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Elephant Wedding

Celebrate your love in Thailand

Make your wedding extraordinary

Everywhere you go in Thailand you see symbols of majestic Asian Elephants. Their revered imagery adorns everything from Buddhist temples to the royal navy flags, so an elephant wedding ceremony is the quintessential Thailand wedding.

An elephant ceremony is a unique way to celebrate your love, for marriages, renewing your vows or crowning your honeymoon with a special day. The beautiful river that runs through the Chai Lai Orchid and the surrounding mountains makes this a dream location for nature lovers. Your ceremony can be simple and spiritual, or playful, with colorful dancers, music, and fireworks.

Chai Lai weddings are entirely custom made: we can tailor the celebration to reflect your personal spiritual beliefs, and we can also host small receptions on site (up to 30 guests).*

Our wedding packages start at $2,100 USD

Sample Itinerary

Day 1

Pick-up

8:00 – Private taxi transfer from your hotel in downtown Chiang Mai and drive to Chai Lai Orchid, one hour into the mountains of Northern Thailand

Meet our Elephants

Elephant immersion! Private elephant sanctuary tour. Get to know the elephants one on one, bathing and feeding them with the help of your guide.

Relax and enjoy the jungle

After getting to know our elephants, we recommend spending this day relaxing and enjoying our beautiful jungle home. Enjoy the elephant happy hour in our cafe or your bungalow. Unwind with a 1-hour in-room Thai massage before dinner.

Dinner and Fizz

Dinner for two with a complimentary bottle of prosecco topped off with your choice of cake and Thai dessert.

Day 2

Breakfast

08:00 – Breakfast for 2 with Elephant room service. Enjoy breakfast with a once-in-a-lifetime view, feeding elephants from your bungalow.

Hair & Make-up

11:00 – Hair and makeup

Transport to temple

13:00 – Head to the local temple where the monks will be waiting for you

Buddhist Blessing

13:30 – Buddhist blessing and merit making, followed by a location photoshoot in a stunning natural environment of your choice. Many couples choose to go to a nearby waterfall.

Cocktails

15:30 – Return to Chai Lai Orchid and enjoy a refreshing cocktail in our riverside cafe

Elephant Photoshoot

16:00 – After some time to relax and, and if you wish, change, your photographer will arrange an epic wedding photoshoot with our elephant Seavoy

Lantern Release

20:00 – At dusk, make a wish for health and happiness in your new union by releasing a lantern into the sky.

Day 3

Breakfast

08:00-10:00 – Coffee and Breakfast and say bye to the elephants

11:00 Check Out

Drop-off

16:00 – Your transportation will be waiting for you to return to Chiang Mai.

Included

One full Day with Elephants
Accommodation in a Romantic Bungalow
Professional Photography
Transport to & from the Temple
Picnic Lunch for Two
Wedding Cake
One bottle of prosecco
Candlelit dinner for two
Buddhist Blessing Ceremony
Fish or Bird Release
Offerings for Temple
Offerings for 3 monks
Floral Arrangements
Bridal Bouquet
Sky Lantern Release

Not Included

The Packing List

Wedding Attire
Comfortable Athletic Clothing
Towel
Swimwear
Trekking Shoes or Sandals
Change of Clean Clothes
Reusable Water Bottle
Insect Repellant
Sunblock
Cash for Incidental Purchases

*Please note: we strongly recommend that you register your marriage in your home country before or after your wedding at the Chai Lai Orchid. We are unable to arrange the official, legal aspects of your marriage, and any ceremony held during your wedding here will not be legally binding.