Free Tools
Plan your Scotland elopement
A couple of handy tools we built for our couples — free to use, no sign-up, no catch.
Eloping to Scotland from overseas means juggling dates, paperwork and a fair bit of the unknown. These free tools take the guesswork out of the two questions we hear most: are you free on our date? and what do we need to sort, and when?
Check your date
Availability Checker
See in seconds whether we’re free on your date. If we are, you can hold it free for 7 days while you decide — no deposit, no pressure.
Check your date →Plan the run-up
Elopement Timeline Planner
Enter your wedding date for a personalised timeline of every deadline — marriage notice, visa timing, when to book — plus a calendar download to keep you on track.
Build my timeline →Budget your day
Cost Calculator
Build a realistic budget for your whole elopement — flights from your region, Highland or Edinburgh costs, accommodation, legal fees and more, all in one place.
Estimate my budget →More on the way. We’re building a “best time to elope” date helper next — check back soon.
Free help to plan your elopement in Scotland
We’re Matt and Jodie — two photographers who’ve guided more than 250 couples through eloping in the Scottish Highlands, most of them flying in from the United States, Canada and Australia. Over the years we’ve learned exactly where couples get stuck, so we built these free tools to smooth out the two trickiest bits: securing the right date, and staying on top of the legal timeline.
Our availability checker tells you instantly whether we’re free on your chosen date and lets you hold it for seven days. Our elopement timeline planner counts back from your wedding day and maps out every deadline — the M10 marriage notice, your UK Marriage Visitor visa if you need one, when to book your photographers and travel — and hands you a calendar file so nothing slips. And our cost calculator builds a realistic budget for the whole trip, tailored to where you’re flying from and whether you’re eloping in the Highlands or Edinburgh. All free, with no sign-up required.
Prefer to just talk it through? We’re always happy to help. Get in touch and we’ll point you the right way.
Ready to make it real?
Tools are handy, but nothing beats a chat. Tell us what you’re picturing — WhatsApp, email or a video call, whatever suits you.