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Elope BC is a wedding planning company based in Kelowna, British Columbia that specializes in epic pop-up, heli and personal elopements. They are focused on producing sustainable and nature-inspired celebrations of love. This team of dedicated planners believes that marriage ceremonies should be authentic, intimate, and fun. By developing all-inclusive experiences, these professionals strive to account for every detail.

Services Offered

Elope BC offers affordable and beautiful pop-up elopements, personalized elopements and helicopter elopements. Each month, these dedicated professionals curate a one-of-a-kind celebration package with a new location, design theme and photographer as part of their pop-up elopement offering. These experiences include a private venue, a personalized ceremony, arbor with florals, a live musician, a bouquet, boutonniere, and over an hour of photography. On the designated day, three to five couples can participate in this unique event. By splitting the experience with other couples, couples can minimize the cost and stress that can come with planning a wedding, without even seeing the others couples. In addition to pop-up elopements they offer personalized elopements for couples who want something created just for them as well as heli experiences where couples can wed in spectacular places accessible only by helicopter.

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Frequently asked questions

What types of weddings and events do you provide services for?

Civil union
Single religion
Interfaith ceremony
Non-religious
Vow renewal

What services do you provide?

Licensed
Allow couple' own vows

On average, how long are wedding ceremonies you officiate?

Less than 30 mins.

What is the starting price for your wedding services?

$500

Does starting price include the ceremony rehearsal?

No

What is the starting price for ceremony rehearsals?

$100

If you offer pre-marital counseling, what is the starting price for (per session)?

$100
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Reviews for Elope BC

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Tyler
Tyler A. Sent on 30/12/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Our Dream Wedding in the Forest!

We cannot overstate how incredibly thrilled we were with our wedding, but also how great Sue, Crystal and the rest of the team at Elope BC was.

We first met with Sue for a zoom call after stumbling upon the Elope BC website. She was very helpful and was able to answer any questions and talk about any concerns that we had. After this call we were able to get a sense of how much she enjoyed doing what she does, which made it a lot easier to know that we wanted to work with her to have a great wedding. We chose to have a Fall ceremony at Miska Haven, which is absolutely recommended to everyone who has ever dreamt of getting married in a forest or rural setting.

Throughout the process of planning our wedding one part we were never worried about was how the ceremony was going to go, as we were confident the team at Elope BC knew what they were doing and that assurance took a massive weight of stress off of our shoulders knowing it was one less thing to worry about.

On the day of the ceremony, this feeling couldn't have been more solidified as Sue, Crystal and the rest of the team were so professional, accommodating, calming, excited, and organized that it was able to help calm a lot of the nerve that I am sure others feel on their wedding day. We were even worried that there may be a spot of rain, but they provided umbrellas and blankets to keep the guests warm; and with the ceremony taking place under the protective canopy of the trees there was nothing to worry about. The location for the ceremony itself was like being transported into a completely different place and just brought with it the magic we were envisioning for our ceremony. The floral arrangements by Muri were absolutely breathtaking and added to the entire aura of a beautiful forest wedding. The process of the wedding felt very smooth and was in no way stressful. The team was always so calm and always knew what to do to ensure everything went off without a hitch. Even when there was a minor problem with the Brides dress or make-up they were able to jump in to solve everything that came up. Sue as our officiant was tremendous. Not only did her outfit compliment the entire forest experience, but her energy and enthusiasm was very lovely for both ourselves as well as our guests. Carmen from FRESHphoto was able to capture the best moments and was great during our couple session in getting some great shots. We have never done any professional photo shoots together and weren't sure how it would go, but she made it very easy and fun. She was even able to capture some of the moments that we thought might look great but weren't fully sure how to make them happen, she was absolutely able to.

All and all, it was the perfect wedding ceremony. We left smiling and all of our guests couldn't stop talking about how amazing it was. We highly recommend and would encourage anyone to work with the Elope BC team for their upcoming elopement/ceremony!
Faye
Faye B. Sent on 30/08/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Most perfect day of our lives

We chose the personal elopement package. The package included the venue, live musician, flowers, and the photographer, all for a flat rate. We were able to pick literally everything; venue, date, and time, type of flowers, type of music, everything!! AND, we were able to share the day with 15 of our closest guests. Sue and Crystal were the most welcoming duo in the world.
Our wedding day could not have been any more perfect. There is absolutely nothing I would change, except to relive it all once more.
Brandie
Brandie O. Sent on 22/08/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Elope BC makes your wedding stress-free!

