Tennessee
Elopement photography · Nashville
In short
Elopement photography in Nashville starts at $2,200: 4 hours on location with a photographer who works in Nashville, and 200 edited photos delivered to a private gallery within 3 weeks.
Why choose Elopement photography in Nashville?
An elopement in Nashville is a four-hour wedding for two, or for a handful of guests, photographed from the vows to the last light and delivered as 200 or more retouched images within three weeks, priced from $2,200. Nashville elopements usually pair a short legal step downtown with a ceremony somewhere wooded, because the city’s hardwood parks sit within about 20 minutes of the courthouse. The paperwork, not the location, is what most often catches a couple out here.
Worth knowing about Nashville
Davidson County issues marriage licenses only at the County Clerk’s office in the Howard Office Building, weekdays from 8am to 4:20pm, with both partners present and an online application filed first. The license costs $99.50 in cash and is valid for 30 days, so a Saturday elopement in Nashville needs a weekday visit within the month before.
What does the session in Nashville look like?
- Percy Warner Park
- A small ceremony at the top of the limestone steps or in the woods beyond, under a Metro Parks photography permit.
- Public Square and the Historic Metro Courthouse
- Columns and broad steps downtown for the first portraits as a married couple, after a judge-led ceremony.
- Downtown at blue hour
- The final half hour of the four: the Cumberland riverfront and neon, after the woods have gone dark.
What does elopement photography in Nashville include?
- 200+ retouched photographs
- Four hours of coverage
- Guidance on which permit you need, where and when to apply
- Location and timing planned around sunrise or sunset
- Private online gallery within 3 weeks
- Print release for personal use
FAQ — Elopement photography in Nashville
How do we get a marriage license for a Nashville elopement?
Apply online, then both partners visit the Davidson County Clerk at the Howard Office Building, 700 President Ronald Reagan Way, on a weekday between 8am and 4:20pm. The Nashville marriage license costs $99.50 in cash or $101.49 by card, $60 less with a notarized premarital course certificate, and lasts 30 days.
Can a judge marry us for a Nashville elopement?
Yes. Davidson County General Sessions Court judges perform weddings scheduled directly with a judge’s chambers, at the courthouse or at another location depending on that judge’s policy, and there is typically no charge. The Davidson County Clerk’s office itself does not perform civil ceremonies, so the elopement plan needs a judge or another officiant.