Backyard elopement

Backyard Elopement guide by Joe Tobiason. A helpful tool for all you need to plan your wedding at home in Seattle, Tacoma or anywhere in Washington State.

backyard post elopement party, father daughter dance outside with patio string lights. bride wearing long sleeve wedding dress by Watters

Jennifer See Studios captured Meg and Brae's Lake of Bays elopement ceremony at a beautiful family cottage during summer 2020

I want you to have the best day ever! Here are the 7 most common elopement mistakes I've seen and tips on how to avoid them.

Having best of both worlds with a small wedding but big reception with a backyard wedding. An elopement purposefully ignores the hubbub of a traditional wedding. It takes a lot of courage for a couple to go outside of the norm and choose to elope. There's a lot of pressure when it comes to planning a wedding, and sometimes you can lose track of what the day is about. An elopement can truly remove some if not all of that stress and allow you to focus on the excitement of marrying one another.

Explore our backyard wedding ideas from real weddings, which include inspiration for every aspect of your big day. Your outdoor ceremony, reception, cocktail hour, and more will simply stun with these backyard wedding ideas.

Day Two of Derek and Esti's incredible micro-wedding in Upstate New York on a private, beautiful lake bordering Adirondack Park near Lake George.