Award Winning Micro Weddings that are Effortless, High End and FUN!
Byron Bay + Tweed Coast + Gold Coast
Do you want all of the instagram-able moments of a traditional wedding without the price tag or guest list drama? We’ve got you!
Luxe Elopements has been creating stunning destination weddings in Byron Bay for the past 6 years. Luxe Elopements owner is Sarah-Jane (SJ) an award winning wedding planner and photographer with 14 x years under the belt!
We are locals with expert knowledge to ensure all aspects of your wedding are executed to as close to perfection has humanly possible and if a little hiccup arises we will handle it with grace. Let’s get you married and chase that beautiful golden light together!
Our Micro Wedding packages include award winning vendors who are talented and know how to create the VIBE! Our packages are available Monday to Thursdays with up to 25 x Guests (+ The Couple and children under 12).
Are we a good fit?
Sarah-Jane is Luxe Elopements Owner, Planner + Photographer. SJ has created an award winning framework for couples who want a luxury, effortless and fun Micro Weddings! She hand picked an elite team of vendors and venues that are equally talents, experts in their field and know how to create the VIBE!
You will gain access to our exclusive PLANNING PORTAL with resources to guide you every step of the way. SJ is a phone consult away – she loves a good chat and will ease any anxieties and guide you with expert advice 🙂
Okay, now on to the formal stuff, this is our framework:
- Monday to Thursdays ONLY
- up to 25 x Guests + The Couple + Children under 12
- Sunrise or Sunset Micro Weddings
- Online wedding planning process
Couples who book Luxe Elopements value what we have created and understand we are a luxury service, not a “cheap” wedding alternative.
If you need guidance on choosing the best wedding date and tips on how to avoid school holidays, tourist and festival season, read this article HERE
Full list of Venues, Private Properties and Airbnbs for your Micro Wedding HERE
Recent Google Reviews
We pride ourselves on our award winning PERSONAL services. Connection is the key to our success. Yes, we deliver beautiful weddings but it’s the EXPERIENCE that truly sets us apart. Follow us on TikTok and Instagram to watch our stories and get a feel for who we are, our vision for your day and see if we are the right fit for you!
*You pay for the venue, catering, and alcohol separately
We can’t “package” these things as they are subjective to each couple. We will guide you with vendor recommendations in our Micro Wedding Guide PDF’s. Details below!
Plan, Style and Coordinate
Sarah-Jane (Owner, Planner + Photographer) and Leisa (Lead Celebrant + Planner) will be by your side every step of the way! We have fine tuned the wedding planning process with our PLANNING PORTAL! It makes the process effortless and fun!
It is important to note, we are not a traditional wedding planning service.
The average Byron Bay wedding is $68K and a wedding planning “on call” averages $5K JUST for planning! Luxe Elopements micro wedding package $ goes straight to the vendors (Celebrant, florist, styling hire etc). We have created online systems and processings to streamline our services to cut out the “fluff” without substituting high end vendors whilst keeping our packages affordable.
We have created an award winning 3-step online Wedding Planning process! We understand couples are very busy and they love being able to do this in their own time, online. Our team will guide you step by step so planning a destination wedding is effortless.
We will provide you will extra resources like our Micro Wedding Guide PDF, Checklists, Private Facebook Planning groups and more!
As a venue, council and legal requirement our LUXE + LAVISH Micro Weddings require a “On The Day Coordinator” package $1200-$1500 added for up to 10hrs onsite.
Locations
Our Micro Wedding packages are available in Byron Bay, The Tweed and Gold Coast (coast and hinterlands). We have a list of wedding venues, private properties and luxury Airbnbs suitable for your Micro Wedding HERE
Crowd favourites are Bramblewood Farm (15mins from Gold Coast Airport), Forget Me Not Weddings (Byron Bay), Stonehill Estate (Byron Hinterlands) and Hillside On Carool (20mins GC Airport), Rosewood Estate (Gold Coast Hinterlands).
You are welcome to find your own venue, we just need written approval and check a few things – if our trucks have access, vendors have power and wet weather backups.
Flowers
As part of our wedding planning process we will ask you to create a Pinterest board or send screenshots of floral Inso you love! Our team of florists will use your Inspo images to create breathtaking floral installations using seasonal flowers.
