PLANNING GUIDES & Resources
Everything I know about eloping in Colorado
How to Plan a Colorado Winter Elopement
How to plan a Colorado winter elopement: the best months, which towns and roads stay open, what to wear, and where I take couples when there's snow.
All Inclusive Elopement Packages in Colorado
An all inclusive Colorado elopement for $5,500: pick 1 of 4 spots near Denver, and your florals, hair and makeup, cake, and timeline are already handled.
How to Have a Reception After Eloping
How to have a reception after eloping, starting with my own: private vows at sunrise, then all 7 of us + the dog in a 1987 Suburban for a family ceremony.
How to Stay Warm During a Colorado Winter Elopement
How to stay warm at your winter elopement when it's 20 to 40 degrees at ceremony time. What to wear, what to pack, and the footwear mistake almost everyone makes.
How to Get Married in Lake City, Colorado: Your Guide to A Dream Mountain Wedding
How to elope in Lake City, Colorado with alpine lake locations, permit info, seasonal guidance, and planning support from a local photographer.
How to Plan A 4x4 Wedding in Colorado: Epic Locations, Tips & What You Need to Know
How to plan a 4x4 elopement in Colorado, where you drive to the view instead of hiking to it. Jeep trails by difficulty, OHV permits, rentals, and timelines.
How to Include Your Dog or Pets in Your Wedding
15 ways to include your dog in your wedding or elopement, from paw print marriage licenses to first looks, plus how to make it actually work on the day.
Colorado Elopement Day Timeline Examples: What Actually Happens Hour by Hour
Real hour-by-hour elopement timelines for Colorado, from 4 hour sunrise ceremonies to full-day adventures with private vows in the morning and a ceremony with your people at sunset. Plus what to wear, what to eat, and what actually happens between the vows and the champagne.
How to Take Self Portraits
Wondering how to take your own photos in the mountains? Colorado elopement photographer Kimberly Crist shares her best tips for couples self portraits using your phone vs a camera vs a drone, remotes, and intervalometers, and how to actually look natural.
Your Guide to Downtime Activities on an Elopement Day with Split Coverage
Make the most of your elopement day with split coverage! Discover creative and meaningful downtime activities to relax, recharge, and celebrate while capturing the beauty of sunrise and sunset.
How Much Does It Cost to Elope in Colorado?
Planning a destination wedding is a lot more fun than planning a regular wedding, especially if you want to elope to Colorado. Here is some insight into how much it can cost to elope in Colorado so you can start planning.
How Long Does It Take To Plan An Elopement?
Thinking about how far ahead you should plan your elopement? It totally depends on you and your partner and how you envision your day! But as a general guideline, you can start planning your elopement from 18 months to 1 day before!
Should You Do a First Look?
Wondering about a first look wedding moment? Learn the pros and cons of this emotional choice and whether a wedding first look is right for you.
Elopement vs. Small Wedding vs. Traditional Large Wedding
Elopement, small wedding, or big traditional wedding? Size, planning, guests, and cost side by side, from someone who eloped to skip being the center of attention.
The Secret to Having a Hot Spring Elopement
Hot Spring Elopement in Colorado: Learn how to have the best day of your life, with tips and advice for how to incorporate a hot spring into your wedding day.
How to Have a Camp Themed Wedding or Elopement
A camp themed wedding or elopement with camp chairs instead of rentals and enamel mugs instead of champagne flutes. Where to stay, what to eat, and what to do.
Elopement Dress Ideas for an Outdoor Wedding
Elopement dress advice for an outdoor wedding: what to test at your fitting, plus shoes, layers, veils, short dresses, and designers with sizes and prices.
Colorado Roads to Elope On if You're Scared of Heights
Eloping in Colorado and scared of heights? These are the 4WD, dirt, and paved roads I'd pick near Ouray, Telluride, and Crested Butte, with notes on drop offs.
How to Have a Train Elopement on the Durango Silverton Train
Want to get married or take a train ride from Durango to Silverton and truly see the San Juans as they did back in the 1880’s? Then look no more! Featuring info all about the Durango to Silverton Railway, how to choose which car to purchase, as well as elopement timeline examples for incorporating a train ride into your wedding day.
How to Write Your Own Vows
How to write your own vows like madlibs: the past, the present, the future. Plus how long they should be (as long as you want, just match each other).