Eloping in the US means choosing from a genuinely remarkable range of backdrops — Sonoran Desert at sunrise, Smoky Mountain ridge trails in October fog, Pacific surf at low tide, or a quiet corner of a New Orleans garden district. The setting shapes everything: the pace of the day, the light quality, the mood of the photographs, and the feel of the film.
Tara Weddings travels to elopements in every US state. We don't maintain a preferred venue list or push couples toward certain locations — the whole point of eloping is that the location is yours. Whether you have a specific place already chosen or want to talk through what the landscape of a given state or city offers, we're useful at either stage of planning.
Our coverage for elopements typically runs two to four hours and includes the ceremony itself plus natural portraits in the surrounding environment. For couples adding film, the short film we produce runs three to five minutes — edited to the audio of your actual vows and the ambient sound of wherever you chose to be.