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Are you beyond ready to get married?! We know so many people have had to change their plans or postpone their wedding date. This is why you NEED to run away to Hawaii to get married. Right now.

Eloping is the new way to get married! Between all of the craziness of the current pandemic and the ever changing restrictions on group gatherings, eloping is not only safer, but it is much easier and less stressful on the couple to plan. You will still want to get married even if you can’t have large groups of people there with you, so how do you make sure to let everyone know that you tied the knot?

We absolutely love all things pretty — especially these new elopement wedding accessories designed by the Elopement Experts themselves. We have put together helpful planning notebooks, handy bags to keep your day of necessary items, and cute items for your tropical honeymoon too! Just because you’re having a small wedding doesn’t mean you need to miss out on the style and details!

Are you dreaming of escaping to a tropical Hawaiian Island for your nuptials? Lanai is the perfect island for you right now! Hawaii is the most remote place in the world — far away from the stress of normal life. You can elope to this island destination and get married with your toes in the sand or on an oceanfront golf course with your closest family and friends. The best part? You can honeymoon where you get married!

One of the toughest choices that our couples have is their song choices! Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! We’ll walk you through what opportunities for songs you may have and then what our favorite songs are! Each of these songs will still be beautiful on various instruments.

Having your intimate wedding experience isn’t complete without the post-ceremony celebration! After saying your vows at your gorgeous mini-wedding ceremony, you will be excited to relax and spend quality time with your guests that matter so much to you. Because you chose to have a smaller wedding, you have room in your budget to have the most beautiful and jaw-dropping dinner reception.

You’ve had your intimate wedding and now you’re getting ready to have a big party back home with all of your family and friends, and let’s be honest, probably some people you’ve never, ever seen before! The more the merrier at your post-wedding celebration.

Just because you’re choosing to do a Micro-Wedding doesn’t mean that you have to have no style! One of the best ways to include your personal style is to have a gorgeous wedding cake! Whether you’re planning an intimate dinner reception after your elopement or you’re waiting until you get home to have a big Home-Town Bash, you can certainly include the cake! Check out this two part series!

With a small wedding, you are still able to include your closest family and friends if you choose. Since your guest count will be so small, you can have your guests coordinate what they wear! Your guests will have a blast picking out what to wear to feel included in your big day.

Let’s talk paper! Traditional weddings often send Engagement Announcements, Save The Dates, Invitations, RSVP Cards, Thank-Yous and more! That’s a lot of envelopes for you to lick and address. Like many other elements to planning a Small Wedding, your elopement stationery is nothing like the traditional.

When you elope, you should certainly still get the dress of your dreams! This is a great way to add style and luxury to your elopement wedding. Because choosing to elope can mean that you have less time to plan, make sure that you find and purchase your dress early and be sure to ask these questions!

Wedding Planning can be overwhelming even when you’re doing a small wedding! This is why we want to help you elope without any of the stress associated with the planning experience. Here is a list of 12 tips to make sure you don’t forget anything before you elope!

Are you finding yourself changing your wedding plans? How do you let your guests know to put a new date on hold? In the beginning you sent Save The Dates, but what do you send now? Don’t worry, the Elopement Experts at Modern Elopement have you covered.

Micro-Weddings, Mini Weddings, Intimate Weddings, Small Weddings, Elopement Weddings, they’re all the same! It doesn’t matter what you call it, an Elopement Wedding is a gorgeous alternative to the big headache of a large wedding. We believe that you don’t have to sacrifice style and luxury to have the elopement wedding of your dreams.

Our lovely Japanese couple came to us wanting a gorgeous, intimate elopement in the most epic aisle on earth. This ceremony site gives us chills with the tall lines of Palm Trees and the classic, historic estate that inspired authors. This stunning elopement was featured in the Spring/Summer 2020 issue of Destination I Do

If you take one look at their photos you will instantly see why Destination I Do jumped at the chance to feature a two-page spread on this elopement in their print Spring Summer 2020 edition.

With the wedding trend shifting to elopements and intimate weddings, this stunning couple was the perfect fit!