Planning to elope?

Eloping is traditionally defined as a sort of runaway wedding done quickly and in secret with usually only the couple themselves present, but these days eloping really just means an intimate, small scale, more casual wedding with few or no guests in attendance.

Since the pandemic, some couples have chosen to elope (keeping their ideal wedding date), while still holding onto an opportunity to celebrate later with all their loved ones.

A few benefits of eloping:
- You relieve yourself from doing what’s expected of you
- If you wanted, you could hike up to the top of a mountain, exploring a new height (I would be open to this as your celebrant!)
- There's minimal stress and anxiety, and if you’re an introvert, you might get sweaty palms at the idea of reading handwritten vows in front of an audience
- Eloping can be exceptionally budget friendly

I wanted to share this from a beautiful bride, Felicity:

"My fiancé and I have been together for 10 years and we originally had a big wedding for 150 people planned for Colorado, USA on the 4th of September last year. Due to COVID obviously all of that fell through including our honeymoon, flights etc.
We decided as time went on we would elope and that is exactly what we did this year. I just want to say it was the most perfect magical day and I couldn’t imagine it any other way now! It was so intimate and it truly was just about the two of us.
For any brides or grooms out there thinking about eloping I would highly encourage it. The day was flawless, there was no stress and it was only about the two of us. Both of our families were extremely happy for us and we will have a big celebration when the borders reopen". ♥

Just like traditional weddings, elopements are not a one-size-fits-all. You can customise certain elements and truly make it true to you.

If you've made the decision to elope or would like to chat with someone about planning an elopement, I'd be more than happy to help talk it through with you.