Elopement packages in Dayton, Tennessee
Bell Haven’s Elopement Experience is a weekday ceremony on a private countryside estate near Chattanooga — three hours, up to 20 guests, and the whole property to yourselves.
$2,000 · Elopement Experience
An intimate and meaningful celebration designed for couples seeking a peaceful countryside ceremony with their closest loved ones.
Perfect for elopements, vow renewals, and small private celebrations, this experience offers the beauty of Bell Haven in a simplified and stress-free setting.
What the day looks like
An elopement at Bell Haven keeps everything that matters — the setting, the light, the people closest to you — and leaves out the production. Here is how the Elopement Experience unfolds.
Arrival
Bell Haven hosts one celebration a day, so a weekday elopement means an empty property: no other party, no shared parking, no waiting for a space to clear. Guest parking is on site and the bridal suite is open when you pull in.
The ceremony
Choose a ceremony location among the gardens, the gazebos and the open lawn. The setup is flexible — a simple arch, a handful of chairs, or nothing but the two of you and the trees — and the team can help you pick the spot that suits the hour and the season.
Photographs
Three hours leaves real time for portraits. The elopement includes access to select photography locations throughout the estate: the pond and its dock, the garden walkways, the fountains and the long sunlit field, so your photographer can move between two or three looks without leaving the grounds.
Afterwards
Many couples use the final hour for a small toast with their guests on the grounds before heading on to dinner. Vendors are welcome if you would like a florist, an officiant or a photographer of your own; we are happy to recommend trusted local professionals too.
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The guide
An elopement is a wedding with the volume turned down. At Bell Haven that means a family-owned estate in Dayton, Tennessee — garden walkways, gazebos, flowing fountains, a koi pond and open-air spaces tucked into the trees — reserved for one celebration at a time. You will never share the venue with another wedding, event or group, which is what makes an elopement here feel private rather than small.
The Elopement Experience is a Monday-to-Friday package built for exactly this: three hours of private estate access for up to 20 guests, an outdoor ceremony location with a scenic natural backdrop, use of the bridal suite, access to select photography locations across the property, guest parking and flexible ceremony setup options, for $2,000.
It is the right fit for couples who want to say their vows surrounded by nature with only their closest people present, for vow renewals, for private ceremonies, for weekday celebrations, and for destination couples who want a simple estate wedding in Tennessee without planning a full event. If your guest list is growing past twenty, or you want a reception on the grounds afterwards, the Intimate Estate Wedding is the next step up.
Bell Haven sits at 186 Kinzalow Dr. in Dayton, Tennessee, in the Tennessee Valley under an hour north of Chattanooga. Couples travelling in can fly into Chattanooga and be on the property the same afternoon, and the cabins on the estate mean a small party can stay close by — ask us about lodging when you inquire.
Spring and fall dates fill first at Bell Haven, so if you have a month in mind, reach out early; an elopement needs far less lead time than a full wedding, but the best weekday afternoons still go quickly. Late afternoon is the hour most couples choose: the field catches long golden light and the pond settles for evening portraits. We talk through a rain plan with every couple, so a grey forecast does not have to move your date.
You are welcome to bring your own officiant, florist and photographer, or we can recommend trusted local professionals. Pets are often welcome — we love seeing four-legged family in a ceremony — so tell us about yours when you inquire and we will do our best to accommodate them.
Request a tour and we will walk the property with you, show you the ceremony spots and the bridal suite, and hold a date once you have chosen one. Weekday elopements book directly with our Venue & Wedding Coordinator, who stays with you from the first tour to the ceremony itself.
Kind words
We eloped on a Thursday with our parents and our dog. Three hours, a walk through the gardens, and photos we still cannot stop looking at.
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As a photographer I am picky about light. The field at golden hour and the dock in the evening gave my couple two completely different looks in one session.
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Our family reunion had forty people across three generations, and the cabins meant the grandparents could rest while the kids ran the trails. We are already booking next year.
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Tell us the month you have in mind and we will send available weekday dates and set up a tour.