My brides (couples) were saying the SAME thing: we want a beautiful wedding without the price tag or guest list drama. My couples were trying to save for a house, travel, blended families or wanted to start their marriage without debt. The average Byron Bay wedding at the time was $68K! That was BEFORE covid and the cost of living crisis - OUCH. They want the beautiful location, stunning florals, THE dress and epic photography... they didn't care about a bridal party or inviting Aunty-Jo's-Best-Friends-Cousins-Horse - Luxe Elopements was born :)


When I first launched Luxe Elopements, it was a one-Woman show: I was planning, photographing and doing the hair and makeup! I need to expand the team as we grew quickly and I didn't want to burn out. I had been doing weddings for many, many years and worked with hundreds of vendors. This unique insight was how I could spot the PERFECT vendor who would match my energy and obsession for the industry!


I believe the key to be a successful vendor in a competitive and fast paced industry like, weddings in Byron Bay is the following:


You need to be talented, dah, there are countless talented vendors out there... what's next?


They need to know how to run a professional business! We are talking about the biggest day of someones life. No "going on a bender and calling in sick", kiss your personal life goodbye when you book out 1-2 years in advance. You need systems, contracts, business and marketing skills.. at the very least. Okay this is getting boring... what's the absolute MUST HAVE skill?


PERSONALITY BABY!!!!


You need to be able to walk into a room (well, beach haha) and CONNECT! You need to leave your personal shiz at the shoreline and give 200% EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.


Couples and their guests open their intimate worlds to us and in turn we share a bit of our soul :)


Here are my core vendors who have become the Luxe Elopements Family: *swipe on the arrow*

The team - behind the scenes :)

THE ORIGIN, THE VISION, THE TEAM


I (Sarah-Jane) has been in the wedding industry for 14 x years as an award winning wedding planner, photographer and ex hair and makeup artist. You know you are in safe hands with a true professional who has seen wedding from every angle! I believe there is a learning opportunity at every wedding. I am committed to up-skilling and evolving with couples needs and wedding trends. We never stop growing as humans and the same goes for my team of trusted wedding professionals.


Luxe Elopements was born 7 years ago while I was recovering from a surgery. I had the concept in my ADHD brain and I couldn't let the vision go. I sat at my couch and built the Luxe Elopements website, packages and brand (well, version #1) in 2 weeks! How did I know it was "a THING"?


Well, I was booking a lot of Elopements in Byron Bay and overseas! I had a unique set of skills as a photographer, hair and makeup artist. I was able to offer elopement packages offering all 3 services and it made travelling overseas for destination weddings cost-effective for couples with only one travel fee. My daughters are now 8yrs and 14yrs old and both at school - this meant I couldn't easily travel overseas for weddings but luckily we live in the top destination for weddings in Australia, Byron Bay! I was able to harness all of the lessons I learnt along the way to create Luxe Elopements. I hand picked an incredible team and trained them individually to my unique way of servicing weddings. I had a unique perspective and I LISTENED... fast track through Covid, QLD borders, multiple floods and bushfire seasons... and we are proud to have gone over and above, won multiple business awards for our efforts and married hundreds of couples!


Luxe Elopements packages and framework has evolved over the years to accommodate our couples style, budget and tastes. Scroll through our core vendors and on location images while we do our thing!