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February 24, 2023

Ideas To Celebrate With Loved Ones After Your Elopement

Your elopement celebration with family and friends can be done after your actual elopement!  You’ll likely have an intimate elopement, so your loved ones won’t be there with you. However, this doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate with them another way.  I’m going to give you some great ideas for celebrating with your family and friends after your elopement, which […]

Your elopement celebration with family and friends can be done after your actual elopement! 

You’ll likely have an intimate elopement, so your loved ones won’t be there with you. However, this doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate with them another way. 

I’m going to give you some great ideas for celebrating with your family and friends after your elopement, which will be an exciting and fun experience for you all.

7 Elopement Celebration Ideas With Family and Friends

Look back at your elopement photography 

You could have a get-together with your family and friends, set up your elopement photos on your big screen and you can all look back on the exciting adventure you had. 

Your friends and family will enjoy looking through your photos and seeing how much fun you had on your wedding day.

If any of them had any reservations about you taking a more unconventional path, they’ll see that you made the right decision for you.

Do something that signifies your elopement 

If you climbed to the peak of a mountain you could go on a huge adventure and do the same with your loved ones.

Or, if you eloped on a sandy beach, then go to the beach, have a picnic and pop the champagne and reminisce about the elopement you had– I’m sure they all have burning questions to ask you! You could even show them your wedding photos. 

Go for a nice dinner

A great way to relax and chat with each other with no home interruptions is to go to a relaxed restaurant, eat some good food and chat away about your elopement. You could even rent a private room if they offer this!

Again, your family and friends will probably have a lot to ask and will want to hear all about the activities that took place and your eloping experience. 

If you all love a nice meal out, what better way to celebrate with your family and friends after your elopement? 

Backyard BBQ 

You can’t really beat the comfort of your own home, can you? And, if you have just come back from an adventurous elopement full of long hikes then you probably want to rest.

You can do so by having a backyard BBQ– cook up your favorite recipes and your family and friends can help themselves while you chat away with your fave beer in hand. 

Glamping

If you’re into adventure and relaxation, take a group glamping trip to celebrate your elopement with your family and friends! 

Find a cozy campsite, with firepits and talk around the fire, listen to your favorite songs, roast some marshmallows, maybe share some edibles or smokable cannabis – whatever floats your boat – go for it! In fact, water activities are high on the list (canoeing, boating, swimming, etc.) of activities during adventure sessions with my couples.

A row of white tents set up on a grassy field with a wooden fence, and a forested area in the background under a clear blue sky creates the perfect setting for elopement celebration ideas.
A wooden outdoor table adorned with various dishes and aluminum trays of food, scattered plates, and utensils sets the perfect scene for elopement celebration ideas. The table sits on a deck overlooking a picturesque rural landscape with rolling hills and trees in the distance.
A couple dressed in a wedding gown and suit kiss under a rustic wooden arch outdoors. A dog wearing a decorative collar sits at their feet, and trees and greenery surround them in the background—perfect inspiration for elopement celebration ideas.
A bride and groom, holding hands, bend down to a black dog wearing a decorated bandana while standing under a wooden arch adorned with greenery. They are outside in a grassy area with trees and a fence—truly one of the most heartwarming elopement celebration ideas.
A bride in a white dress hugs an older man in a brown suit outdoors under a tree while holding a bouquet, capturing one of the many beautiful moments from their intimate elopement celebration.
A couple walks towards a barn and a white tent where an elopement celebration is taking place, with greenery and trees in the background, on a sunny day.
A woman in a white dress stands in front of a food truck decorated with Greek-inspired designs, placing an order from the vendor at the service window—a perfect setting for elopement celebration ideas.
A person stands at the counter of a food truck, engaging with two employees inside. The food truck, adorned with elopement celebration ideas, boasts a vibrant graphic design and various items displayed on its exterior.
A white event tent is set up near a red barn with people gathered underneath, perfect for elopement celebration ideas. The scene is outdoors on a clear day with green grass in the foreground.
A couple, seen from above, walks hand in hand across a grassy field. The woman wears a long white dress and the man is dressed in a light-colored shirt and dark pants—an idyllic scene perfect for your elopement celebration ideas.
Aerial view of a bride in a white dress and a groom in a white shirt with a red tie dancing on a grassy field, perfect for those seeking unique elopement celebration ideas.

Rent an Airbnb

Another idea to celebrate with your family and friends after your elopement is to get away but still have the comfort of home by renting a giant AirBnB. Choose somewhere that offers the amenities that you want.

Whether it’s simply a great place to all hang out, a big kitchen so you can all make tacos, or a swimming pool! 

Have a Reception

If you want to, you could have a reception where your family and friends can celebrate you. You can go as formal or casual as you’d like. I’ve seen beautiful reception celebrations of all varieties.

You can simply have it at a local park or a favorite local venue, or make it unique and do it somewhere you love the idea of, such as at a wedding venue in the desert, on the beach, in the forest, or in the mountains.

Create a unique elopement celebration with your family and friends!

Now that you have these ideas for celebrating with your family and friends after your elopement, you can focus on spending quality time with them and re-telling the stories of your elopement, from your intimate ceremony to your many amazing adventures, all carefully planned and documented by your photographer on both digital and old-school film photos.

As a documentary elopement photographer and travel advisor, I love helping couples explore the possibilities for doing their wedding their own way. 

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