We worked with Elope BC to arrange our elopement, and it was absolutely wonderful. We chose a shared date for our ceremony, and I highly recommend booking your ceremony during the 'golden hour' if you want to capture some incredible photos. One of the things I really appreciated was that we could pay in installments, which made the process much more manageable.

Sue and her team were incredibly organized and made sure to go over all the details with us well in advance. They were friendly, approachable, and ensured we knew exactly what to expect on the day. If you're coming from outside BC to get married there, I highly advise booking an appointment with the closest Service BC office ahead of time to get your marriage license—it's easy to do online, but it can book up weeks in advance. The process is quick, taking only about 30 minutes, and they’ll mail you your certificate after Elope BC files the signed license.

Sue served as our officiant and performed a beautiful handfasting ceremony that truly moved us. She was also flexible and worked around some additional elements I wanted, such as my dad praying over us during the ceremony. Elope BC took care of everything—venue, decor, seating, musician, flowers, coordinator, photographer—and made the entire day as stress-free as possible. I wasn't anxious at all leading up to the wedding because they had every detail covered.

I absolutely loved the experience, and I wholeheartedly recommend Elope BC. If you want a stress-free, beautiful, and intimate wedding, elopement is definitely the way to go!
Amina
Amina Sent on 15/06/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Our special day

We had the best day. Thanks to Sue and her lovely team we are in pure bliss after our special intimate and magical ceremony. They did an amazing job and gave us the most beautiful day we imagined.
James
James A. Sent on 16/08/2023
5 out of 5 rating

🲯 amazing , it was a once in a lifetime experience.

This was an experience of a lifetime and it is a once in a lifetime occasion. We were in total ahh of the amazing experience we had.
Thank You So Much.
Stu
Stu Sent on 20/06/2023
5 out of 5 rating

The Best of the Best

The whole team made us feel very comfortable and relaxed. We had an amazing time working with Sue + the entire Elope BC team on our wedding day. Highly recommend.
Sierra
Sierra L. Sent on 17/06/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Highly recommend for nervous people !!

I highly recommend sue and her team, they made our elopement amazing and even though I was nervous and needed a moment after we walked down the aisle to breathe, I was allowed to take a little walk just me and my husband and just relax for a moment! Everything leading up to the elopement with communication was amazing and anything silly little question I needed to ask, she answered it as best as she could to every single one of them!
We were originally suppose to get married at the black container box but she took our guests into consideration as we had a few with mobility issues and were able to get the south Thompson inn spot as well to make sure she could make it ❤️ she made our speech very beautiful and covered everything so we choose not to have vows(which I’m glad I didn’t, as I was messing up words anyways from being so nervous)..

I highly recommend Sue and her team! ❤️😊
Gloria
Gloria T. Sent on 10/06/2023
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Wouldn't have done it any other way!

Sue is amazing. She is responsive to your requests and make the entire planning process smooth and enjoyable. I highly recommend Elope BC if you would like to get married in a stress free way. Sue will take care of everything, you just need to let her know your vision and even then she will guide you through the whole process. All you need to do is really show up! I wouldn't have done it any other way! Thank you Sue and the Elope BC team.
Maggie
Maggie H. Sent on 30/05/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Put the Magic Back In

Elope BC and specifically Sue herself, is absolutely wonderful. Sue went above and beyond to make our elopement as easy as can be. She put the magic back into our special day! Such a great person to have on our adventure and to officiate our wedding. Couldn’t have asked for better! Thank you Sue
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Sekwaw M. Sent on 19/05/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect Ceremony!

We had the perfect ceremony with Elope Bc! Every small detail was thought out and beautifully done. I'm absolutely going to recommend them to everyone looking for the best all inclusive intimate ceremony package!
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Sue Cairnie
Sue Cairnie
Celebrant and Elopement Planner

Hello lovers! I'm a Celebrant and Elopement Planner who has performed over 300 weddings in the Okanagan, Shuswap and Kootenays. I specialize in planning and officiating epic nature elopements for adventurous people. I am deeply passionate about sharing your love story, and creating elopement experiences that are easy, fun and full of love. LGBTQ+ friendly.

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