09/01/2026
34 Wild Wedding Venues Where Your Whole Guest List Can Come!
I built this blog because I hear ALL THE TIME, “I really wanted to do an adventure elopement, but I couldn’t do that to my family!”
Here’s the fantasy, and I know it well because couples describe it to me almost word for word.
It’s early. The light is doing something amazing. You’re standing somewhere stunning, a ridgeline or a slot canyon or a stand of redwoods, and it is completely, perfect just the two of you. Just the quiet of an absolutely incredible place!
And here’s the other fantasy, which is also yours, even though the internet keeps insisting you have to trade one for the other.
It’s dark now. There are string lights. Your college roommate is giving a speech that’s gone off the rails in the best way. Your dad is dancing badly. Your grandmother is sitting at a table with a drink, watching all of it, and she is there. Not on a FaceTime call. Not looking at photos three weeks later. There.
Many couple I talk to wants both of these. Almost every couple has been told, somewhere along the way, that they have to pick.
You don’t. Not if you choose the right place.
How “Both” Actually Works
The trick isn’t a compromise. It’s a choosing the right venue.
When you get married at a venue that has real lodging on the property, your wedding stops being a five-hour block and becomes a weekend. And a weekend has room for two completely different ceremonies of the same marriage.
What you need is a venue that makes it easy. That’s what this blog is all about! Check out the blog on my website and let’s plan your own perfect weekend!