- Every package includes a LUXE bouquet and matching button hole
- The BEACH + LUXE Micro Wedding packages include a large arbour installation that will be reused on the picnic/reception table after the ceremony
- The LAVISH Micro Wedding package includes extra florals: flowers on reception table when guests arrive at ceremony (not reused), bar topper, cake topper and reception backdrop
Ceremony Styling
Our Micro Wedding packages included a styled ceremony. “Styling Hire” is the industry term for our vendors who provide furnisher, arbours, decor, table settings, glassware and so forth.
Our styled ceremonies include your choice of arbour with florals, optional draping/candles/lanterns, isle runner, individual chairs or bench seats for guests, signing table and chairs for newlyweds and a table with a champagne tower!
We have a range of arbours and furnisher colours to match your wedding style! Popular arbours are our: 4 x post wooden rectangle, gold pillars, gold hexagon, white circles and plinths/urns with flowers.
Reception Styling
Our Micro Wedding packages included a styled reception. “Styling Hire” is the industry term for our vendors who provide furnisher, arbours, decor, table settings, glassware and so forth.
Our styled reception includes:
- Long tables with option linen tablecloths
- Full table settings (platers, cutlery, napkins, glassware etc)
- Candles or decor
- Reuse arbour florals for the table
- GOLD package includes: festoon lighting, backdrop with signage (Mr + Mrs Smith), plinth for cake and more flowers!
Beach Picnics
Our Beach Micro Wedding Package is designed for SUNRISE! This package includes a styled ceremony and boho picnic with breakfast grazing platters.
Why we LOVE sunrise:
- Often get a private beach!
- The only time of day the sun is over the ocean
- The lighting is INCREDIBLE
- Small kids are chill in the mornings compared to having a ceremony during witching hour
- The general vibe and energy of sunrise is absolutely unique – you and your guests will be GLOWING all day!
There are only certain locations we can do this in the sand and we are limited with Byron Bay council regulations. Our most popular spot is Cabarita Cove on the Tweed Coast (in-between Gold Coast and Byron Bay). You can setup picnics on the grass at Hastings Point/Lovers Rock or at a venue too! Council permits are only 2hrs long, you can have up up 3hrs with this package at a private venue 🙂
Live Musician
All of our packages include live musician to elevate the experience for you and guests! There is something special about live music that connects people and sets the mood, no awkward silences 😉
Our musicians will customise your song requests and even learn a song if required!
The musician will start playing 30mins before the ceremony upon guests arriving. They will continue through cocktail hour, stay with guests while you get sunset portraits, first dance with sparklers and continue with a playlist through dinner.
Lead Musician @WeddingBySamir
Photography + Videography
We understand how important photography and videography is to our couples! We are proud that ALL of the images on our website and social media is OUR work 🙂 Sarah-Jane will be your lead photographer alongside our key videographers @DandiFilms and @YellowbullWeddings.
We deliver a sneak peek gallery of 20-50 x images within 24 hours of your wedding!
Coverage starts Pre-Ceremony which is called “Bridal Portraits” but don’t worry it’s wayyyyy more fun than it sounds! We capture all of the details, first looks, fun girl-time, beauty portraits and more. Coverage leads into the ceremony, group photos with guests, candids during cocktail hour, sunset portraits and 1hr of the reception (first dance with sparklers, cake cutting, speeches, reception decor etc).
Don’t worry lads, SJ and the team will direct you into poses and make you feel relaxed 🙂
Timelines
Timelines are our JAM! This is where Sarah-Janes 14 x years experience really comes light. The timeline of your wedding is going to have a major impact on you and your guests experience – we want flattering lighting AND everyone to be comfortable. We strictly do sunrise or sunset weddings. We silently scream if someones asks for a “midday wedding” – why? – not only will you have awful photography (think texture and ugly shadows), your flowers will wilt, food with spoil, guests will faint, burn and be hiding undercover and not outside mingling by the pool/nature like you envisioned! This is the one thing we feel VERY strongly about… trust the professionals, we’ve got you 🙂
You can expect your day to look like this:
- Hair and makeup comes to you in the morning
- Pre-ceremony – pop champagne with the girls, first looks with loved ones etc
- Ceremony – the ceremony, signing, confetti, guests congratulating, group photos with guests finished with a champagne tower and toast!
