PERMITS

First things first, your permit is your golden ticket to your elopement celebration. Because Grand Teton National Park is a protected national park & because there are many others like you who desire to marry here, all elopements require a Special Use Permit (SUP) to ensure every couple is given fair access to the park. It is HIGHLY IMPORTANT to fill out your permit application ASAP so you can get the exact date & location you want, as dates & locations book up FAST.

PERMIT COST.

• The permit fee is $200 (NON-REFUNDABLE) & must be submitted at least 30 days in advance.
• The permit covers your ceremony, but you & whoever attends also must pay the park entrance fee. The entrance fee is $35 per vehicle & is good for 7 days. OR... if you plan to visit the Tetons more than once within the year, it may be worth it to purchase an annual pass ($70) OR an America the Beautiful Annual Pass ($80 & valid for ALL national parks).
• The permit allows you up to 1 hour MAX & must be defined with a start & end time. This time includes the arrival for set-up & end time for photos & video. In other words, you will have to leave the ceremony site once your 1 hour is up to continue taking photos (which is okay because trust me, you're going to want photos all throughout the park anyways).

PERMIT TYPES.

I. Reserved Site-Specific Ceremony Permit

• The total number of permits issued by the park are limited to 1 ceremony per day, per location with a MAX of 60 ceremonies per year per location (with the exception of Colter Bay Swim Beach, which is limited to a MAX of 30 ceremonies per year).
• There are 6 site-specific ceremony locations that may be applied for:

Colter Bay: limit of 40 people

Schwabacher Landing: limit of 25 people

Mormon Row (North or South): limit of 40 people (north) or 25 people (south)

Mountain View Turnout: limit of 25 people

Glacier View Turnout: limit of 25 people

Snake River Overlook: limit of 25 people

II. Small Dispersed Ceremony Permit

• Group size is restricted to no more than 12 people - including the wedding party, wedding guests (including children), officiant, photographer & videographer.
• Locations may be applied for except in prohibited areas. Only 1 permit will be issued per location per day. A location may not be permitted if the ceremony will interfere with or prevent general visitor use or cause resource damage.
• Prohibited locations include:

*paved trails within & surrounding Jenny Lake Visitor Plaza at South Jenny Lake, Jenny Lake Trail, & Jenny Lake

Overlook

*Hidden Falls & Inspiration Point

*String Lake developed area & trail

*Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve

*Concessioner land assignments (exception for weddings sold/catered by concessioners in assigned facilities)

*park partner facilities (e.g., Murie Ranch, Teton Science School)

*within proximity of places where weddings are being managed by a chapel or concessioner (i.e., Chapel of the Transfiguration)

*park cemeteries

*If a location is behind a gate, the permittee may have walking access but not vehicle access.

*areas where there is high visitation during the requested period or potential for resource damage

• Of the Reserved Site-Specific Permit locations, except for Schwabacher Landing, locations may be applied for as a Small Dispersed Ceremony Permit with a limit of 12 people.
• Applicant must provide a location description with coordinates &/or a satellite view map of the requested location.

For more info on permits & how to apply for one, visit: https://www.nps.gov/grte/planyourvisit/weddingcommitments.htm

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https://www.tetoncountywy.gov/296/Marriage-Licenses