50 Ideas to do During your Elopement
- Rachel Stearns
- Sep 8, 2023
- 2 min read
Updated: Jan 19, 2024
50 FUN ADVENTUROUS ELOPEMENT ACTIVITIES TO INCLUDE DURING YOUR ELOPEMENT DAY
RAE ANN PHOTO | ELOPEMENT & INTIMATE WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER | NEW ENGLAND & BEYOND
Below I'm going to share 50 ideas to do during your elopement. Elopements are such a great way for couples to stay connected on their wedding day and have a "just us" experience. You might be thinking well, Rae an elopement is only like 1-2 hours long? Wrong. I'm here to tell you that elopements are JUST AS IMPORTANT AS A TRADITIONAL WEDDING!
Now go and repeat that back to yourself right now.
Elopements are anywhere between 4 hours long to multi day celebrations. So what the heck do people do for 4 hours?
LOTS OF ACTIVITIES!!!!!!!!! So let's take a dive into 50 of my favorites elopement ideas.
50 Ideas for your Elopement:
#1 POP CHAMPAGNE!

#2 INTIMATE VOWS ON TOP OF A MOUNTAIN

#3 TAKE A WALK IN THE FOLIAGE

#4 FIRST LOOK + PRIVATE VOWS AT A RIVER

#5 GO SKIING/SNOWBOARDING

#6 HAVE SOME CAKE

#7 WINTER HIKE

#8 EXPLORE A WATERFALL

#9 EXPLORE A STATE OR NATIONAL PARK

#10 FLY IN AN AIRPLANE OR TAKE A HELICOPTER RIDE

#11 DINNER AFTER YOUR CELEBRATION

12. Have a picnic on top of a mountain
13. Have some s'mores around a campfire
14. Stargaze
15. Go camping
16. Play music together
17. Off-roading in a Jeep
18. Go canoeing or kayaking
19. Have a picnic
20. Ride in a hot air balloon
21. Get ice-cream together
22. Hike up a mountain for the sunrise
23. Hike up a mountain for the sunset
24. Morning coffee at sunrise
25. Go rock climbing
26. Go canyoneering
27. Cook together
28. Plant trees together
29. Get tattoos together
30. Wine tasting at a vineyard
31. Get ready together
32. Have a dance party
33. Have a first dance on top of a mountain
34. Go for a motorcycle ride
35. Go sailing
36. Go snowmobiling
37. Go fishing
38. Go mountain biking
39. Create art together
40. Hire a private chef
41. Eat your favorite desert
42. Include your pets
43. Just relax!
44. Read books in a hammock
45. Light sparklers
46. Take in the views
47. Rent a van and take a mini roadtrip
48. Eat pizza + have a drink!
49. Have dinner in a forest
50. Go backpacking
How do we book you for photography?
Just head to my contact page and fill out a form or you can email me at raeannphoto056@gmail.com when you're ready to start planning. If you're planning for a weekday there's no rush but if you would like a weekend date, let me know ASAP!
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