How much time do I need for my elopement or Adventure-y wedding?

This is probably one of the most asked questions I get from couples planning their wedding days. What if there was a handy Elopement Timeline Calculator to help you figure that out? 😉 Well, now there is!

Traditional Wedding Timelines

Most people have been to at least one traditional venue wedding in their life, so they have a general idea of what to expect. Those who haven’t almost always have friends and family who help guide them through what a typical day looks like. Even so, knowing how much time to allot for different portions of the day can be confusing, and not allowing enough time can create unneeded stress and/ or coverage that doesn’t capture the whole story.

Image of bride and groom with an Elopement photography timeline calculator

Elopement Timelines

When you throw out the “rules”, everything you want to keep or include in your day can start swirling around like a tornado. By playing around with different activity options you would like to include and have documented, this tool is designed to help you start to visualize how much time each portion of the day takes to cover.

Elopement Timeline Calculator


Elopement Timeline Calculator
Check each of the items you would like to include in your day. Many have additional custom options you can mark below:

Choose custom options below:

Getting Ready Options *CHOOSE ONE*
Details Options *CHOOSE ONE*
Ceremony Location Options *CHOOSE ONE*
Which best describes your Ceremony/ Vows? *CHOOSE ONE*
Group Portraits *CHOOSE ONE*
Additional Portrait Location Options *CHOOSE ONE*
Star Photo Options *CHOOSE ONE*
 

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Please note- the largest variences in time from the estimator will be in travel times between locations. As your elopement photographer, I do my best to help lay out a plan that keeps travel time to a minimum by recommending locations near each other. Love two locations that aren’t close? Do a Full Day Split and do both while taking advantage of the best lighting on both sides.

What next? Are you ready to reach out and start planning your day? Great! Check out my Pricing and Packages Page to get started. You don’t have to have it all figured out just yet- that’s what I’m here for!

Shannon Durazo- Arizona Elopement Photographer

Hello! I’m

Shannon Durazo

and I want to be your Elopement or Wedding Photographer!

I love helping couples visualize and craft an experience that feels true to you. The way your marriage begins matters, and I would love to help you tell your story. Set your marriage up for success by allowing yourself to get married your way!

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Resources and Inspiration

Pauline & Ryan’s Off-road Adventure Elopement up Schnebly Hill Road

Some weddings are all about the glitz and glamour. Pauline and Ryan? They opted for something wilder—an off-road elopement deep in the red rock canyons of Sedona. With their lifelong friends along for the ride and a decked-out Toyota 4Runner leading the way, their day was less about tradition and more about adventure, laughter, and…

Michaela & Michael’s Avant-garde Sunrise Sedona Elopement

Some couples just have that energy—the kind that makes their wedding day feel like a page from a storybook. Michaela and Michael? They wrote their own. Before the world even woke up, they stood together on Secret Slick Rock, the cool morning air wrapping around them, their two Australian cattle dogs, Ozzie and Barlow, right…
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