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Bed & Breakfast Elopement

The best B&B elopement packages!


 

Why are bed and breakfasts so popular with eloping couples? First, many bed and breakfast inns are super romantic. Second, a great many of them offer the elopement packages that larger hotels and resorts don't. Often the innkeepers themselves are able to legally perform weddings, meaning you don't have to search for a wedding officiant in a location you know nothing about. Also, you can begin your honeymoon right after the ceremony, with a stay in the B&B often included in your package.

There are an incredible number of B&Bs in the U.S. where you can find a fabulous elopement package. Below we're going to highlight some of the best bed and breakfast inns across the country which also offer elopement packages. These inns and B&Bs have often received awards from BedandBreakfast.com, iloveinns.com, local newspapers or other rating services.

South Court Inn
160 South Court Street
Luray, VA
540-843-0980 or 888-749-8055
inn@southcourtinn.com
website: southcourtinn.com

The South Court Inn is located in the Shenandoah Valley area of Virginia. For those of you who may not know this, Virginia's slogan is "Virginia is for lovers." So, what better place to get married? And, what better place than the South Court Inn, which was awarded the "Best for Elopements" award in BedandBreakfast.com's Awards for 2008 - 2009.

The South Court Inn is located close to many of what makes Virginia a great place for romance: vineyards, Blue Ridge Parkway and 100-million-year-old Natural Bridge, which is one of the seven natural wonders of the world.

The South Court Inn offers several sites for your elopement ceremony: the grand parlor, gardens, and their new Wedding Pavilion, as well as several different elopement packages to choose from. Their "Just the Two of You" package is incredibly inexpensive, starting at $135 for Sunday through Thursday, and $159 (plus tax) for Friday morning and early afternoon hours. And, you need just 4 hours notice! This package includes:

  • Marriage by the innkeeper in the living room
  • A small wedding cake for 2
  • A pair of crystal champagne flutes
  • Use of their silk rose bouquet for the ceremony and photographs
  • Keepsake copy of the marriage vows
  • Digital video recording of ceremonies
  • Digital photographs on a CD

They also offer an elopement package with the two of you and several guests, as well as elopement honeymoon packages with one and two-night stays at the inn included. Do call or email them for current pricing information.


The MacCallum House 
45020 Albion Street
Mendocino, CA
800-609-0492
Email: info@maccallumhouse.com
Website: maccallumhouse.com

With it's rugged coastline, Mendocino, California, is a truly lovely place to elope and spend your honeymoon. Luckily there's MacCallum House which can provide an elopement package as well as a romantic place to spend time after your "I Do's." For those of you not familiar with the MacCallum House Inn, it's a fabulous bed and breakfast in the village of Mendocino. Awards have included:

  • Wine Spectator Award of Excellence 2007
  • 4 Kisses Award - Best Places to Kiss, 6th Edition
  • Top Ten Romantic Inns for 2009 - iloveinns.com

The MacCallum House offers two elopement packages with the booking of two nights' accommodations. Their most basic package is the "Keeping It Simple" package priced at under $1,000 (this is in addition to the two nights' accommodations), and includes:

  • The Wedding Officiate
  • A Bottle of Roederer Estate Sparkling Wine in room upon return from the ceremony
  • Five-course Chef Tasting Dinner with wine pairing for Two

Do call them for current pricing information, as prices may have gone up since publication of this page.


Inn at Ellis River
17 Harriman Road
Jackson, NH
800-233-8309
Email: stay@InnAtEllisRiver.com 
Website: InnAtEllisRiver.com

Inn at Ellis River comes highly recommended, making it on the list of the "Top 12 Overall Worldwide - BedandBreakfast.com Awards for 2008 - 2009." The Inn is located in the picturesque village of Jackson, known for its "honeymoon bridge," which is a historic red covered bridge where honeymooners have been stopping for a "good luck kiss" since the 1800s. Suggested sites at the Inn for your ceremony include: in front of the blazing fireplace or the baby grand piano, or, if having your elopement ceremony in summer, in the gazebo.

The Inn offers a "Romantic Elopement Wedding for Two" Package for $749 (plus 8% NH state tax), which includes:

  • Hosting the ceremony at the Inn
  • Two nights in our Bridal Veil Falls room
  • Bridal bouquet and boutonniere
  • Small wedding cake
  • Bottle of champagne or sparkling cider
  • Candlelight dinner for two
  • Wedding Memento Package

The fee is slightly higher during the fall foliage season and holidays. This fee is as of June, 2009, so do inquire about current prices. You can also add on a honeymoon package should you desire to honeymoon at the Inn.

The Beall Mansion
407 East 12th Street
Alton, Illinois
Toll-free: 866-The-Beall or 618-474-9100
Email: bepampered@beallmansion.com
Website: beallmansion.com

The Beall Mansion has several awards under their belt, including winning the 2008 "Best of Alton Award in the Wedding Chapels & Ceremonies category" by the U.S. Local Business Association (USLBA), as well as being voted "Illinois' Best Bed and Breakfast" by Illinois Magazine's Reader's Poll. The Mansion is located 25 minutes from downtown St. Louis, Missouri and 90 minutes from Springfield, Illinois, along the Heartland Rivers Wine Trail on “Millionaire's Row” in historic Alton, Illinois. You'll find the Beall Mansion a most elegant place for your wedding, with 11 1/2 ft. ceilings and crystal chandeliers, a solid oak staircase and imported marble.

The Mansion offers several elopement and small wedding packages, starting at $699, which is their bride and groom only package. A stay in the honeymoon suite (or best room avaiable) as well as wedding officant, two witnesses and the bride's descent down the draped staircase is included. Do call for current pricing as the price reflects pricing as of June, 2009.

Azalea Inn & Gardens
217 East Huntingdon Street
Historic District near Forsyth Park
Savannah, Georgia 31401
Toll-free: 800-582-3823
Local: 912-236-6080
Email: Azalea.Inn@comcast.net
Website: azaleainn.com

Azalea Inn & Gardens is located in one of the most romantic cities in America, Savannah, Georgia, and is the BedandBreakfast.com winner for 2008 and 2009 for “Best of the South” and “Most Historical Charm." They offer an inexpensive elopement package which features a ceremony in their natural gardens. A Queen Anne Italianate mansion, the Inn is conveniently located in the historic Forsyth Park neighborhood, close to the Savannah River harbor.


 




 

Synonyms:  Elopin, elpoing, elopnig, and loping are all popular typos for eloping.  Elopeent, elopmnt, elopemet, eopement and elopemen are all popular typos for elopement.

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