Timing matters more than people think. Book too late and availability shrinks. Leave it too long and details get forgotten before the day arrives.
As a general rule, popular dates and locations get booked weeks or months ahead, particularly during busier seasons. Booking six to eight weeks out gives enough runway to plan properly without the wait dragging on. If your date is flexible, that flexibility is worth using, since it often opens up availability that a fixed date wouldn’t.
Last-minute bookings for an elopement are sometimes possible, and worth asking about directly rather than assuming the answer is no.
See also: Common mistakes people make booking an elopement.
See the Elopements & Small Weddings page for pricing, or get in touch directly.
FAQs
A couple of quick answers.
Can you help us plan the day if it is just the two of us?
Happily. A good number of elopements shot means timings, backup locations and small touches are easy to suggest for a stripped-back day that still feels considered.
What counts as an elopement or small wedding?
Anything from two people at a registry office to a wedding breakfast with twenty guests. If it is intimate by choice rather than by necessity, this is the coverage built for it.
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