Couples ask me all the time where I will travel for an elopement. The honest answer is anywhere with an airport, and a few places without one. I have been photographing destination elopements since 2006, and this page is your map to all of it. Pick a place, read the guide, then come tell me your plan. I am a destination elopement photographer, and this page is the map of everywhere we can go together.

Alaska

Glaciers you can land a helicopter on, mountains that make you feel tiny in the best way, and light that goes on forever in summer. Alaska is where adventure elopements were born. Start here: How to Elope in Alaska. Then see it in real life with this Lake Clark elopement and this helicopter glacier day.

Iceland

Waterfalls, black sand beaches, and if you time it right, the northern lights over your ceremony. Read my Iceland elopement guide, and if you are chasing the aurora, I wrote about how to photograph the northern lights too.

Scotland

Castles, cliffs, highland fog, and some of the friendliest elopement laws in Europe. My full guide covers all of it: How to Elope in Scotland.

Hawaii

Sunrise above the clouds, waterfalls in the jungle, and a barefoot ceremony before breakfast. Start here: How to Elope in Hawaii, covering permits, the marriage license, and which island fits you.

Barbados and the Caribbean

Beach elopements and resort weddings done right. Start with How to Elope in Barbados, and if a resort is involved, read how to bring your own photographer and skip the vendor fee before you sign anything.

The Redwoods

Getting married under trees older than most countries is a spiritual experience, and the fog makes photos that look like a dream. Start here: How to Elope in the Redwoods, with permits, groves, and the fog schedule.

Ireland

Cliffs, castles, and pubs that adopt newlyweds on sight. Start with How to Elope in Ireland, including the 3 month legal rule nobody warns you about.

Greece

Sunrise on the Santorini caldera, stone monasteries at Meteora, and water that shows off. Read How to Elope in Greece.

Italy

Dolomites sunrises, Tuscan gold, Amalfi blue. Read How to Elope in Italy, including the paperwork truth nobody warns you about.

Switzerland

Waterfall valleys and the Matterhorn, with trains that do the hiking for you. Read How to Elope in Switzerland.

Bali, Indonesia

Jungle waterfalls, rice terraces, cliff temples, and villas that cost less than you think. Start with How to Elope in Bali, including the legal shortcut that saves you weeks of Indonesian paperwork.

Montana: Glacier National Park

Alpine lakes, beargrass meadows, and mountain goats for witnesses. Start with How to Elope in Glacier National Park, including the permit you cannot skip and the sunrise trick for an empty overlook.

Florida: Destin and 30A

Sugar white sand and emerald water without the passport. Start with How to Elope in Destin, Florida, my guide to the Emerald Coast, from Henderson Beach to the pastel streets of 30A.

Mexico: Riviera Maya

Turquoise water, cenote ceremonies, and the all-inclusive resort dance I know by heart. Start with How to Elope in Riviera Maya, then read my resort vendor fee guide before you sign anything.

Where Your Destination Elopement Photographer Is Headed Next

Fiji. Antarctica. Greenland. If your dream day is in one of these places, you might be the couple that gets me there first, and couples who take me somewhere new always get my whole heart and then some. Tell me where we are going.

Not sure where to elope?

That is genuinely my favorite conversation. Tell me the two of you in three sentences and I will shortlist the places that fit. Free, no strings, just say hi. And if you want ideas first, browse 10 epic US spots that cost zero dollars and 10 epic worldwide locations.

Wherever we go, everything gets planned Leave No Trace style, so the place stays as gorgeous as we found it.

Not ready to reach out yet? Steal my free Destination Elopement Starter Guide: the exact first steps I walk every couple through, from picking your place to the legal shortcuts nobody tells you about. Grab the free guide here and start dreaming with a plan.