Weekday Elopement · Dardanelle, Arkansas
The Weekday Elopement
a whole wedding for $2,900.
A Monday through Thursday celebration at our little white chapel, up to 30 guests, cake and punch the old-fashioned way. No meal, no fuss, all beautiful.
Photo: Luke Price Photography
Hi!! We are so glad you found us. If you have been adding up wedding numbers and quietly panicking, take a breath. A weekday elopement is a whole wedding day at our white stucco chapel, on a Monday through Thursday, with fresh florals, a cake, an old-fashioned cake and punch reception, and the people you love most. No year of planning. No dozen vendors. Just a beautiful day for $2,900.
Monday through Thursday
The Weekday Elopement
$2,900
Cake & punch reception, no meal
Up to 30 guests · 4 hours on site
2 hours getting ready in the bridal suite
Additional guests $35 each, up to 70
Check My Date
25% reserves your date. Then 25% at six months out, 25% at four months out, and the last 25% two months before your wedding. Booking inside six months? We simply spread the balance evenly across the time you have, with the final payment due two months before your date.
Want a Friday or Saturday, with everyone sitting down to dinner? See our Minimony at $5,700.
What's included
Everything you need for a full wedding day, Monday through Thursday, for up to 30 guests. This is a cake and punch celebration, no meal is served.
The white stucco chapel
Built by hand by Josh, heated and cooled, seats up to 68.
Your bridal suite
Yours for two hours before the ceremony, so you are never rushing.
Groom's changing room
A dedicated space for the guys, plus guest bathrooms for everyone.
800 sq ft lobby
Perfect for welcoming your guests as they arrive.
Your florals, designed in-house
1 bridal bouquet, 2 boutonnières, cake flowers, and a ¼ arbor floral swag.
Your wedding cake
Custom styled to suit your celebration, for up to 30 guests.
Cake & punch reception
The old-fashioned way, with sweet tea and lemonade. No dinner is served on the Weekday Elopement.
A celebratory toast
Raise a glass with the people who came to see you do this.
Music, first dance & send-off
Background music through your ceremony and celebration, then a proper exit.
Your planner & coordinator
An experienced on-site wedding planner and day-of coordinator, there to run your day so you can be present for it.
Want more arbor flowers? You can upgrade your ¼ swag to a ½ or a full installation. Just ask us for pricing.
You will arrange your photographer, officiant, and hair and makeup, plus anything personal like a guest book or favors. We are happy to recommend people we love!
Photo: Katie Keith Co.
Your bouquet, your cake and your ceremony florals. All of it included, all of it custom-designed in-house for you.
Is a weekday elopement for you?
The Weekday Elopement is for the couple who wants a real, beautiful wedding without a big budget or a big to-do. A ceremony, flowers, a cake, and an hour of cake and punch with the people you love most, on a quiet weekday. It is the most affordable way to marry here, and it is still a whole wedding day.
If you want everyone to sit down to dinner, our Minimony adds a sit-down meal on Fridays and Saturdays for $5,700. And if you are dreaming bigger, with 50 or more guests and full florals, take a look at the Midimony, Maximony and The Gateley.
A real wedding day at Gateley Hill. This is what yours could look like.
A note on drinks
Gateley Hill permits beer, wine & champagne only. No liquor or spirits permitted on the property.
And then everybody throws petals at you. That part is included too.
★★★★★
"My daughter was married here and the experience was absolutely perfect from start to finish. The intimate venue is gorgeous. Ms. Malloy created the perfect aesthetic based on my daughter's vision and it was just a dream!"
Ashley Sweeden · Google Review
See a real celebration
Colton and Jennifer said I do in our chapel on a December afternoon, with old-fashioned cake and punch at its finest. It is exactly the kind of day the Weekday Elopement was built for.
See Colton & Jennifer's December Minimony →
Questions we get all the time
What is a weekday elopement?
A full, intimate wedding day for up to 30 guests, Monday through Thursday, at $2,900. It includes the chapel, florals, a cake, an old-fashioned cake and punch reception, a toast, your first dance and a send-off, with an on-site planner and coordinator.
Is a meal included?
No. This is a cake and punch celebration, with sweet tea, lemonade and a toast. No meal is served. If you would like everyone to sit down to dinner, our
Minimony on Fridays and Saturdays includes a sit-down pasta dinner at $5,700.
Which days can we book?
The Weekday Elopement is Monday through Thursday. For a Friday, Saturday or holiday date, see the
Minimony.
What if we want more than 30 guests or a bigger celebration?
The Weekday Elopement goes up to 30 guests, then $35 each up to 70. If you are dreaming of 50 or more with full florals and a larger reception, take a look at the
Midimony, Maximony and The Gateley, our larger all-inclusive packages.
Do you have a photographer?
You will bring your own photographer, officiant, and hair and makeup. We work with wonderful people all over the River Valley and are always happy to send you our favorites.
How far are you from Little Rock, Conway and Russellville?
We are near Dardanelle at the foot of Mt. Nebo, about 90 minutes from
Little Rock, about an hour from
Conway, and about 15 minutes from
Russellville.
How do we reserve a date?
A 25% retainer reserves your date. The balance is paid in three more equal payments, at six months, four months, and two months before your wedding. Booking inside six months? We simply spread the balance evenly across the time you have, with the final payment due two months before your date.
