Unusual Places to Elope
We have heard of a lot of unusual places to Elope, but one cute story we recently came across really raises the bar! Southwest Airlines shared a story about a couple who planned on a Las Vegas elopement, but ended up getting married on their flight instead!
The Inflight Wedding Ceremony!
Last year, an Ohio couple had booked a flight to Las Vegas with the intent of marrying at a wedding chapel. However, their connecting flight from Dallas to Las Vegas was canceled after several delays. A fellow passenger – an ordained officiant – overheard their concerns about missing the chapel booking and offered to perform the ceremony! The trio purchased seats on an alternative flight and took an uber across the city to a different airport.
The couple and their new minister boarded the Southwest Airlines flight dressed in their wedding attire. On hearing the story the pilot. joked with them that they should get married on the plane. That’s exactly what the couple decided to do! The flight crew used some toilet paper to make streamers. A notebook was passed around the passengers to be a makeshift guest book, and a professional photographer on board grabbed her camera to take some photos! It’s certainly a flight nobody on board will forget in a hurry! See their wedding photos and more in this CNN.com article.
More Unusual Places to Elope
Getting married on your next flight might not be your ideal ceremony, but the story did get us thinking about how much freedom couples have when they decide to elope. Choosing a more intimate small wedding opens up a wide array of possibilities when it comes to choosing your venue. That includes many unusual places to elope. We decided to take a look at some of the vendors among our listings that can offer something a little more unique.
Clocktower Events
Marry Me & Ski
Another of the unusual places to elope in Colorado is Loveland Ski Area, who host an annual mass wedding on Valentine’s Day called ‘Marry Me & Ski’! For the 2023 event, 75 couples took to the slopes to exchange vows in the snowy meadow. They went on to celebrate by skiing down the mountain as newlyweds! There is plenty of time to get in some practice on the slopes before next year’s event.
Glacier Elopement
When it comes to unusual places to elope, it doesn’t get much more unique than exchanging your vows on a glacier! with a Premium Glacier Wedding Adventure with our friends at Alaska Adventures Juneau that is exactly what you can do! They offer elopement packages that include a sightseeing flight across the ice fields. The breathtaking tour is followed by an intimate ceremony on either Mendenhall or Herbert Glacier.