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Hi, I'm Sam 👋
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I love all things weddings. I never stop reading about them, styling, hosting and sharing them. I couldn't live without weddings and have a fantastic team to help me create your big, little day.
E-lope offers couples wanting a more intimate, meaningful, private and yet incredibly stylish romantic tiny wedding celebration elopement packages for two to ten people at a castle, chapel or historic building in Kent, UK. Packages include: an elopement stylist - me an elopement photographer - Fleur an elopement florist - Ruth an elopement wedding cake designer - Serena a venue manager to ensure all goes smoothly (like the music) food and drink
Elope Pricing & Costs

Pricing for suppliers

Prices Start at
£2,395
Maximum price
£6,000
Just so you know, while we will reserve your wedding with Kent County Council, you will need to pay their fees directly. However, we would be delighted to instigate the paperwork and reserve the date and time for you. Additional Guests up to a maximum of ten people (including you two) are charged at £75.00 each. This includes sharing boards or Afternoon tea and 1 additional bottle of bubbles (1 bottle per 4 people). Children are priced at £35.00 each
Elope Details

Products and Services

Full-Service Planning
On-the-Day Wedding Coordination
Pre-Wedding Consultation
Inbound Destination Wedding Specialist
Last-Minute Orders
Elope Full Description
The E-lopement Team host weddings for couples who want to invest in a beautiful wedding that, focuses on ‘just us’. The highly talented Kent-based E-lopement Team curate beautiful, magical, modern and personally styled micro weddings for just you two, without the added pressure of everyone else’s opinions or social pressures. But if you don’t want your elopement to be a total secret, but you still want the intimacy, you can invite up to eight people to celebrate with you. And, yes, family pets are also welcome to elope with you to Kent The package: - Duration three hours from your ceremony time - Exclusive use of the venue normally reserved for large weddings only - A multi award-winning specialist E-Lope wedding coordinator - The venue manager - A date reserved with Kent County Council, we normally need a minimum of 32 days notice, however, you will pay their fees - Exquisite styling based on your Pinterest Board - A wedding photographer who loves elopement photography - to capture the most beautiful moments of the ‘day.’ - An accredited florist who provides a buttonhole and bouquet etc and some table flowers - A wedding cake - A bottle of Champagne served in champagne flutes per four adults - Sharing boards of antipasto or a quintessential afternoon tea with vegan options. Choose from a Decadent Brunch Please arrive at the venue an hour before your intimate wedding in order to meet with the registrars and add those final touches to your outfits e.g. if you are getting married at 12:30: 11:30 am arrive at the venue 12:00 am any guests and your photographer arrives 12:30 pm ceremony 1:00 pm photos 1:30 pm approx sit down for your wedding breakfast 3:30 pm Carriages Or book a Twilight Elopement 5 pm arrive at the Castle 5:30 pm any guests and your photographer arrive 6 pm ceremony 6:30 pm photos 7 pm sit down for your candlelight dinner 8:45 Sparkler send-off 9 pm Carriages

Personal Message from the Manager

Name of Wedding Contact: Sam Lloyd
Welcome to E-Lope where the team just want you to have the most beautiful wedding experience that includes elements that truly reflect your unique partnership. The E-lope team want to break the ‘traditional rules’, to help you realise your unique wedding minimony now and party with friends and family at their chosen venue later, as restrictions are lifted. We can't wait to meet you Love Sam x

Experience

Year Business Was Established
2020
No. of Weddings Hosted
More than 50
Public Liability Insurance
Yes
No. of People In Team
5
Reviews
(24)
(24)
Ryan &
Happy couple married in November
November 2023
Still coming down from cloud nine

Wow! Still coming down from cloud nine and the amazing day e-lope put on almost 2 weeks ago. Such an amazing and talented team, lovely people and made every minute of our day perfect from start to finish. Trusting a company and people you don’t know with literally everything for your big day can feel uneasy, but it’s a decision we are so happy we made, the team delivered on all fronts, and exceeded our expectations! I recommend to anyone thinking about it. This is the new and best way to tie the

Jamey
Happy couple married in November
November 2023
WOW

When thinking of E-lope the only word that comes to mind is WOW as that was all I kept saying on our wedding day, from the venue to flowers to the team itself who went above and beyond to create our dream day from just a few pictures on our Pinterest board. My family and I cannot thank you enough for making our day magical and I would recommend to anyone considering a small Intermate day where the stress is taken from you and your just left to enjoy yourself.

Amy & Tom
Happy couple married in November
November 2023
Every detail was spot on

Amazing experience, We cannot thank the E-Lope Team enough. Every detail was spot on, from location recommendations to flower arrangements to the perfect intimate afternoon tea. Sam really captured everything we wanted. We would highly recommend any couples who want the perfect intimate day, It was truly perfect. Thank you, E-Lope

Andrew & Lucy
Happy couple married in October
November 2023
The whole package is perfect

We can not recommend a wedding with the Elope team enough. From start of enquiries, to showing us around, to adding extras, to our big day. Sam and Tania were incredibly helpful and truly amazing in what they do. The whole package is perfect. The decorations were incredible, everything and more we imagined. The attention to detail was just outstanding. The cake, delicious inside and out. The photographer put us at ease straight away and the photos truly stunning.

