breaks before I found her father. I won't leave out the rough patches during my teenage years and how I learned that loving someone and being in love with someone were two different things. I'll teach her that there is all kinds of love, including infatuation and lust. Maybe by learning all I have to teach she will have a better understanding of what a marriage should realistically look like. I want her to have puppy love so she takes her time having a crush. I want her to have a few let downs and rejections so her heart grows strong and she appreciates the people that do reciprocate even more. I want her to have a long lasting first love so she begins to understand what devotion feels like. She will, like the rest of us, get her heart broken at least once, I want this to teach her about loss and show her how to cope in a healthy proper manor. I want her to feel like she has a mother she can cry to when she goes through a breakup. I also want her to spend time alone and feel content with it. I want her to love herself before she loves another. I hope she learns from love and I hope she grows from her experiences. And I hope she will know when the time is right for her to settle down. I hope she has a marriage more beautiful than her wedding. If Liv ever eloped, I wouldn't really feel left out if I was the one who taught her about love and life, I would have the knowledge that I was there for her, in her heart.