What are the best places to elope in the United States? If you love country music, sports and concerts, you should elope in Nashville! If you love national parks, theme parks and mountains, you will want to elope in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. If you love the history, culture, architecture and cuisine of the deep south low county, then you will want to elope in Charleston, South Carolina or Savannah, Georgia. If you love the otherworldly beauty of red rocks, cactus and canyons then you should elope in Sedona, Arizona. For many, the choice of where to elope has as much to do with things to do in the city as much as it does where to elope in that city. Below are some of the reasons why you’ll want to elope in one of these cities.
Reasons to Elope in Nashville
There are so many Reasons to Elope in Nashville that it’s hard to pick just one! Nashville has been the home to the Grand Ole Opry since 1925, so country music fans have been coming to Nashville for a century. In the past quarter century, Nashville has taken its place in the world as an “It City.” Nashville has so much to see and do. Nashville has major league football, hockey and soccer, plus minor league baseball. Nashville has Broadway plays and musicals at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC). The Schermerhorn Symphony Center is the beautiful home of the Nashville Symphony and is also host to numerous concerts. The Ascend Amphitheater downtown also hosts top-billed outdoor concerts. Nashville also has a great variety of hotels including The Gaylord Opryland Resort, the historic Union Station Hotel and the Hermitage Hotel, plus numerous boutique hotels and brand-new hotels, such as The Four Seasons. Do you want shopping? The Mall at Green Hills and Opry Mills Mall will keep you busy for hours! Do you want places to eat? The Assembly Food Hall will give you a variety of local cuisine all under one roof, plus numerous world-class chefs have set up shop in Nashville at restaurants like The Southern, ETC., and Kayne Prime. Do you want museums? Nashville has the world’s only full-scale replica of The Parthenon in the world. The Hermitage is the home of President Andrew Jackson. Just south of Nashville is the Polk Home, the home of President James K. Polk. Belmont Mansion, Belle Meade Plantation, Carter House and Carnton give samples of the history from the era of the Civil War. Nashville also has the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Musicians Hall of Fame, and the National Museum of African American Music, plus Ryman Auditorium, the former home of the Grand Ole Opry, has tours and still hosts concerts. Lower Broadway in downtown Nashville is full of honkey-tonks and taverns chock full of live music and local flavor. If you want to soak up as much of this city as possible, you can book a history tour on the Old Town Trolley Tour. Rest assured, if you chose to elope in Nashville, you would find more to do than time will allow!
Reasons to Elope in Gatlinburg
People from around the South have been flocking to Gatlinburg for decades, ever since the creation of the national park. In recent years, Gatlinburg has become one of the top two most popular elopement locations in the U.S. The Gatlinburg area has so much to offer. There are outlet malls, local crafts, local amusement attractions, museums, an aquarium, more restaurants that we can count, and the two biggest attractions in the area are the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Dollywood. Where else can you stroll down the street and watch candy being made in a store window and see a black bear walking through a parking lot? For you stay, you will find so many cabins in the woods and nestled in the mountains where you can enjoy your own personal retreat after each day of fun. If you Elope in Gatlinburg, you will find both fun and relaxation everywhere you look.
Reasons to Elope in Charleston and Savannah
These two charming cities are in the low county of the deep South along the Atlantic Ocean. These two cities are just over 100 miles apart, but they share so much that we’ve put them together! Both cities showcase the best of the art and architecture of the old South as seen in Savannah’s many squares and Forsyth Park, and in Charleston’s Hampton Park and Rainbow Row. Both cities have beautiful beaches and so many examples of seafood and the cuisine unique to the low country. If you want to soak up as much of these cities as possible, you can book a history tour on the Old Town Trolley Tour. You’ll find live oaks dripping with Spanish Moss in cities full of charm and elegance. These beautiful old-world cities are gorgeous places to start your married life!
Reasons to Elope in Sedona
Do you want to escape to a part of America that feels like you’ve stepped onto the surface of another world? Do you want to experience the charm of the dessert, the beauty of red rocks, and the grandeur of mountains? Do you want to enjoy the peace and quite of nature away from the hustle and bustle of a large city? Do you want to be able make a short trip to the Grand Canyon or Zion National Park? If you love the idea of seeing the great wide-open spaces and scenery of the American south west, you’ll have so much to choose from going in every direction from Sedona.
What are the next steps now that I’ve chosen to Elope in one of these fabulous cities?
Once you land on which city you want, then you’ll need to pick your preferred venue and package. If you want to have a legal ceremony in one of these cities, you’ll need to get your marriage license where you get married, not where you live. You’ll also need to make your travel arraignments too! Visit ElopementsInc.com and check out all that we have to offer!
