Why You Should Elope in Jasper National Park for 2024

So you’ve heard this term “Eloping” thrown around a few times before, maybe even while planning your wedding; let’s talk a little more about it and discuss why this option might be the right fit for you! Without further ado, here are my top reasons that an elopement in Jasper National Park might be the right choice for you and your partner.

6. The Experience

If getting married is supposed to feel like the happiest day of your life, then eloping will take that feeling to the next level. While fun and memorable, a full-on wedding day can carry headaches like timing, budgeting, venue booking, seating, and dinner planning. An elopement will take all those stressors out of the picture which leaves you with an intimate day and the freedom to do whatever makes you happy. It will also give you time to slow down and enjoy the day itself as well as each other. Since elopements in Jasper National Park are limited to 25 guests you’ll get an more personal experience with your closest friends or family that you’ll look back on for years to come.

Eloping takes the focus away from “the wedding” and puts it back on you and your love for one another; and gives you the chance to celebrate in your own completely unique style.

5. Cost

The average wedding cost in Canada is currently $30,000 dollars; with around 70-80% of that pricing being for the reception alone. When couples decide to elope, they can usually pay anywhere from 1/3 of that cost to less. Most of the clients that I photograph on their elopements have budgeted for their dress/suit, rings, officiant, hotel, dinner and their photographer. It really covers the most important parts of your day and the rest of the savings can go towards a mortgage, honeymoon or whatever else life is throwing your way!

4. Location

Probably the biggest draw of an elopement in Jasper is the fact that you can get married almost anywhere in the park, so let your imagination run wild. Want to get married on a mountain top? By a spectacularly blue lake? In a field of wildflowers? Whatever you’re dreaming of we can make it a reality with a bit of planning. People come to Jasper from all over the world to witness its beauty, so why not make it the most awe inspiring backdrop for your wedding day?

3. Travel

Never been to Jasper before? This is the chance to escape and get away somewhere exotic and new, a great reason to finally take the trip to a place you’ve both dreamed of seeing and getting married there as well. Make Jasper the place where you tie the knot and have your honeymoon all rolled into one! In the park there are so many things to do and spots to visit. You could easily spend a week or two exploring after your elopement, or even travel to British Columbia or Banff afterwards.

2. Environmental

Large weddings generate a ton of trash; from napkins to centerpieces and decorations, so much is thrown away after the day is over. Eloping reduces the environmental load that comes with a larger celebration. The fact that there are less guests travelling to the wedding cuts back on CO2 emissions and if you also make Jasper your combined honeymoon destination as well you’ll be reducing your carbon footprint from not flying to another spot on the globe. Truly, all you need is each other, an officiant, and of course a photographer. You can cash your karma points in with Mother Earth after!

1. Photos

An elopement is a chance for a couple to create a tailor-made experience to remember forever, the pictures captured during an elopement are a true representation of who you and your partner are as a couple. Every standard wedding has similar themes and tones that their images reflect, but every elopement, even ones in similar locations are unique and personal; and the images show that well.

Of all things your photographer is the most important decision when it comes to an elopement! Do your research and always choose local; these are the people who know and love the area you are going to and they are the ones who will show you its deepest beauty and the secrets it has to offer! If you are thinking of eloping in Jasper National Park feel please reach out to us, we look forward to making your celebration of love everything you dreamed of and more.