What You Lose When You Don't Elope | Adventure Elopement Photographer & Planner

It’s no secret, adventure elopements are my favorite thing in the world. There’s something so special about two people that love each other declaring their vows to each other and only to each other. I know I’m biased, but I think elopements are the best type of wedding and there’s so much you lose when you don’t elope. 

Here is what you lose when you don’t elope.

Intimacy

Intimacy is the most important part of your wedding day and so much of it can be lost when you have a big wedding. Brides spend half the day running around rounding up a bunch of bridesmaids and missing family members for portraits, and trying to figure out what time the caterer will be there to set up dinner and who is supposed to be moving the chairs from the ceremony to the reception and so on and so forth. Wedding days should be spent holding hands with your partner, gazing lovingly into each other’s eyes and cherishing every moment together. These intimate moments are so easily lost in the hustle and bustle of a traditional wedding day, when there is so much pressure for everything to go exactly to plan. When you elope you have the entire day to focus on each other and your love together.

Adventure

Okay so not every elopement is an adventure, but the best ones are! There’s something so incredibly special about running away to get married on a mountain top together, or deep in a forest beside a rushing river. The day as a whole is just as important as the ceremony and vows themselves and making these memories with the person you’ll spend your life with is an absolutely unbeatable experience. Every adventure elopement is different and when it’s just the two of you it is so easy to personalize your time and make the best out of every second of your day together.

 Private Memories

When you elope, you do it alone (or mostly). This creates an amazing opportunity to have your vows heard by only you, your partner, and your officiant. Vows are so private and keeping them that way can create a special bond between you as a couple. If you choose to do a hike or some type of adventure on your big day, those memories will be documented by your photographer and belong to you and your partner only. In 20 years imagine reminiscing about the amazing sunset hike you did after your intimate cliff side ceremony. You’ll love cherishing these memories instead of how your uncle was late to your wedding and interrupted your walk down the aisle, or how your DJ didn’t show up and your cousin had to play his 2012 party playlist from his iPhone. 

I’m not here to knock traditional weddings, or tell you what to do. But I can tell you 100% how special your elopement will be to you and your partner and how much you will appreciate the intimacy, adventure, and memories you’ll gain from your special day.