Simon & Ali
Happy couple married in October
November 2023
Stress free from start to finish

Everything went as smoothly as it could possibly have been, such a stress-free experience from start to finish, everything looked spectacular, all decorated wonderfully matching our tastes, all the food was delicious, everyone was so friendly and helpful, and all captured beautifully too for us to look back on for the rest of our lives. Simon

Kaz, Fran & Gabriel xxx
Happy couple married in September
November 2023
We feel so lucky to have come across E-Lope

Dear Sam, Tania, Fleur, Serena & Ruth, Thank you so much for making our day yesterday so incredible. Everything exceeded any expectations that we had and you all made us feel so so special. It was lovely to meet those of you that we were lucky to meet and we will remember the day, the venue and you all for years to come. We feel so lucky to have come across E-Lope and really hope that anyone looking for an intimate wedding has the same good fortune. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you.

Rebekah Price
Happy couple married in September
November 2023
All we had to do was pick some music and turn up!

We had a wonderful wedding with E-lope. Sam was fantastic and organised everything as I requested. All we had to do was pick some music and turn up! There was no part of the venue, the food, the photos or the flowers that disappointed and she did everything including booking the registrar. Thank you Sam (the Wedding Owl) and Tania at the Castle for organising a very special, stress- free day. I thoroughly recommend Sam at E-lope for your wedding and we considered it very good value for money.

Holy & Dale
Happy couple married in August
November 2023
This is a team of limitlessly talented powerhouses

What a team to have bring your special day to life! We loved every moment of the process with E-Lope, from the first email enquiring to the last hug on the day itself, this is a team of limitlessly talented powerhouses of creativity and passion. We couldn’t fault a single thing, and we were blown away by the level of detail and commitment each team member brought to the day - stunning decor, slick logistics, gorgeous flowers, food to die for, a cake of our dreams, and flawless photos.

Paul & Alison
Happy couple married in August
November 2023
Significantly exceeded our expectations

Thanks to everyone at E-Lope for the most amazing wedding day, which really did significantly exceed our expectations in all aspects and was echoed by the guests we invited to share our special day with us. The E-lope team are clearly incredibly skilled at what they do, but more importantly are a pleasure to interact with and are passionate about what they do and how they do it. We would most definitely recommend E-Lope.

Andre Crompton
Happy couple married in August
November 2023
Husky Digby

Thanks to Sam for arranging everything to make our wedding on 1st August 2023 at Westenhanger Castle a day we will never forget, we had 10 family/friends and our Husky Digby,the photos we have had back are amazing and the food was great and the flowers were to made to the colours we requested for our summer wedding.Thank you again from Jacquie & Phil Cawood-Heath x

Elope Location & Contact Details

Address

Folkestone, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Travel Notes

See a link to The Castle Westenhanger - we are right and we mean right next to the railway station with the same name Westenhanger https://www.westenhangercastle.co.uk/

Nearest Town

Ashford

Nearest Motorway & Junction

M20 coastbound junction 11

Nearest Train Station

Westenhanger

Nearest Airport

Lydd or Gatwick

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FAQs
Find out a bit more from our FAQs

What is your most memorable wedding?

All intimate weddings are memorable - no one tiny wedding is the same and we cry at them all, they are so romantic.

Describe your style in 5 adjectives.

Tiny Instagramable Professional Private Exclusive

What about your business are you most proud of?

We are most proud of the team and how we work together to create the perfect secret mini wedding. The team includes: - The cake maker www.cobiandcoco.com has just won The 2021 Wedding Industry Award, Regional and National Wedding Cake Designer - The florist www.mimifleur.co.uk is English Heritage and Royal Museums Accredited - Sam who manages everything is an award winning wedding venue consultant www.theweddingowl.com who manages the e-lopements is a multi-award winning and just received the accolade of Best Elopement & Intimate Wedding Consultant 2021

What is your No. 1 wedding planning tip for couples?

Be brave, be wild and don't follow the pack, elope

What is your favourite personal touch you have seen at a wedding?

Everything is personal when you elope

Describe your typical process with a couple.

A couple gets in touch and we get to know them, what they are planning and more importantly why and do they want us to keep it a secret. We then book their wedding and they share their Pinterest Board with us, then we all put our heads together to deliver something beautiful and unique to the couple.

What is the most unusual thing you’ve been asked to plan?

An elopement disguised as a child's birthday party, so all the adults arrived casual, but all the children were beautifully dressed.

How do you ensure a stress-free wedding?

We plan everything including transferring any licences etc

What do you love most about your job?

Be brave

What is your favourite moment at a wedding?

We always have to get the tissues out when the couple say we do - and again as they leave
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