What Does a 90-Minute Elopement Look Like? From Arrival to Newlywed Photos
A song begins, the lake catches the light, and your favourite person is waiting. An intimate wedding can hold all the feeling of a much larger celebration in a beautifully considered part of your day.
Pickadilly’s packages at Sanctuary Gardens and The Gallery Winery include 90 minutes at the venue, with one hour of photography. Those are different allotments: Shannon plans the ceremony and portraits around your confirmed coverage.
Before you arrive: the thoughtful preparation
Your complimentary site visit helps you picture the setting. Before the wedding, confirm your guest count, songs, ceremony details and portrait priorities with Shannon. Arrange your marriage licence, arrive dressed and ready, and plan travel separately from your venue time.
An example 90-minute ceremony timeline
This is an illustrative flow, not a guaranteed timetable. Your officiant, photographer and Shannon will confirm the details for your booking.
Minutes 0–15: arrive and settle in
Guests find their seats while you take a quiet breath. Shannon’s ceremony-day coordination helps bring the arrivals and music together. Allow a comfortable margin for guests who need a little more time to reach their seats.
Minutes 15–35: your ceremony and signing
Your chosen song becomes the beginning of a memory. Exchange vows, share your first married kiss, and complete the signing with your officiant. The included signing table and chairs give this moment its own place in the celebration.
Minutes 35–50: the people closest to you
Plan a short list of family and guest photographs so everyone knows when they are needed. A smaller list leaves more time for natural moments and portraits together.
Minutes 50–75: newlywed portraits
Step away together for photographs that feel like you: a hand held tightly, a laugh after the vows, a moment with the Okanagan landscape behind you. One possible photography window is minutes 15–75, giving the included hour to ceremony, group photographs and couple portraits. Confirm your preferred coverage with your photographer.
Minutes 75–90: a gentle farewell
Gather your personal belongings and make an unhurried transition to the next part of your day. Dinner, transport and any reception are separate arrangements unless expressly included in your agreement.
Choose your West Kelowna setting
Sanctuary Gardens includes 90 minutes in its garden setting. At The Gallery Winery, the venue is private to you for 90 minutes and then opens to the public. You may stay in shared space during opening hours; the private Studio Courtyard is booked separately if you wish to extend your celebration.
What is included?
Current packages include planning and ceremony coordination, an officiant, fresh bouquet and boutonnière, guest seating, signing table and chairs, your playlist through a speaker, a complimentary site visit, and one hour of photography with 80 edited colour and black-and-white photographs. Indoor backup space and clear umbrellas form part of the weather plan. Signature packages add the fuller floral styling experience.
Current package prices
Sanctuary Gardens: Intimate Elopement $3,815; Signature Elopement $4,700. The Gallery Winery: Intimate Elopement $5,360; Signature Micro Ceremony $6,395. All prices are plus GST, checked November 10, 2026. Optional additions and final arrangements are confirmed during booking.
Keep the day personal
A short venue booking does not mean your whole wedding day has to be short. Enjoy a slow morning before the ceremony, or arrange a favourite restaurant afterward. Keeping the ceremony focused creates room for those other moments, too.
Read our ceremony-only wedding guide and 2027 package cost guide.
