There are couples who know exactly what they want: not a grand production, but a moment of absolute truth. Just the two of them, the landscape, Just the two of them, the landscape, and the freedom to be fully who they are in what they’re choosing.
An elopement is not an escape from tradition. It is a return to what matters, an arrival into the purest, most honest version of your love. Deeply personal, deliberately intimate, and entirely yours.
As your elopement officiant, I’ll make this process effortless and extraordinary, crafting a ceremony that speaks to your hearts (in up to 6 languages), captures the exception of your connection, and stays with you forever.
No rules, no expectations, no one to please but yourselves.
Are you ready to let your love be revealed?
THE HEART OF YOUR ELOPEMENT
Why the ceremony matters
Your elopement isn’t merely an escape. It is the celebration of your love in its most intentional form. And at its heart is the ceremony: the moment when everything you have lived, everything that binds you, and everything you are choosing for the future is given words, gestures and meaning.
It is where you pause within the adventure and fully realise the significance of what you are doing. Where a beautiful experience becomes a passage, and the choice you are making becomes something you will carry with you long after the landscape has disappeared behind you.
As your celebrant, I don’t just officiate. I craft a deeply personal experience that reflects who you are and the story you share: a ceremony woven from truth, emotion and poetry, but above all, one that gives meaning to the commitment you are making.
Marylin
Ceremony Designer • Elopement Celebrant
I’m a rebellious soul and an adventurer at heart, shaped by years of travelling, moving between cultures and languages, and finding connection wherever life has taken me. As your multilingual elopement celebrant in Switzerland, I bring that openness, curiosity and adaptability into the way I accompany you, wherever your love takes us.
What’s unique in my approach for your Elopement
With over12 years of experience as one of Switzerland’s pioneering celebrants, I bring an intuitive and deeply human approach to every elopement.
• A real connection, before your arrival in Switzerland
By the time we meet, I already know far more than the story of how you met. Through everything we have shared along the way, a genuine connection has already taken shape, so that even if we meet in person for the first time on your elopement day, it never feels like a stranger is standing there to marry you.
• An experience that feels whole
Your elopement can take you somewhere extraordinary without the ceremony becoming secondary to the adventure. I bring both together, so that the place you chose and the promises you make there become part of the same experience.
• Switzerland, known from the inside
After more than a decade of creating ceremonies across Switzerland, I know that the most beautiful places come with their own realities. Seasons, access, crowds, weather, timing and the unexpected all shape an experience. I bring that knowledge with me, so the Switzerland you came all this way to experience can still feel extraordinary.
Presence is also what happens around the ceremony
An elopement in Switzerland can ask a little more. An early start so that a place that has become increasingly visited can still feel intimate. Enough time for an unexpected gondola delay. The flexibility to adapt when the weather or the mountain has other plans.
Sometimes, it means walking the path together rather than simply meeting at the ceremony spot, or staying for the little picnic afterwards, because I believe the experience doesn’t suddenly end with the last words of the ceremony. Coming back down from that moment with you is part of it too.
I don’t just arrive for your ceremony. I pay attention to everything around it, so you can simply live it.
“We knew you were the right one right after our first call. I’m so glad I found you”
“You really understood
and captured our love story.”
“You went far beyond your role and made our elopement truly memorable.”
“It felt like an old friend
was officiating us.”
“You were simply INCREDIBLE, from the first call until our big day.”
“You are an absolute dream to
work with. Your thoughtfulness and
professionalism are unmatched.”
Your Swiss Elopement Experience
These are not packages. They are distinct experiences, each built around a clear intention, each offering its own way of honouring one of life’s most meaningful transitions.
Essence
Where your love finds its voice
For couples who wish to celebrate their union through a heartfelt and beautifully simple ceremony
• Everything included in The Foundation (see below)
• Your heartfelt ceremony
• A guided preparation
Signature
Where your story becomes art
For couples who wish to uncover the depth and uniqueness of their relationship.
• Everything included in The Foundation (see below)
• Your ceremony shaped by meaning and symbolism
• An immersive exploration of your relationship
• A digital ceremony keepsake
Heritage
Where your bond becomes a legacy
For couples who wish to honour not only the love they share today, but also the journey that brought them here and the legacy they hope to leave behind
• Everything included in the Signature Experience, plus
• A deeper exploration of your journey
• Heirloom ceremony books
• Post-ceremony integration
Looking for complete intimacy?
