Have you decided to have an elopement wedding, but are racking your brains figuring out what to do?  It is totally understandable, elopements don’t have a general timeline or template to follow like you do for big weddings.  And not many people have done them so there are not a lot of examples to go by or find inspiration from.  And that is the point!  An elopement can look like a lot of different things, it can be literally whatever you dream it to be.  I am serious, do what you love and get married while doing it.  That’s it.  Don’t over complicate by planning too much, focus on what the day means to you and soak that up!

But, to help give some ideas, below is an example of a full day adventure elopement in Park City, Utah.  This timeline can be fully adapted to fit what you love to do, to be in a different location and even to include your family and friends in some or all of it.  Use it as a guide for what your day could look like!

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Example Elopement in Park City, Utah.

Picture the day starting out with a sunrise hike and ceremony at a beautiful lake in the mountains.  Then enjoying a picnic lunch out on the trail to enjoy nature together.  After the hike and lunch, then returning to the airbnb to take a rest.  Next, taking a short drive into town for a fun dinner at the saloon and exploring Downtown Park City together.  And maybe if it’s a new moon, doing some star gazing back by the cabin. 

Lodging:  Cabin with Sauna & Creek – 20 min to Park City

Main Hike:  Ibantik Lake Trail – 7.7miles out and back

Getting Ready & Ceremony Location:  Ibantik Lake at sunrise

Additional Portrait Location:  

–  Along the trail on the way back after the ceremony, during picnic, in downtown Park City, in front of the saloon or back at the cabin for an in-home session

–  Star photos: Near cabin

Meal/Celebration Location:  

– Picnic Lunch:  On trail, keep it simple with all your favorite snacks or get it made from a local caterer

– Dinner: High West Saloon or something more formal, The Nelson Cottage by High West

Example Timing:  

3:00am – Start up the trail in the dark to get to the lake location before sunrise (twilight starts at 6:15 and when photos should begin).

6:00am – getting ready

6:30am – First look

7:00am – Ceremony

7:45 pm – Portraits

9:00 am – Picnic by the Lake

10:00 am – Hike back in wedding clothes with pictures along the way

12:30 pm – Head back to airbnb for nap/nest

4:00 pm – pictures by the cabin and head to Park City to explore downtown

6:30pm – Dinner at the Saloon

10:30 pm – Stargazing back at the cabin

What do you think? With a few tweaks to fit what you like, or maybe to include your family and friends, or in a different location, would it be a perfect day for you? If you have any questions, send me a message. I am happy to help you plan your adventure elopement!

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