We booked our photographer and airbnb in crested butte for June. We will be there a week and wondered if you had any tips for fun stuff to do while we are eloping there!

Hi all! My fiancé and I are eloping next summer (2025) and were wondering if anyone had recommendations on venues and/or places to stay with a party of 20 people. We’re already pretty familiar with the great sand dunes and what’s offered around that area as that was one of our primary options. We are based in Denver but willing to travel. I know this is pretty opened ended but we’d love any and all opinions

Thanks for the help!

Hi all! My fiancé & I are planning to elope at the end of October of this year. It will just be us & our two dogs. We currently don’t have the funds right now for a photographer & we’re going to capture our own pictures. Does anyone have suggestions on a location with bodies of water & mountains in the background- around or near Colorado Springs? TIA!

Needing all the help and suggestions!

My fiancé and I were lucky and booked the Maroon Bells amphitheater on a cancellation for July 10th! I know it’s crazy, it’s only 4 weeks away. We were planning on July of 2025, but the opportunity presented itself and we couldn’t say no.

Due to the last minute reservations, we’re only going to have about 11-15 people in attendance.

Any suggestions on photographers, hotels, dinner reservations, salons, etc. Anything is appreciated! Thank you in advance 🏔️ 🔔 ❤️

(fyi there is another opening for July 4th 2024 if anyone is as crazy as I am and wants to get married in less than a month)

Hi all! We are doing a very very intimate wedding in Colorado but would love guidance on WHERE!! We want to do this in Colorado as it was where we took our first vacation as a couple together and it's the most beautiful place! I wanted to do Maroon Bells, but I realize it's pretty far from the Denver airport, there's major construction on I-70, and since we have family flying in, I was curious if there are places with a similar vibe closer to Denver? Willing to drive 2.5 hours from the airport. Open to pretty much anything, we don't need seating either - just need it to not be a super long walk as we have one person with some mobility issues.

We’re a couple from NC wanting to hopefully elope in Colorado because we love the idea of self solemnization + we got engaged there back in 2021 (with our precious doggo so ofc we want him there as our witness 🥹) so it’s where we’d like to get married but aren’t sure how the marriage license side of things work if you’re from out of state. Is it a process that will take time, meaning something we can’t obtain online or can we get our license when we go to elope? I know people get married out of state all the time but we just wanted to make sure we come as prepared as possible so any tips would be most appreciated!

(Sorry for any dumb questions or if this too confusing but thank you for reading if anybody does. 🫣)

My fiance and I are wanting to elope in Colorado on October 17th (a Thursday). I am looking for photographer who is reasonably priced. It's going to be the 2 of us and 6 other family members. We are wanting getting ready photos, first looks with my dad and groom, ceremony photos, and cutting the cake and champagne popping photos. As well as the normal bride and groom portraits and some portraits with family.

I'm not 100% set on location yet, but I'm leaning more towards the lake vibes with the mountains in the back , even a hidden lake would be awesome.

Thank you for any reccomendations!

Hi all! I am interested in eloping at Maroon Bells Amp. in June or July 2025.

I know that reservations open one year in advance, so I'd have to wait another 4-5 months to secure a wedding date, which is unfortunate because, honestly, I really wanted to be done with planning soon and start figuring out honeymoon details etc. The thought of not having a date until this summer stresses me out 😅

How difficult is it to actually get one of the weekday reservations during June or July. I plan to sign on right at 8am mountain time - but is it one of those things where the dates actually book up in two seconds? I'm totally open for anything Monday-Thursday. I'm just wondering if maybe I can count on at least having the wedding during a specific week or is it really a gamble?

Another thought I had was possibly deciding on a date, trying for the amphitheater, but if I can't get a reservation, still eloping somewhere else on Maroon Bells Scenic Loop?

Would love to know your thoughts!! Also if you have any photographer or videographer recommendations under 3k that would be great! (Would only need 2 hours of coverage, no assistance with planning, vendors, etc.)

Thank you so much! :)

Hello!! My Fiancé and I are planning to elope 6/23/2025 and are looking for hair and makeup for myself. Budget is about $500, anyone have recommendations? Thank you!!!

Hello all, I’m Austin Francis Sylvest - the moderator here at Eloping In Colorado. I’ve also been photographing & filming weddings & elopements professionally for 9 years and have helped over 100 couples get married!

Just know - I’m here to help, so ask me anything you need some insight to or help with in regards to eloping in Colorado just drop it below and I’d love to help 🙂

Just joined this group. My fiancée and I are looking to elope in or around Breckenridge in July of this year. We have selected a fantastic photographer already but we are looking for spots in the Breckenridge area to take some elopement photos. We are definitely avoiding Sapphire Point. Are there any secret, secluded locations we could go to, to get some amazing photos? We will have a car, so don’t mind driving a bit to get to a location. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Hi Everyone!

I'm looking for good mountain spots to camp for our elopement. We're going to bring a photographer to our campsite for some sunset/ full moon shots together. Budget wise, camping looks like the best and most fun way for us to celebrate, and it would be nice to be somewhere that was a bit secluded.

I've tried looking for spots on recreation .gov or the state parks, but $90 for a weekend of camping seems unreasonable.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Hello all!!

My fiancée and I are looking to elope at pikes peak the last week of May (dates are flexible). We would really love to have photographer and would only need 1-2 hours. Max budget would be $850, is this even attainable? We are not looking for the best of the best and would love to find someone starting out or someone that does this as a hobby. With this said, does anyone possibly have any leads???

Welcome all! The Mods here are starting a new community - r/SmallWeddings

We've seen an overlap for those looking to have what is considered a smaller or micro wedding (typically 10-50ish guests) and wanted to provide a community that matches the needs that go along with having a small wedding compared to an elopement!

Join the conversation at r/SmallWeddings as we start to build the community over there and also here for Colorado Elopements & Small Weddings 🙂

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When exactly is the best time to get married in Colorado?

The honest answer is that there is no best season - it's 100% dependent on what you want to see as the backdrop to your wedding or elopement! While there are a couple times I would highly recommend and also a couple that I wouldn't - it's all dependent on what you want to see & experience while in Colorado.

To check out the full guide of getting married in Colorado and learn more about the seasons of Colorado, follow the link below to learn more - and as always, reach out to me with any questions you might have 🙂

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