Adventure Elopement Activities

When you elope, you aren’t following a traditional wedding timeline.

Your wedding day can be as relaxed or adventure-packed as you want.

Instead of taking two hours to walk around and greet all your wedding guests at you could take a hot air balloon ride.

The options are endless with adventure elopements.

Do something different on your wedding day.

Here is a list of 10 unique adventure elopement activities!

Outdoor Elopement Activities

hiking elopement

Do you want stunning pictures of you in front of Mt. Rainier? Or do you want to twirl around in your dress in a moody PNW forest?

There are thousands of hikes in Washington that boast beautiful views. You pick your desired backdrop and I’ll give you a list of trails.

outdoor backdrop

In Washington, you can take a few steps out of your car and find yourself in an outdoor oasis. You don’t have to hike in your dress.

In fact, you don’t have to hike at all. I know I have a ceremony location in mind for you - no matter how much walking you want to do.

Air Travel and Elopements

floatplane elopement

From downtown Seattle, you can take a floatplane up to the San Juan Islands. Imagine the pictures of you standing on the pontoon of the floatplane in the middle of the ocean. Don’t worry, I’ll have my wetsuit and GoPro with me. You but I’ll take a dip in the Pacific to get that shot.

hot air balloon wedding

Imagine floating through the sky together at sunrise. Slowly drifting above the trees, feeling untouchable together at 1,000 feet.

helicopter tour

Helicopter elopements are next level. Without getting your dress dirty you can be standing on a glacier, deep in the backcountry, or in the middle of a secluded field full of wildflowers.

Boating Elopements

boat charters

There are hundreds of islands scattered along the Washington coastline with experienced captains that will charter you around the Puget Sound.

Imagine smelling the ocean breeze, sipping wine, and snacking on cheese while sailing through the harbor at sunset. You may even see a pod of Orca whales if you are lucky.

ferries

Washington has one of the most extensive ferry systems in the world. You can walk, drive, or bike onto a ferry from downtown Seattle. Each island has it’s own unique charm.

Spend the day at a lavender farm on Vashon Island or explore the rugged beaches on the Peninsula.

paddle boats

Canoeing, paddle boarding, and kayaks are all leisure elopement activities you can do together. Paddle across a bright blue alpine lake or between islands scattered along the Washington coast.

Extreme Adventure Elopements

rock climbing wedding

I love rock climbing. If you are interested in rock climbing during your wedding weekend I will have hundreds of places in mind to tell you about in the Pacific Northwest.

Even if you don’t want to rock climb these climbing locations have some of the most incredible backdrops for elopement pictures (ie Smith rock and Vantage).

sky diving elopement

For all my adrenaline junkies out there. Get married in the morning and then go sky diving together. Yes, yes, and yes. Can you imagine how badass these photographs would be?

multi-day adventure locations

Want to do a week-long trip to Nepal from Kathmandu? Explore the rainbow mountains in Peru?

Or are you craving the peaks in Patagonia or the Dolomites in Italy? For the backpackers, explores, and the couples with an adventurous spirit - I’m ready, let’s do it.