Resources &
planning help
We really want everyone (including our clients!) to make informed choices about their wedding day. Below you’ll find a collection of guides based on our experience helping 350+ couples do this crazy thing.
Planning guides
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What is an Elopement?
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Elopement Timeline Ideas
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How to Leave No Trace at Your Elopement
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What to Wear When You Elope
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How to Get Wedding Photos You'll Love
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Tips for Writing Your Wedding Vows
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How to Have a First Look When You're Eloping
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Frequently-asked questions
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Off-roading Elopements
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New York Times Feature
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Will I Regret Eloping?
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How to Get Your Marriage License in Colorado
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How to Hike in Your Wedding Dress
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36 Questions to Ask Your Partner Before Getting Married
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Do You Need Two Wedding Photographers?
Wedding location guides
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Rocky Mountain National Park Weddings & Elopement Guide 2025
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Maroon Bells Amphitheater Weddings & Elopement Guide 2025
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The Best Places to Elope in the US in 2025
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San Juan Mountains Elopement Guide
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Longmont & Lyons Weddings & Elopement Guide 2025
Featured weddings
Half-day elopement: Sedona, AZ
Multi-day Jeeping elopement: Telluride, CO
Full-day elopement: Mt. Shasta, CA
Multi-day lake house elopement: BC, Canada
Half-day wedding: Ward, CO
Multi-day wedding: Brooklyn, NY
Half-day elopement: Moab, UT
Half-day elopement: Oregon coast
Multi-day backpacking elopement: Colorado
Half-day fall colors elopement: Crested Butte, CO
Full-day fall colors elopement: Vail, CO
Half-day 100-guest wedding: Hygiene, CO
Half-day lakeshore elopement: Buena Vista, CO
Half-day snowy elopement: Rocky Mountain NP, CO
Multi-day Jeeping elopement: Ouray, CO
Full-day desert elopement: Big Bend NP, TX
Half-day Jeeping elopement: Ouray, CO
Mini elopement: Miami, FL
Full-day hiking elopement: Rocky Mountain NP, CO
Mini winter elopement: Rocky Mountain NP, CO
Half-day hiking elopement: Colorado
Multi-day adventure elopement: North Cascades, WA
Full-day elopement: Boulder, CO
Half-day elopement: Iceland
Full-day adventure elopement: Maroon Bells in Aspen, CO
Half-day off-roading elopement: Ouray, CO
Full-day elopement: Telluride, CO
For Photographers
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