LIVE 5-Day Fast-Track Starts: June 1st @ 10 AM MST

  

Free 5-day masterclass for photographers

Profitable Elopement Fast-Track

Learn how to market and book more high-paying, all-day elopements & intimate weddings in your area (even if you’re new!) in just 5 days

✨ Live June 1-5 | FREE Replays | Live Q&A Sessions

Bride and groom exchanging vows during a sunset elopement.
A bride and groom share a heartfelt moment during their beach elopement at sunset.
Elopement Planning Workshop for Wedding Professionals.

✨ FREE BONUSES: All-Day Elopement Timeline + “Is your Business Elopement-Friendly?” Checklist + more for live attendees!

Elopements & small weddings are the huge opportunity of 2026 that most photographers are missing out on

If you’ve been thinking:

“People don’t elope where I am.”

“Eloping couples have low budgets.”

“They only want 1-2 hours.”

“Elopements aren’t profitable.”

“I’ve never photographed an elopement before.”

“Elopements were just a 2020 trend.”

These myths are holding you back from taking ahold of this extremely profitable niche

COME SEE WHAT’S POSSIBLE FOR YOU

Here’s the truth friend

Google searches for elopements have nearly doubled since 2020

A Google Trends line graph showing a steady increase in searches for the term "elopement" from 2017 to 2026, with notable rises after 2020.

Searches for “small wedding” have more than doubled just this year (2026)

Small wedding and elopement planning tips for a profitable, fast-track experience.

Couples are looking for photographers who can help them celebrate in BIG ways, even if their guest list is small

Photographers all over the world are getting paid $5k, $8k, and $10k+ for elopement & intimate wedding photography

(even in locations that “aren’t popular” for elopements)

In Georgia, U.S.A.… Bryan booked $14k of elopements in just 1 month

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Elopement Planning Workshop for Success.

In Germany… Nico is booking $7.4k and $10.8k elopements—his highest rates ever

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Elopement Fast-Track for Profitable Weddings and Elopements.

In California… Kendall went from booking $150 portrait sessions to $11,800 elopement contracts

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Elopement Photography & Business Coaching.

In New Zealand… Shelby is consistently booking $12k of elopements every month

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Shelby.

Elopement photography is a highly profitable niche when you realize what these clients want and the true value of what you’re offering

LEARN TO BOOK CLIENTS LIKE THESE – FOR FREE

Hey Friend, I’m maddie mae

I’ve made over $4.3 million in elopements bookings since 2016

I book $14,000+ elopement clients on average.

Once you fully see that less guests doesn’t mean clients want to feel less special or celebrated (or have fewer memories documented)…

And that you have so much MORE value to offer these couples than just photos…

You’ll see how easy it is to turn 1-2 hour inquiries into profitable, all-day elopements no matter where you live.

I’m going to teach you the exact strategies I use every day (even now!) in my business to book elopements and intimate weddings at such high rates.

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That’s why I created

Profitable Elopement Fast-Track

A LIVE 5-Day Intensive for Photographers where you’ll:

Learn how to book profitable all-day elopements no matter where you live (even if you‘ve never photographed one before)

Bride and groom exchanging vows during a sunset elopement.

You’ll learn:

01

What kind of elopements & intimate weddings are your perfect, profitable niche in your area and how to get those couples to find and hire you!

02

The 1 simple strategy that sells couples on an all-day elopement so you can turn 2-hour inquires into profitable, full-day experiences

03

What to include in your elopement photography packages to skyrocket their value and exactly how to price them to get booked at your highest rates

04

The quickest way to get more elopement inquiries and bookings with 5 simple changes to your website & portfolio (even with no prior elopement experience!)

05

Your step-by-step roadmap and marketing plan for making 6-figures from elopements & intimate weddings in your first year (plus how to get dream inquiries while you sleep)

GRAB YOUR FREE TICKET + REPLAYS

LIVE JUN 1-5 – Includes FREE replay access through 6/11/26

Elopement Planning Workshop for Wedding Professionals.

FREE BONUSES when you attend live

  • All-day elopement timeline template with a real example timeline
  • 45 unique elopement activity ideas for any niche or location
  • “Is your business elopement-friendly” checklist
  • Live Q&A Sessions for your questions!
I want this!

I’ve never taught anything this in-depth on exactly how to book elopements outside of my $3,000 THRIVE program

But with how hard 2026 has felt for so many photographers, I decided to teach these core components to booking profitable, all-day elopements no matter where you’re at…

For FREE

Plus, I’m including some of my most game-changing resources for booking elopements including:

  • All-Day Elopement Timeline Template (with a real example) 📈
  • Elopement Activity Idea Bank (with ideas for any niche or area) 📑
  • “Is Your Business Elopement-Friendly?” Audit Checklist📑
Book more elopements in just 5 days

LIVE June 1-5 | Includes FREE replays and live Q&A sessions

I’m so excited to teach this because

I know this works

A social media post by Sabrina praising the THRIVE program for helping her double her booking price and switch to photographing only elopements. She highly recommends Maddie’s education to fellow photographers.

My student Sebrina was able to double her elopement booking price in just 3 months and transition fully into only booking elopements.

Creative elopement planning for profitable wedding adventures.

My student Lauren just had to raise her prices again, is making $10k+ every month, and is on track to earn 6 figures this year.

