Permits are one of the most searched and least clearly answered topics in elopement planning. Most couples know they're probably required somewhere, aren't sure exactly where or for what, and are hoping someone will just tell them plainly.

The Sea to Sky Gondola is one of the most accessible ways to reach alpine elevation in the Squamish area, and it's a very beautiful setting for a ceremony. The summit area sits at around 885 metres above Howe Sound, with views of the Sound, the surrounding peaks, and the Sea to Sky corridor that are legitimately breathtaking.

Here's how I approach rain planning for Squamish elopements, and why most couples who experience rain on their wedding day end up feeling fine about it.

When couples start researching Squamish elopements, the helicopter question comes up early. The images are everywhere: a couple on a glacier edge, or a ridgeline above the clouds, or a remote alpine lake with no trail leading to it. It looks extraordinary — and it is. The question is whether it's right for you.

This is one of the most common questions I get about Squamish, and it deserves a more nuanced answer than "summer." Every season in Squamish has something going for it — and every season has trade-offs worth understanding before you commit to a date.

I break down the main cost categories, give you realistic ranges for each, and help you understand where the biggest variables are. That way you can build a budget that actually reflects what you want — rather than getting halfway through planning and discovering the gap.

Squamish is one of those places that earns its reputation. Situated between Vancouver and Whistler at the head of Howe Sound, it has a concentration of dramatic landscape — granite walls, fjord water, old-growth forest and open alpine that's genuinely hard to match anywhere in the Lower Mainland.