Eloping in Alaska is something you could check off your bucket list. Want to do a glacier tour?? Maybe whale watching, too? Alaska is truly gorgeous, and you won’t believe the landscapes here. So how do you actually get married in this state?
Glad you’re here for me to break it down! Then contact me to get images like these to hang in your home.
Want the cliff notes via video? Here you go! ⤵️
How to get a Marriage License for Eloping in Alaska
- Reference Text – Alaska’s rules here
Marriage License Application for Alaska - Cliff notes: Apply for your license, pay the license fee, wait 3 days, go perform your ceremony, return paper work
You must be 18 years old, and can be a resident or non resident of Alaska but you have to do the applying in person at the closest court house to where you want to get married.
No blood work is required, but you may have to prove your age with your birth certificate.
Key notes about license expiration: “The application is good for one year, however once the License is issued and picked up, it is only valid for 90 days. If you do not get married within that time frame, the License will be void and you must reapply, including another $60.00 fee.”
Basically that translates into, you do the paper work and have 1 year to pick up the license. Once you pick up the license you have 90 days to perform your ceremony otherwise you will have to start the process all over again.
It’s pretty straight forward for applying, and then once your ceremony is over you just need to turn you paperwork back into the state to receive your marriage certificate which is also an additional $30.
You do want to have a copy of your license in your emergency book so don’t forget to get it after your wedding day.
Additional resources: www.vitalrecords.alaska.gov
All inclusive Venues in Alaska to use for your Elopement
These venues are great for smaller weddings where you want all your people to stay close by. Almost like a family compound wedding?
I’m into it. Just make sure you check for flights, car, and be prepared to sit in road construction because there are not a ton of highways like in other states.
Activities to do during your elopement adventure
- Helicopter Tour
- Hiking
- Fishing / Boat rental – check this out
- Whale Watching
- Private chef dinner
- National Park exploring
- 4×4 Rentals
- Sky diving
- Train sight seeing
- Just straight up relaxing 😉
Eloping in Alaska – don’t invite people who hate you
You are allowed to be selfish on your wedding / elopement day!
Full permission to only invite the people you truly want there!
Get a little ratchet & clank with it
Seriously not everything needs to be luxury, you can take a cheap flight and then spend it in the most crazy expensive hotel or private cabin.
I know I don’t mind flying cheap to do more expensive things! Give and take! Not everything has be to one or the other.
Figure out what you love doing, and then do that.
What if you did what you wanted when you’re eloping in Alaska with the LOYL?
No really, what if you did exactly whatever came to your mind (like how I’m just writing this crazy ass blog post right now) instead of booking a venue and inviting people and dreaming about what could have been?
Check out some of my other complete guides, I know what I’m talking about when it comes to Hawaii eloping 🙂
More photos to make you be like YUP I want Jamie’s photography
Ps: this A-Frame cabin rental place ADORABLE and they do wedding ceremonies on site with a mountain view, do it. Salted Roots
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I’m Jamie — Your photographer. I’m into breakfast foods, and Lord of the Rings.. but more than just little facts my passion is helping my clients have dream wedding / elopement days.
What you want, I will do my best to help you.
So dreamy images, someone who isn’t shoving awkward poses down your throat?
Let’s go have fun ⤵️
