The Day You Choose Shapes the Experience
Most couples automatically assume Saturday is the best day to get married because that’s what traditional weddings have always done. But through documenting elopements and intimate weddings, we’ve seen how much the experience of a wedding day changes depending on when it takes place.
For most elopements, Saturdays are usually the busiest days to travel, explore, dine out, or visit popular locations. Flights and accommodations are often more expensive. Restaurants book out faster. Trails, parks, and scenic areas tend to feel more crowded. Even timelines can become tighter simply because more people are competing for the same spaces and experiences.
Why We Often Recommend Weekday Elopements
Weekdays create a very different atmosphere.
The pace feels slower. There’s often more flexibility with accommodations, reservations, vendors, and activities. Couples are sometimes able to put more of their budget toward meaningful experiences rather than peak weekend pricing. Depending on the location, weekday elopements can also feel much more peaceful and private.
More than anything, weekday elopements create space to experience the day together.
We’ve always believed your wedding day should feel like something you fully lived through together, not something you rushed through while trying to stay on schedule. Some of our favorite moments happen in the quieter in-between spaces: slow mornings together, sharing coffee before heading out for the day, lingering somewhere beautiful longer than planned, or ending the evening feeling rested instead of overwhelmed.
It’s one of the reasons we eloped ourselves.
Why We Keep Fridays at Sunset Through Saturdays Reserved
For us personally, there’s another layer to why we don’t book during this time.
Josh and I keep the Saturday Sabbath as a dedicated time of rest, worship, and time with God. Because of that, we reserve the time from Friday at sunset through Saturday at sunset each week.
This does mean that winter elopements can be more affected by our availability since the sun sets earlier during certain seasons. Depending on the location and time of year, Fridays in the winter may have more limited coverage availability as sunset approaches earlier in the day.
Setting aside this time each week has become deeply important to us, especially in an industry where it’s easy for every weekend to become work and every season to become burnout.
The values behind that rhythm shape the way we approach elopements too.
We care deeply about creating space for couples to slow down, reconnect, and stay grounded in what matters most during their wedding experience. Protecting that same kind of intentional space in our own lives allows us to show up more fully for the people we work with.
A More Intentional Way to Begin Your Marriage
We know this approach may not be the right fit for everyone, and that’s okay. But for couples who value presence, peace, and a more intentional pace, choosing a weekday often becomes one of the best decisions they make for their elopement experience.
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