Most people don’t realize how fast their wedding day goes until they’re actually living it.

When you only set aside a couple of hours, everything has to fit into that time. You arrive, say your vows, take a few photos, and before you know it, it’s over. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with keeping things simple, but it can end up feeling like you’re moving from one moment to the next without really getting to enjoy them.

A full-day elopement is different.

It’s hard to beat this 3-in-1 mix of awe-inspiring destinations in entire Southeast US that’s fitting for most couples wanting an adventurous elopement. Easy hiking trail with a gentle climb, 360° mountain views, geological features, peaceful forest, and cascading water so powerful that you can feel the rush inside your chest.

This is the one of the only trail combinations that can give you the quintessence of North Carolina within a half-day elopement experience.

Get an adventure photo + video team who will camp all night in high winds, sleet, and below freezing just to be the first ones on the mountain for your sunrise proposal as dawn paints the sky!

Jose’s surprise proposal to Deanna was a perfectly executed dream come true. We planned the experience with one main goal… keeping the moment an actual surprise! Emailing between two countries and zero phone calls, we created a detailed plan A and alternatives for various weather conditions so we had the best chance at not blowing our cover for his very important question.