- Cocktail hour – enjoying the view with guests, live musician, canapés/platter and drinks
- Sunset Portraits – we take you around the property for golden light portraits! We make it lots of fun 🙂
- Dusk – the sun has set and the sky lights up pink/purple > we do a first dance with sparklers, cake cutting, Thank you speech before you can relax and sit down for dinner
*This is a guide
Moments
We are in the business of CONNECTING and creating MOMENTS for our couples 🙂 We will guide you every step of the way, you can sit back and relax with your loved ones. You will be able to fully customise your wedding experience with us. We will give you popular ideas like having a first dance with sparklers, confetti canons for the kids and “shake and spray” like you won F1 for the Groom 😉
We had a recent couple who had Brazilian dancers perform!
Drinks
You have two options: MOBILE BAR or BYO
Dan Murphy’s have a great wedding calculator online and will refund anything unopened if you sign up your wedding!
Dan Murphys in Tweed Heads or Ballina near the Byron-Ballina Airport (not in Byron Bay)
We work with several mobile bar’s who will make cocktails and serve your guests all night!
- @SirandShake
- @FlossyByronBay
- @SilverBelleEvents
Note: Your reception styling hire package will include table settings with glasses
Catering
Our “Beach Micro Wedding” package includes breakfast grazing platters in the picnic. Our LUXE and LAVISH Micro Wedding packages DO NOT include catering – it’s subjective to each couple.
Our LUXE Micro Wedding package is designed for woodfire pizza truck. You still have long tables with full table settings and glassware to feel like a wedding.
Our LAVISH Micro Wedding package is designed for a private chef catering team to use the kitchen onsite and serve you a banquet or sit down menu.
Our packages don’t include catering When you book we will send you a Micro Wedding Guide PDF with a list of preferred vendors.
Woodfire Pizza Truck
- @FirenDough
- estimate $1500 for 25 x guests
- Woodfire pizza made to order (gluten-free, vegetarian options)
- Optional: Grazing platter during cocktail hour, salads and canapes
Private Chef Catering
Private chef catering will come to your Airbnb or Venue with a kitchen and serve you a 5-star menu, think seafood buffet, steak or chicken and canapes like arancini balls, sliders or skewars
- estimate $100 per head
- Need kitchen onsite of team
Cake
Our LUXE and LAVISH Micro Wedding packages include a cake!
Our LUXE package includes a little 1- teir cake (round or heart) like pictured, this package does not include plate, cutlery or serving to guests.
Our LAVISH package includes a 2- teir cake (round) with flowers on the top. This package also includes dessert plate, extra cutlery and our team cut and serves.
Everything Else!
When you book Luxe Elopements for your Micro Wedding, you will get access to our exclusive wedding planning portal with lots of resources to guide you! This includes all of the little details like:
- Transport
- Babysitters + Dog Sitters
- Want to add a bridal party – hair, makeup + bouquets
- 15% discount from The Whole Bride (confetti canons, velvet ring boxes, vow cards, bridal robes and more!)
- Unique ideas like: Frame your bouquet or hire a LIVE wedding painter!
- List of Aussie designers who have Elopement dresses under $500
- Planning checklist and more!
The Process
We have streamlined the process to keep traditional wedding planning fee’s affordable! Here is a rough guide of the process without giving away the secret sauce 😉
- Send an enquiry at the bottom of this page
- Book a phone consultation with SJ
- Book via online portal in welcome email + pay 20% retainer
- Get access to our PLANNING PORTAL, exclusive content + Private Facebook Planning Group
- Your vendors connect you and guide you through the process
- You have until 12 weeks before your wedding to make your final decisions
- We produce your beautiful Wedding Day Timeline PDF with mood boards, MAPS/GPS directions for guests and lotssssss more!
- Receive a sneak peek gallery of images within 24 hours!
Sarah-Jane
You can book a complimentary phone consultation with Sarah-Jane (Owner, Planner + Photographer) anytime throughout your wedding experience with Luxe Elopements! It’s a fabulous way to connect and get expert advice along the way! You can book a consult via the contact page HERE
SJ has 14 x years award winning experience in the wedding industry and as a local can give you inside knowledge into locations, weather and how to avoid tourists! She is the Queen of easing anxiety by making the planning experience ridiculously effortless and FUN!
You can view our list of venues, private properties and Airbnbs that are perfect for your
Micro Wedding in Byron Bay, Tweed Coast and Gold Coast FULL LIST HERE
- Bramblewood Farm, 15mins from Gold Coast Airport on the Tweed Coast
- Forget Me Not Weddings, Byron Bay
- Stonehill Estate, Byron Bay
- Hillside on Carool, 20mins from GC Airport
- Tooraloo Farm, Byron Bay