Some of the most incredible places in Alaska can’t be reached by road or hiking trail. The only way to experience them is by helicopter, and that’s what makes this kind of elopement unlike anything else.
As soon as you lift off, the landscape starts to change. Mountains rise around you, glaciers wind through the valleys below, and every few minutes the view somehow gets even better than the last. Before long, you land somewhere that feels completely removed from the rest of the world.
One of the things we love most about helicopter elopements is that no two elopements are ever exactly alike. Rather than following one fixed route, each flight is planned around the conditions that day, giving you the opportunity to explore several incredible locations throughout your adventure. One landing might be on a rugged alpine ridge overlooking glaciers for miles. Another could be beside a mountain lake, next to an iceberg-filled shoreline, or in a remote valley where the only sounds are the wind and the helicopter disappearing into the distance.
After photographing helicopter elopements across Alaska for years, we’ve learned that the places couples remember most aren’t always the ones they expected. More often, it’s the moment they step out of the helicopter, look around, and just stand there taking it all in because the scenery is even more incredible than they imagined.
With six hours together and multiple helicopter landings, there’s plenty of time to slow down and actually experience these places. Whether you picture exchanging vows as soon as you land, exploring together before your ceremony, sharing a picnic with mountain views, or simply sitting together for a while before taking off again, we’ll help create a day that feels relaxed, intentional, and built around the two of you.
Planning a helicopter elopement in Alaska can feel overwhelming at first, especially if you’re trying to coordinate everything from hundreds or even thousands of miles away. And that’s where we come in! We’ve already built relationships with trusted local vendors, understand how all the moving pieces fit together, and guide you through every step of the planning process so you can spend less time worrying about logistics and more time looking forward to your wedding day.
We’ve bundled together everything we genuinely recommend because we’ve found it creates the best possible experience for our couples. By the time your wedding day arrives, all the planning is behind you, leaving you free to enjoy every moment of the adventure together.
All that’s left is to enjoy the adventure.
