Elopement Day Activity Ideas

If you’re planning an elopement and are looking for some inspiration, you’ve come to the right place! Having an elopement gives you so much freedom to truly make your day your own. You can plan a day that is filled with all the things you love, and celebrate in a way that is 100% unique to you! One of the ways you can make your day even more special is by incorporating some meaningful activities. These activities can be an epic adventure, or something intimate! Adding activities is just going to make your elopement day more fun, special, and authentic to you. Let’s do a deep dive on some elopement day activity ideas and how you can incorporate them into your wedding plans!

What is an elopement?

Eloping is simply choosing to have an intimate & intentional wedding experience. It doesn’t have to mean running to a courthouse, getting married in secret, or doing something quick & rushed! Eloping gives you the ability to start off this new adventure together in a meaningful way. You can elope by yourselves, or bring along some of your closest people – whatever is most important to you, it gives you the capability to follow your heart and make your day your own!

Why should you incorporate activities in your elopement?

As important as photos are on your wedding day (which they are VERY important), at the end of the day your elopement shouldn’t be just a photoshoot! After all, it’s your wedding day! Your experience on that day is the top priority, and adding activities to your elopement day just makes it that much more fun. Activities don’t have to be anything crazy, either! It can be as simple as popping champagne, going for a hike, or having a little picnic. There’s so many things you can incorporate into your experience that will help make it feel that much more like you, and help make it even more of a day to remember!

How to incorporate activities into your elopement

To keep things simple, there are 2 main ways you can incorporate some of these activities into your elopement day! The first way is to pick an actvity, maybe something on you & your partner’s bucket list, and make your day about that activity. Some ideas in this category would be going backpacking, having a cool helicopter elopement, etc. If you’re interested in some activities like these, check out my unqiue elopement ideas blog post here! The second way is to choose a handful of smaller activities to incorporate into your day, rather than your day being centered around those activities. These activities can be more like having a picnic, going for a bike ride, a hike with your dog, popping champagne, etc!

Incorporating these activities into your day can be really simple! And if you’re working with a photographer like me, your photographer can even help go over some options for you and find the best way to have these activities in your schedule. I usually recommend thinking of anywhere from 1-3 things to incorporate into your day to just help make your experience on your day that much more amazing!

Elopement day activity ideas

There’s an endless amount of adventure and experiences to be had when it comes to your elopement day, but I’m going to share a few of my favorite ideas with you! And depending on where you choose to elope can open up even more possibilities for what you can do. Here are a few of my favorite suggestions for simple elopement day activity ideas you can incorporate to make your day more meaningful to you!

• Stargazing
• Kayaking
• Paddleboarding
• Have a picnic
• Go camping
• Champagne pop
• Going for a hike
• Go for a drive
• Go for a bike ride
• Ride motorcycles
• Have a fancy catered dinner
• Go swimming
• Have a bonfire
• Sharing coffee or a beverage
• Visit a brewery

Experiences can just make your day that much more intentional & fun, and you can relive these experiences every time you look at your wedding photos or someone asks you about your day! No matter what you decide – remember to keep your experience at the heart, and choose things that make you both feel connected and excited.