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I’ve got step - by - step resources on everything from how to get your Alaskan marriage license and confirming your elopement is legal to unlimited ideas of what to do actually do on your elopement day

How To Elope In Alaska
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hiking, helicopters, and moose oh my!

My story is just as wild and unconventional as Alaska herself. With more than 10 years of experience as a graphic designer specializing in the craft beer industry, I bring a creative eye and a love of storytelling to everything I do. After moving from the Midwest to the PNW, I spent time working as a budtender and Walmart security—experiences that shaped how I manage to connect with all kinds of people.

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Alaska marriage license

Cross one thing off your Alaska Elopement To-Do List in the next 5 minutes

Here’s the dealio: Alaska requires a 3 - business day waiting period before your marriage license is ready - so don’t wait until the week of, please. I wrote you this blog post with the exact form you need, where to bring it, and when, so you can stop stressing and get back to planning the fun stuff!

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Pick Your Alaskan Destination

  • brides exchanging vows on Knik glacier in Alaska

    Knik Glacier

    Take a helicopter to Knik glacier. Toast with a glass of straight glacier water. Imagine your first dance in packrafts drifting through ice blue water.

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  • couple celebrating their elopement in Alaska

    Whittier, Alaska

    This quirky fishing town is an hour from Anchorage and only accessible via a 2 minute tunnel. Experience wild Alaska up close

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  • couple holding just married signs on their elopement to Hatcher Pass

    Hatcher Pass

    Elope amongst the fog and moss covered valleys of Hatcher Pass.

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black helicopter on blue glacier pond

Why are glaciers blue?

Heavy ice packs so tightly it squeezes out all air pockets. Pure ice absorbs red wavelengths, scattering and reflecting shorter blue wave lengths making the ice appear blue. The bluer the color the older and more pure the glacier ice.

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Alaska Elopement Inspiration
A couple dressed in wedding attire standing on rocky shoreline near water of Beluga Point, Alaska, with mountains and cloudy sky in the background.
A woman in a beige coat with pearl embellishments, a black beanie, and gloves, is smiling and paddling a kayak on icy water of Knik glacier. The kayak is orange with black and white markings, and the woman is holding an orange paddle.
A couple dressed in wedding attire stands in a lush green valley of Hatcher Pass, Alaska surrounded by tall mountains under an overcast sky. 
  ELOPEMENTS iN ALASKAN START AT

$3,000

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Let’s fkn’ gooooo!

We're going to plan an mind-blowing day of celebration and adventure in the Alaska mountains! I can't wait to get to know you both. Tell me about your love story, please!

eloping bride and groom saying their vows on black rocks of Byron Glacier in Alaska

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