The Dream Book
Northern Lights Elopement
We base ourselves somewhere far north for several nights instead of betting everything on one. Days are for hot springs, snowshoeing and getting ready slowly. Nights are for watching the KP index and running outside in your dress when the sky finally goes green. Because the aurora refuses to be scheduled, this one is built with three ceremony windows instead of one.
What it could include
The shape of the day.
- Multi-night aurora window so the sky gets more than one chance
- Cabin or lodge scouting with clear northern views
- Aurora-forecast monitoring and a 20-minute go signal
- Cold-weather styling, layering and footwear guidance
- Long-exposure aurora portraits and a daytime session
- Intimate ceremony coordination with local officiant
Everything above is a starting point, not a fixed package. Tess plans it and photographs it; you book the vendors she lines up, so you hold every contract.
The practical part
Where, when and roughly what.
- Ideal locationsFairbanks and the Alaska interior, Yukon, Iceland, Tromsø
- Ideal datesLate September through March, new-moon weeks
- Guest countTwo to eight
- Approximate investmentStarting at $9,200
Approximate investment covers planning and photography. Vendors, permits and travel are quoted in writing before anything is signed.
Next step
Tell us this is the one.
The form takes two minutes and arrives with the concept name already attached. You will hear back within two business days with real dates, real numbers and the honest version of what it takes.
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