I WANT MORE ELOPEMENTS & SMALL WEDDINGS IN 2026

Here’s your plan to book more elopements & intimate weddings in just 5 days

Day 01

JunE 1st
9am – 10:30AM PsT
12PM – 1:30pm EsT

The truth about the elopement market in 2026 + your best niche

  • How to find the most profitable elopement niche in your area (even with zero experience) 
  • The critical mindset shift that will skyrocket the prices you can charge for elopements once you get it
  • How to turn a 1-2 hour inquiry into an exciting all-day elopement booking

Day 02

JUNE 2nd
9am - 10:30AM PsT
12PM - 1:30pm EsT

Pricing secrets for profitable, all-day elopements

  • Why small elopement packages are holding you back & what to offer instead 
  • What a $5k-$10k+ elopement photography package looks like (hint: a lot less work that you think)
  • How to create and structure your elopement photography packages to maximize your profit

Day 03

JUNE 3rd
9am - 10:30AM PsT
12PM - 1:30pm EsT

Get your website found on Google (SEO fundamentals)

  • The most critical page you need on your website to get profitable elopement inquiries
  • How to strategically present elopement pricing on your website (even if you photograph other things too)
  • What couples need to see on your website to inquire for all-day coverage (instead of 1-2 hour shoots)

Day 04

JUNE 4th
9am - 10:30AM PsT
12PM - 1:30pm EsT

Optimize your website & business to book more elopements in 2026

  • What needs (and doesn’t need) to be on your contact form so that eloping couples don’t bounce
  • A clear checklist of everything you need on your whole website to make eloping couples feel at home
  • How to optimize your social media, and inquiry-to-booking workflow to book more eloping couples

Day 05

june 5th
9am - 10:30AM PsT
12PM - 1:30pm EsT

Your 6-figure elopement roadmap and efficient marketing plan

  • The marketing strategies that actually work for elopements (hint: it’s different than weddings)
  • The fastest ways to get elopement inquiries quickly, so you can book last-minute elopements this year
  • A step-by-step marketing plan to book 6-figures of elopements in 1 year—in just a few hours of work a week
Let’s increase your elopement inquiries in 2026 and beyond!

More Real Student Results

from the Elopement Marketing Methods I’m teaching from THRIVE™ program members

A social media post describes how updating a website led to a client inquiry and higher search rankings within 24 hours. Text highlights the success happening "within two hours" after launching a new investment page.
A Facebook post by "Weddings & Wanderlust - Adventure Photographers" highlights rebranding their website, improving sales, and booking a 7.4k elopement in Scotland and a 10.8k elopement in Iceland. Key text is highlighted.
A message from Traci highlights website changes, improved brand focus, and marketing successes, noting a major business shift: “We made a lot of changes in Feb of 2024 and by the end of that year we brought in 100k more than the previous year.”.

WHO’S TEACHING THIS MENTORING INTENSIVE?

Meet Maddie Mae

Award-winning luxury destination elopement photographer
Business & Marketing Coach

With 300+ elopements under my belt, I’ve traveled to 43 countries and all 7 continents to help couples create their dream elopement days and have been recognized by Forbes magazine as “the woman who helped spark the adventure elopement trend.”

When I first picked up a camera, I thought this was just a dream, but with strategies I learned in business school, I went from a struggling and undercharging, to a thriving 6-figure photographer in my first year full-time, documenting unreal elopements across 13 countries.

Today, my current average booking price is $14,000 per elopement and with 50-100 organic inquiries per month, I have the luxury of being selective about what bookings I take on.

Guess what? I can teach you what it takes to reach this too. I've seen hundreds of photographers I've mentored achieve it.

Let me show you exactly how to build a business that thrives.

WHO’S TEACHING THIS MENTORING INTENSIVE?

Meet Maddie Mae

Award-winning luxury destination elopement photographer
Business & Marketing Coach

Questions?

We’ve got answers

Just like the group mentoring calls I do for members of Thrive, I’ll be hosting these private, live group mentoring calls on Zoom. As soon as you sign up, you’ll receive the zoom links for all 5 days of calls and be able to add them to your calendar + get reminders to show up.

I can promise you that even if you attend just one of these calls (or even part of one), you’ll come away with incredible value. But don’t worry, if you have to miss one (or arrive late or leave early), I’ll be recording these mentoring calls and the replays are included when you sign up (and they'll be available to rewatch until June 11th 2026!) The call recordings will be private and only available to those who sign up for this exclusive experience.

Private mentoring sessions with me typically run $3,000 and I’ve only ever offered group mentoring to enrolled members of Thrive. However, I know that the 2026 season has been difficult for so many photographers and it’s so important to me that no one is leaving anything on the table that could help them. I considered pricing this like my other intensives before deciding that it should be free so that absolutely everyone could access this training who needed it.

We have answers! Shoot me & my team a message at hello@adventureinsteadacademy.com and we'll take care of you!

Ready to learn how to fill your inbox with dream elopement inquiries in just 5 days?

This is the most valuable free week of education I have ever taught.

I’m so stoked to meet you and teach you how to book more profitable, all-day elopements in 2026 no matter where you're at.

xx Maddie Mae

Join me for the “Profitable Elopement Fast-Track”

LIVE JUNE 1-5 •  Includes FREE replay access through 6/11/26