Eloping to Sedona

The beauty of Sedona attracts a lot of couples that want to plan intimate weddings and elopements. Every year hundreds of couples come to Sedona from across the country and world to have a special Sedona elopement or intimate wedding in Sedona with just a few of their closest family and friends.

Sedona Bride Photographers offers abridged single photographer coverage for just these kinds of weddings. We start with suggesting just the perfect location for your wedding and put together the best times for the shoot based on the time of year and location. Then, we recommend wedding officiants, hair and makeup artists, floral and restaurants so that planning your elopement is a breeze for you.

The elopement day often time starts with the tail end of prep and there is plenty of time for a beautiful ceremony and gorgeous portraits out on the red rocks. You have an amazing day, with all the sweet moments captured most importantly for you to remember but also for you to share with your family and friends back home.

Each image is individually adjusted for color and selective lightening/darkening so that when you see your full set of images in your online gallery they are beautiful and ready to print from. You can make professional prints through our fabulous print lab but you also receive a digital download link for you to have all your images post wedding.

Sedona Elopement Photography Package – $1500

Our single photographer elopement package is best suited for couples that are eloping or planning a Sedona wedding with fewer than 20 guests. Weddings with a full reception (ie. bridal party, toasts, dinner, dancing, cake cut etc.) should contact us for our full wedding coverage packages.  Elopement package is usually only available on weekdays or with last minute bookings (6-8 weeks out).

Our elopement photography package includes:

• • pre wedding scheduling consultation by phone or video chat to assist you in finding a gorgeous red rock location and set the best wedding day schedule
  • up to 3 hours of photography by a single Sedona Bride photographer … usually 2 hours is plenty of time but if you are hiking to a location or going to multiple locations the extra time is there if you need it
  • post production on images with general adjustments made to each individual image
  • about 100+ images produced per hour of shooting
  • high resolution edited files (individual color and selective lightening/darkening adjustments) delivered via digital download
  • images posted to our proofing gallery website for easy viewing & sharing with friends & family
  • upon request, highlights to Facebook or Instagram or an online highlight slideshow with up to 30 photographers favorite images set to music hosted for online for 1 yr … great for sharing your wedding day with friends and family at home reception or via email … here’s a sample slideshow for you to view 

• post wedding consultation reviewing album options etc. (upon request)

A la carte items include:

• professional prints start at at $8
• online slideshow slideshow digital download … your own copy of the wedding slideshow $250
• custom designed wedding books and albums starting at $800
• gallery prints and wall collections starting at $250
• thank you cards and wedding announcement cards

Two Photographer Packages and Custom Packages

For those that are having more than an elopement and inviting guests or simply looking for extended storytelling coverage we have a 6 hour package with two photographers. This package is perfect for couples wanting to tell the story of their full wedding day but are not planning a reception with dancing. We cover the day just like we would any wedding starting with the tail end of prep (one photographer photographing the bride and the other photographing the groom), two photographers capturing all the different moments of the ceremony and when it comes to the reception we wrap up after toasts and the cake cut. This two photographer package is $3500 … we are happy to customize package for you so please get in touch with us about your specifics!

Elopements in Sedona Photography Samples and Location Ideas

So you know you want to plan a super romantic and gorgeous elopement to Sedona but don’t have an idea where to have the ceremony? Take a look at our SEDONA VENUES PAGE to see samples of locations to have your Sedona wedding.

Bell Rock

Bell Rock is one of the most easy to access locations with the most stunning views in Sedona. It’s only about a 10 minute walk and you’ll have 360 degree views to enjoy for your elopement.

See more Bell Rock elopement photos here.

Enchantment Resort 

Enchantment Resort is a gorgeous resort and tucked in Boynton Canyon. The towering red rocks makes it an ideal place to stay for your elopement. While you can check with the resort for their most current policy on having weddings at Enchantment Resort, for elopements, we’d also recommend the surrounding trails that the resort gives you access to for your ceremony.

See more Enchantment Resort wedding photos here.

Red Rock Crossing

Red Rock Crossing is our easy to access location for elopements or micro weddings that require an easy to get to spot with beautiful views. It is also surrounded by a beautiful array of locations for photos. From lush green tree lined Oak Creek with beautiful Cathedral Rock in the background to vistas make for dramatic locations for red rock views, it’s a location where the ceremony can be easy for the couple (and a small number of guests) to attend and can be followed up with many more photos in and directly around the areal.

Cathedral Rock

Cathedral Rock is an iconic location in Sedona. It’s no wonder that this spot is so popular for tourists and couples looking to elope in Sedona. We plan for 3-4 hours for shooting and hiking and the hiking is fairly intense in parts. It’s easy to get to the half way point where there are beautiful views without a difficult hike.

To go to the top is a bit more for adventurous couples with hiking shoes. 🙂 We don’t recommend ceremonies on the “saddle” because it can be come quite busy there with both tourists and with other photo shoots. There are specific spots off the main trail that are quieter and away from tourists along the way up that we use as intimate ceremony locations. While the “ledge” on the saddle is coveted by both tourists and photographers, there are many gorgeous spots all along the way up and on the saddle that give an array of views.

If you don’t hike often or are skittish around heights, we have other locations we can recommend for your Sedona Adventure elopement!

See our more Cathedral Rock elopement photos here. 

L’Auberge de Sedona

L’Auberge has several ceremony sites on their property and Serenity Point is the most popular for elopements. It’s located on the most souther point of the property and is usually very quiet and intimate, perfect for a romantic elopement on the red rocks with the sounds of Oak Creek. L’Auberge offers elopement packages as well as package for intimate weddings. At this time any guests staying at L’Auberge are free to use the property for photographs which makes it a popular location for couples to get ready at and use for pictures before going out to their elopement either on site of off site.

Check out more L’Auberge de Sedona wedding photos here! 

Or view a full micro-wedding at L’Auberge here.

Merry Go Round

Merry Go Round is an adventure elopement and requires about 4 hours of time … Our adventure elopements are $1750 and are inclusive of travel time and files. We are happy to provide guidance on getting to the locations but transportation is provided by the couple.

View more Merry Go Round elopement photos here.