First off, Ladies, eloping doesn’t mean you have to forego the fun of trying on wedding dresses with your besties. I certainly had a blast trying on wedding dresses withmy girlfriends in NYC, and drinking the free champagne. And I loooooove my wedding dress.

 

However, you definitely have more options to wear whatever you want ... You can buy a full on wedding dress if that’s your vision, or you can buy a beautiful colorfuldress that matches your personality more than your typical white wedding dress. It’s all up to you. Either choices will look incredible. And if your dream has always been to have a long train, go for it and don’t worry, you can still hike with a train. Itmight add some character to the bottom of your dress. Same goes of the veil. You can have a veil when eloping. It is your wedding day.

 

If a dress isn’t your thing, jumpsuits and tuxedos are also beautiful and yes you can still wear a veil with a jumpsuitand the veil will be super fun to play with for photos -:)

 

If neither a jumpsuit or a dress sound good, that’s also completely ok. When eloping, there is nobody there to tell you “this is not proper wedding attire.” You do You. Again, sky’s the limit.

 

Gentlemen, you also get to do YOU on your special day. If you’ve always dreaded wearing a tuxedo, well you don’t have to. Wear a suit, don’t wear a suit, roll up your pants, roll up your sleeves. Again no rule to follow. My husband wore jeans when we said Ido and I couldn’t have cared less. It was all about our love, his beautiful vows and the gorgeous mountains surrounding us.

 

Now for shoes: also a free for all. You can be barefoot -my personal favorite -you can wear your cowboy boots, you can wear dress shoes. There is also no rule. However if hiking is going to be part of your elopement, hiking shoes are a must. And if you want to switch to your uber fancy designer shoes for pictures once we get to our destination, just pack them in your backpack. Or pack you favorite Converses/ Vans ... in my opinion, they happen to be very photogenic too.

 

If you have any other questions about elopement attire, email me, text me, FaceTime me :) I am happy to help.