Guides

Permits, locations and the unglamorous details that make a ceremony go right — verified, dated, and written by working crews.

• How to Elope in Colorado: Sign Your Own License, No Officiant Required — Self-solemnization explained, the license step by step, and the permit rules for four Colorado backdrops, from no-permit Garden of the Gods to Rocky Mountain NP.
• Best Places to Elope in the U.S. — five parks we’d send a couple to, with the permit fees, group caps and booking windows for each.
• How to elope — the step-by-step plan: place, permits, license, crew, and the day itself.
• How to Become a Wedding Officiant (and Turn It Into a Business)
• Dubsado vs HoneyBook: which should a wedding pro pick?
• Smoky Mountains Wedding Permit Guide
• Where to Elope near Gatlinburg & Pigeon Forge