Pismo beach elopement by the Pier

Meet a few of our happy couples who eloped to the Pismo Beach Pier.  We also have couples getting married with their toes in the Pismo Beach sand, overlooking the ocean or with the Pismo Beach dunes in the background.

Make sure to visit our locations page to see more of our beautiful Pismo Beach elopement locations.  We also provide wedding ceremony services for small weddings and elopements in Morro Bay and Cambria.  Our packages are all inclusive to so that means we do a lot of the work for you so you can have a stress free wedding planning experience.  Book your wedding package with us today!

This couple stay at the Inn at the Pier, which is steps from the Pismo Beach Pier.  Pismo was their special place she they went on their first vacation up the coast and landed in Pismo.  When the time came for them to get married, Pismo was the place they had to say I do in!!


We met the groom at his hotel and placed him on the beach for the first look. I zipped up the brides dress for her, gave her a wedding day hug and coordinated their first look in the sand. First looks are always such sweet moments, especially during elopements.  


After the ceremony, the couple had photos with the pier in the background and then under the pier.  Since The Pismo Beach sign is pretty new to town,  I knew the couple had to get pictures in front of the popular sign!

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The couple started off in Disneyland and spent a few days at the happiest place on earth. I think it was great that they had a little fun time before the wedding. I met the groom, dressed in his pink vest  and captured some details for a few getting ready photos. Then, the groom headed off to the ceremony location. The bride added her finishing touches and thought a little nervous, headed off to the beach to make it official with her groom. It’s normally during this time that the wedding starts to feel more real and I could see her happy smile the minute she laid eyes on him on the beach! I always enjoy seeing the happy smiles from the couple during this time. The couple added more photo time for getting ready pictures and first look pictures and ended at the Pismo Beach pier. The weather is always perfect in Pismo Beach - clear, sunny and 75 degrees. We are so lucky on the Central Coast to have sandy beaches, hilly sand dunes, cliffs and rocks all within a 15 minute drive. We had a wonderful time capturing the beauty of the day and  going around to different locations for wedding photos.

For the bride’s bouquet, she selected a boho bouquet style with colors of  blush pink and cream. The bouquet was the perfect accessory!

I loved getting Pismo beach elopement by the Pier photos of the couple. The pier had just been redone so the bottom of the pier has a new look to it.  This photo is actually featured in the City of Pismo Beach’s information guide to having a Pismo Beach wedding.  I was so honored to have my photo featured there.  When the tide is low it’s best for getting some awesome wedding photos under the Pismo Beach pier. The photos with the couple are so romantic looking and some of my favorites!

After the wedding, the couple was going to explore some near by cities since they hadn’t been to the area before. I had suggested Morro Bay for kayaking and clam chowder. Morro Bay is another favorite beach location for weddings. Here’s some information on visiting Morro Bay  .

By Natalie Jones February 27, 2025
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