The Envelope
A ceremony written for you, led by the two of you
For couples who wish to celebrate in complete intimacy, on their own
• A bespoke ceremony booklet crafted around your story
• In a beautiful envelope, ready to be opened, read and experienced together
• The freedom to celebrate wherever and whenever you choose
• A keepsake booklet to treasure for years to come
From CHF 650
MICRO WEDDING
The intimacy of an elopement, shared with your closest people
For couples who want the freedom and intimacy of an elopement without experiencing it entirely on their own. A micro wedding brings the people who matter most into the experience, while keeping everything intentional, personal and beautifully authentic.
Portfolio
To catch a glimpse of the magic we can create together, take a moment to explore my portfolio.
All you need to do is feel…
Where can you have an elopement ceremony in Switzerland?
Anywhere your heart desires.
The beauty of an elopement lies in its freedom: to dream, to choose, to simply be. Whether you’re adventurous souls seeking mountain trails or dream of exclusive luxury, I’ll accompany you wherever your love takes you.
Switzerland offers an endless canvas of breathtaking backdrops.
Picture the Matterhorn rising behind you above sunny Zermatt, or a colorful autumn adventure surrounded by golden hues and mountain light. Exchange your vows on a boat gliding across lake Geneva near Lausanne, or fly by helicopter to a secluded glacier in the Berner Oberland. Imagine standing among the vineyards of Lavaux, celebrating in a prestigious palace in Geneva.
And if your hearts call you elsewhere, I’ll follow you to any corner of the world that holds meaning for you both. Because your love story deserves to be celebrated where it feels most alive.
Beyond the Ceremony
At the heart of everything is your ceremony. Around it, I help shape an experience that carries you from the first conversation to the last memory
THE PERFECT SETTING
From secluded mountain peaks to hidden lakesides and sun-drenched vineyards, I guide you to the locations that feel like they were made for your story.
WEATHER BACKUP DAY(S)
Because the mountains write their own agenda. An additional date held in reserve means your ceremony happens in the conditions it deserves, without compromise.
CELEBRATION, THE WAY IT SHOULD FEEL
A glass of champagne as the mountains witness your union. A Swiss picnic in the wild. Small gestures that turn a moment into a memory.
THE PLACES THAT MAKE SWITZERLAND UNFORGETTABLE
A personalized guide to the hidden gems around your ceremony location, so your entire stay flows with the same intention as your day.
TRUSTED HANDS AROUND YOU
Over years of elopements across Switzerland, I’ve built a network of photographers, florists, and artisans who share the same values of care and intentionality. On your day, I coordinate the timeline and every detail so there is nothing to manage.
KEEPSAKES & MEMORIES
An intimate audio recording of your ceremony, beautifully crafted ceremony books, calligraphed vow booklets, hand-painted wedding certificate: tangible pieces of your story to carry home and return to, again and again.
The Books of Your Story
Priceless Memories
The Book of Your Love
JAPANESE SILK & GOLD cover
Timeless Vows
vELVET & SILK booklets, choice of colours
Unique Professional Calligraphy
YOUR handwritten COMMITMENT
Transforming your story into words is truly magical.
I create timeless materials that encapsulate the essence of your love, to be read and cherished for generations to come.
These precious items become treasured memorabilia, holding the beautiful memories of your secular wedding, from its preparation to the heartfelt celebration.
Kind Words
“We travelled from Australia to marry in Switzerland. Coordinating such an event was far more complicated than either of us had anticipated however your involvement was one part of the process that was delightfully uncomplicated – You were accommodating, kind, thoughtful and gave us ample opportunity to make sure our day and the ceremony were everything we wanted it to be. Your English was wonderful and we found her accent lovely – it really added something unique. Our ceremony was nothing less than exceptional, thanks to your involvement and ideas. You brought our dreams to life and we cannot find the right words to express our gratitude. You were even kind enough to suggest and arrange the materials for a sweet part of the ceremony so we would have a momento to take home with us, which we appreciated a lot.You were patient and able to answer all of the questions we had. We did not have the opportunity to meet in person prior to the ceremony, speaking only via Zoom call, however this was all you needed and you happily accommodated all of our requests. Thank you Marylin for being a part of our big adventure!”
– Jessica & Cory
Dare to dream big, then do something about it