Meet the Elopers : Sam & Dariusz
Edinburgh city centre elopement, a Humanist ceremony in a gothic courtyard followed by a pub crawl. Fancy it? I know all the best spots…The Elopement Society is a collaborative offering of bespoke elopements in Edinburgh and along the East Lothian coast.
We aren’t a traditional wedding planner business so we don’t charge the rates they do, we just offer our contacts and local knowledge with your ideal day in mind. Not all of our suppliers are based in the wedding industry, they’re all local independent creatives with a focus on working in sustainable ways.
Meet The Elopers : Kirsty + Connor
An elopement in a secret cabin in the woods with a beach ceremony, perfect Scottish summer illicit romance and something a bit different for unique dreamers.
Kirsty and Connor’s Secret Cabin elopement was a beautiful hot sunny day last summer in East Lothian.
East Lothian Cabin Elopements
It’s the best time of year for folks toying with the idea of an illicit little private elopement day to contact us about our East Coast ideas.
Indoor or outdoor ceremonies, we’ve got the prefect private base for you to stay in while we can also help gather all your suppliers from the finest local independent businesses and creatives.
Our cabin friends tend to get fully booked over the summer months so give us a shout now to start chatting about ideas.
Wedding : Hannah & Daniel, Coulston House
Hannah and Dan had an idyllic wedding day at Colstoun, everything was just flowing and dreamy - the weather, the emotions, the happy vibes. It’s always a treat to work at Colstoun and this was a great day with good people.
Meet the Elopers : Kat & Simon,Summerhall
A glorious DIY wedding featuring lots of the couples’ favourite local independent suppliers. This autumnal Summerhall wedding was a fine time had by all.
Edinburgh elopement planning… but different?
We’re not a traditional wedding planner business or a wedding industry directory either, we’re a new third thing - A creative, easy to work with collaborative community who work together to create unique memorable elopements in Scotland.
Meet The Elopers: Holly + Rory, small-scale wedding in edinburgh city centre
Gorgeous wee wedding for the super stylish, Holly + Rory, who wed in a private garden surrounded by their nearest and dearest. A gorgeous example of how our packages (in this case our Opulent Edinburgh Package) act as the foundation of a truly personal day.
Meet The Elopement Society: The Secret Cabin
The Secret Cabin is a beautiful, bespoke-finished and dog friendly cabin for two, nestled behind woodland and within walking distance to the insanely beautiful Seacliff Beach. We caught up with host, Lorna who shares her favourite nooks and quirks of this bonnie little bolthole.
Meet The Elopement Society: Miss Mobile Disco
We caught up with Emily, aka Miss Mobile Disco to chat all things D.I.S.C.O, she even made us a funk-fuelled elopement playlist to bop along to.
Meet The Elopement Society: Celebrant Mo Ackroyd
As a Celebrant, Mo believes your day should be exactly that – YOUR day. She can help you choose the ceremony you really want and guide you with various symbolic gestures, personal vows, poems and readings to express your journey as a couple.
THANK YOU: 2022 wedding clients
As we ease into wedding season for 2023, I’d like to thank everyone I worked with on weddings and elopements last year. To all my lovely couples for trusting me to record such an important milestone, to the suppliers I worked with. Special shout out to the Scottish weather for mostly being on my side. Now booking for 2023/24. Get in touch!
Meet The Elopement Society: Ochre Botanical Studios
Ochre Botanicals are an Edinburgh-based collective of florists who cherish the wiggly and wonderful stems that nature produces and love to champion these unique floral characters in their designs.
We are delighted to have Ochre in our little black book of collaborators and are always truly wowed with what they come up with for all of our couples.
Pt 3: Emma + Jamie’s Wedding At Netherbyres House
For the final slice of our “What to expect from your Wedding Photographer” series you can expect to find out what I do after “the deed” is done.
Your couples shoot, traditional group shots and then to the speeches, the dancing and a hopefully some carbs before I leave.
MOST CURIOUS…
We are delighted to be one of only 50 UK wedding suppliers chosen to feature on the brand new Most Curious digital directory, Pact 23.
Most Curious are the go-to wedding show for the style-savvy couple and this latest digital addition to their wedding arsenal is one we’re very proud to be part of.
Pt 2: Emma + Jamie’s Wedding at Netherbyres House
The second in my series of “What to expect from your Wedding Photographer” series. This time, we’re talking about your big day.
Do you need a second photographer? How best to organise a big group shot? Oh and why you should let me know if you are planning on using confetti!
Pt 1: Emma + Jamie’s Wedding at Netherbyres House
Part one of three posts sharing Emma and Jamie’s beauty of a day at Netherbyers. Enjoy their galleries while finding out exactly what you can expect from me as your photographer before, during and after your wedding.
Here’s part one, featuring our pre-wedding shoot and stunning on-the-day “getting ready” photos.
Meet the Elopement Society: Nice Times Bakery
Nice Times bakery is sister to Lovecrumbs Cafe at Lawnmarket. Have a local favourite cafe represented on your big day with one of their signature cakes or they're happy to be given an idea of your favour flavours and create something bespoke to order.
The Elopers: Sahara + Alex’s Secret Cabin Elopement
Another stunning elopement at the Secret Cabin. It always amazes me just how unique each one of our packages becomes. I guess you can’t bottle love… or something. The memories of Sahara and Alex’s day are everything I’d imagined for The Elopement Society. Pure elation.
Wedding : 10/10 joy at Comrie Croft
What a delight to shoot Geoff and Neil’s special day at the glorious Comrie Croft. The venue beamed with the overwhelming sea of the widest smiles I’ve ever seen in one place. Every moment captured was full of energy and emotion, a truly lovely gallery to reflect on.
Meet The Elopement Society: Studio Seapink
Studio Seapink adores creating beautiful floral pieces for weddings, events, photoshoots, exhibitions and workshops. Jenny Bell Harman’s work spans wild and exuberant to refined and delicate which we love! Always full of seasonality and with a natural approach, her arrangements have that ‘undone’ vibe which is a big hit for a lot of our couples.