The last frontier offers lush landscapes with rolling mist covered hills of green and jagged icy blue glaciers ready to play host to your beautiful elopement day. To truly take full advantage of eloping in Alaska, June through early September is the perfect time of year to say “I DO.”
Why summer is the right choice
Alaska in the summer is perfect for eloping couples due to the longer hours of day light offering you the unique option to truly filled your day with some truly amazing activities and locations without the burden of having to call in wrap in the evening some summer nights the sun doesn’t set until around 11:45 with a lasting bright twilight. Summer opens up roads and trails that are otherwise buried in snow, allowing for slower mornings in an A-frame cabin followed by a hike littered with wild flowers. summer temperatures range from 50 f -80 f depending on where in the state you chose to elope.
summertime in Alaska is absolutely magical. In the span of a single day you will be able explore rolling hills of greens surrounded by towering spruce and aspen trees and go straight into conquering the climb to the top of a crackling glacier. Making for a truly unique experience. You can expect to see some amazing wildlife during your day including moose, bears, bald eagles, harbor seals and so much more! I’ve even spotted jelly fish before.
How I would plan your Alaska elopement
Eloping in Alaska is perfect for the couple searching for an experience vs obligation craft a day truly feel authentic to you. close your eyes and imagine waking up in an A-frame cabin overlooking the mist covered hills. take this time to slow down and enjoy these moments of the beginning of your day as you and your fiancé quietly sip coffee and write your vows together. imagine Instead of being separated, you help each other prepare helping each other get dressed into your wedding attire; adjusting a tie or zipping up the back of a dress and just taking a moment to admire each other in this precious moment. taking it all in before the day begins. now that your ready to start the day your Alaskan adventure the fun can truly begin.
Your day would start with a fun activity like whale watching, taking in the scenery of the Kenai fjords from the comfort of a charter boat or by kayak expect to see glaciers and icebergs on the journey as friendly otters float past you on their backs, in the summer time you’ll have a good chance of seeing otters with pups. Being on the open water in Alaska comes with a quiet calm that makes you feel small in such a vast expanse of raw nature around you especially once you spot your first humpback whale coming up for a feeding on the surface of the water. Once we arrive back to shore your day would continue on with a secluded helicopter ride making several stops to breathtaking spots to exchange vows and take in the landscape followed by a private lunch with glacial views. From there we would continue to explore The landscape and end the day back at your cabin for toasting smores by a toasty fire.
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