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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