GTNP Elopement Vendor Guide

GTNP CEREMONY PERMIT & MARRIAGE LICENSE

If you are planning to have guests, family, or friends in attendance at your wedding, the National Park Service requires a ceremony permit. A limited amount of permits are allotted to each year. As soon as your date is picked, apply for your permit. Permits can not be applied for less than 30 days prior to the requested date.

• Ceremony Permit for Grand Teton National Park (link)

For groups of 25-40: Colter Bay Swim Beach, Schwabacher Landing, Mormon Row (North or South) Mountain View Turnout, Glacier View Turnout (open in winter), Snake River Overlook (open in winter).

For groups under 25, reach out to me for small group locations.

• Marriage License (link)

You can be legally married in the state of Wyoming, regardless of your home or birth state. Make an appointment with Teton county through the link, pick up your marriage license when you arrive in Jackson Hole. After your ceremony, simply return your license to the registrars office. You will receive a certified copy of your marriage license shortly after you return home.

OFFICIANTS

Wyoming requires 2 witnesses and 1 officiant to be present for a legal marriage ceremony. Montana requires 1 officiant and no witnesses for a legal marriage ceremony. Colorado is a self solemnizing state and does not require an officiant or witness for a legal marriage ceremony.

• Brian Bultema, Jackson Hole Officiant LLC

• Duke Edwards, (307) 749 8478

Want your friend or family member to be an important part of your ceremony and marry you? Becoming an ordained minister is free and takes just a couple of minutes. Sign up through the ULC.

LODGING

• Fireside Resort (small cabins)

• Creekside Inn (small cabins)

• Togwotee Lodge (small cabins)

While Jackson Hole/GTNP might be the highlight of your trip, other towns and lodging options with an hour of the JH/GTNP area include:

Driggs, Idaho

Wilson, Wyoming

Lodging in those locations can be easier to secure, and elopement day transportation is included within those distances.

MISC DETAILS

Rental Cars: Hertz & Enterprise. Shuttles can take you from the airport to either rental office. Uber is also easy to use in town and in the park.

Jackson Hole Airport (JAC) is the closest airport to Jackson Hole and GTNP. Other airports commonly flown in to are Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN), and Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC).

Yellowstone National Park is only 60 minutes from Jackson Hole, WY. A annual National Park Pass is the easiest way to get into either park. If you are not a NPS pass holder, two separate day passes will be required to enter each park. Week passes are only valid for the park they were purchased in.