5 Steps to Plan Your Dream Elopement

Step 1: Dream and Brainstorm

All the best plans start with a quality brainstorming session! The goal of this stage is to form an overall vision for your day including a general area of the world and the time of year you would like to elope. Don’t get crazy in all the details—it’s okay to keep your ideas vague! At some point during Step 1 or Step 2 is when most couples choose to contact me as their elopement photographer.

I love helping couples turn their “fuzzy” vision into a concrete plan !

Step 2: Research and logistics

Once you’ve come up with the overall vision for your day, Step 2 is all about digging deep into research and figuring out what’s possible. This will allow you to start finalizing details and asking questions about local marriage laws/requirements, activities you want to do, and how you need to prepare for the weather. If you’ve had trouble with this stage or feel like you’ve gotten stuck – don’t be afraid to ask for help!

Step 3: Make choices and start booking

Now that you’ve decided what is important to you and you’ve dug deep into research, it’s time to make some choices and start booking things! Start by picking your date, location, and lodging. Once you’ve nailed that down the harvest and most pressing parts of your planning process are complete!

Step 4: Finalize details

Now is the time to start booking your vendors, planning activities, gathering your attire and accessories, and building a timeline for your wedding day as well as the days leading up to it!

Step 5: Have the best elopement!

The day before your elopement, make sure to relax and take it easy. You have an important day ahead of you! Now it’s time to revel in all that hard work and embark on the greatest adventure of your life !