Millbrook Elopement Wedding Blog

Get Married Quickly

Looking to get married quickly, but not sure about the steps involved? Fed up with the stress, family politics and spiralling costs? We have broken the process down into 4 simple steps, along with extra advice for getting married quickly!

Why Elope in Winter?

As the winter months creep in, the world around us starts to slow down and creates the perfect ambience for a stress-free elopement.

Why elope instead of a big wedding?

Traditions play a big part in large weddings, whereas elopements invite couples to think outside the normal traditional wedding square, and help create those amazing memories!

Roaring log fires for Winter Elopement Weddings

Winter weddings are romantic, magical and budget friendly.

Your Wedding Your Way

We cannot call ourselves bloggers or even a writer so we thought we would look at other wedding blogs for inspiration. Reading through informative and well worded blogs, the thing that stood out the most was how much everyone tells you what you have to do.

A Slice of Heaven on Earth

We can’t deny the butterflies we get when we receive a TripAdvisor review from our customers; hearing your feedback means the absolute world and makes our job feel incredibly rewarding.

Top 10 tips when doing your own wedding makeup

We’re proud to offer so many fantastic suppliers to couples deciding to elope at Millbrook, but we know that many brides decide to do their own makeup. That’s why we’ve decided to share our top 10 tips when doing your own wedding makeup.

The perfect Millbrook wedding breakfast by CookingwithGazz

Gary Shapland, otherwise known as "CookingwithGazz," has been cooking for more than 30 years and offering his unique dining experiences at Millbrook since August 2016.

We cancelled our wedding for a Millbrook elopement

Weddings can often leave us feeling overwhelmed and helpless; making the term ‘Bridezilla’ not only a cult US reality TV programme, but a reality. For the Millbrook team, we wanted to create elopement weddings to help engaged couples plan an intimate day.

Top five tips for writing a speech for an intimate wedding

Here at Millbrook, not only do we specialise in Runaway Weddings, but we’re also here to help you every step of the way - from viewing the Estate, to choosing your photographer, and just about everything else in between!

Five reasons Millbrook's Elopement Weddings are perfect

Sometimes you don’t need a big, lavish wedding, with hundreds of guests, what seems like thousands of bottles of bubbly and more food than the five thousand would require.....

Why saying “I do” to an elopement wedding will be the best decision you make

So Getting married? Looking for inspiration as to where the perfect location would be; which of your uncles, aunties and long-lost cousins you should invite; or which hometown you should head to?

Real Weddings at Millbrook Estate - Leanda and Joe

Leanda, Joe and furbaby Lilly eloped to Millbrook in December 2017 and enjoyed a romantic ceremony in the Summer House.

Honeymoons at Millbrook Estate: Five 5* Reviews

Our Elopement Weddings are designed to make your wedding day stress free and all about you… But what if you’ve already tied the knot? What if you’ve had your wedding ceremony and are looking to celebrate your nuptials with a secluded, peaceful trip away?