Luxury Elopements at
The Gardens, Yalding, Maidstone, Kent, England
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The Gardens, Benover Road, Yalding, Maidstone,
Kent, England
If you are looking for a tiny wedding in a stunning garden in Kent, near Maidstone, where you can elope or hold a tiny wedding or minimony?
Escape to a world where elegance meets all things gardening. Nestled in the heart of the Kent countryside, the stunning Gardens, Yalding offer a unique elopement experience surrounded by breathtaking scenery and incredible flowers.
The Gardens, Yalding is more than a wedding venue; it’s a living showcase of horticultural history, designed for couples who see beauty in every leaf, blossom, and the work that goes into managing a stunning garden.
Across 12 acres and 16 themed garden rooms, you can walk hand-in-hand through centuries of planting: medieval herbs to Tudor knots, orchard meadows to a Victorian glasshouse. Created by the UK’s leading organic gardening charity, this is a space where authenticity, care, and quiet beauty thrive; values that mirror what eloping is all about.
For garden lovers, it’s hard to imagine a more fitting and perfect backdrop for your small, yet sumptuous wedding than a place where everything grows with intention.
Your e-lopement team will style your elopement in a personal, unique and exquisite way. All you have to do is share your Pinterest Board from anywhere in the world, and we will create your elopement adventure.
Your tiny wedding will be private, with only the small e-lopment team, the wedding venue coordinator, and team on hand to ensure your most beautiful, luxurious, and memorable occasion is as planned.
The Gardens, Yalding – A garden made for tiny weddings
A Photographer’s Paradise
With 16 distinct gardens, each inspired by centuries of planting traditions, your wedding album will read like a beautiful botanical love story. Every turn offers a new frame: clematis-clad walls, wisteria-draped walks, orchards glowing in the afternoon light, and the glass-and-green brilliance of the Victorian greenhouse.
For those who love gardens, every photograph speaks of growth, patience, and renewal, the same quiet virtues that sustain a marriage.
The Gardens, Yalding
Packages
E-T&Cs Kent
VAT is included in the price
All we require is a £1,000 non-refundable retainer to secure your elopement, with the remainder paid four weeks before the E-Lopement intimate wedding date.
The photographer may require you to sign their own T&Cs, and ideally, we would love you to give us all of your gallery, or just details of, for example, your feet and hands, as this helps us with marketing to other couples like you.
Additional fees
Please note that whilst we reserve your legal wedding with Kent County Council, you must pay them directly.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS ARRIVE AT THE VENUE ON TIME, READY AND WITH YOUR RINGS!
At a Glance
Just the two of you
The Gardens, Yalding is available for intimate weddings of two to ten people, making it the perfect choice for an official elopement. When you marry here, the grounds are yours alone. No tourists, no day-trippers, no competing events, just the two of you, perhaps a handful of your witnesses and maybe a handful of guests and a garden that feels like your secret space.
Every pathway, orchard, and rose-climbed wall becomes part of your story. It’s a kind of intimacy few venues can offer: space to wander, pause, and notice the details, from the fragrance of climbing roses to the structure of a knot garden.
Intimate celebrations are held outside (weather permitting), on Mondays through Wednesdays in summer (British Summer Time) and inside during the winter months.
Exclusive use of the gardens for three hours from the start of your ceremony.
Your Ceremony
Photography
Wedding Cake
Floral Design
Bespoke florals by House of Mimi Fleur, including your choice of:
Food and Drink
planning and coordination
An experienced elopement micro wedding planner and stylist, and on-the-day coordination by Sam The Wedding Owl, founder and owner of E-Lope
ELOPEMENT Package Price
2026 – £3,160
Celebrate your special petite day with our exclusive elopement package at The Gardens, Yalding. Begin your journey with a ceremony in the enchanting gardens. Then enjoy an afternoon tea or grazing boards, followed by your cake-cutting moment.
For a more indulgent experience, why not treat you and your guests to private dining? Prepared by GLOW’s private chef and served in the Tipi (price on application), you will love the food.
Please note that while we reserve your legal wedding with Kent County Council, you must pay them directly. Details will follow once you have paid the non-refundable deposit to the E-lopement team.
Additional guests up to six are charged £100.00 each. The additional fee includes food and one bottle of bubbles for every 4 extra guests. Children are charged £50.00 if over 12 and £35.00 if under 12. There’s no charge for babies, and parents are welcome to bring their own food.
Why E-Lope Couples Choose The Gardens, Yalding
- A Gardener’s Delight – 16 themed gardens to explore, each rich in planting detail.
- Privacy & Exclusivity – 12 acres all to yourselves.
- Heritage & Organic Roots—created by the UK’s leading organic gardening charity- sustainable is at its core.
- Intimacy Amplified – garden ‘room’ designed for pause and reflection.
- Beauty Without Effort – every corner a photo opportunity, every turn a celebration spot.
Additional
Information
Please note. Whilst we reserve your legal wedding with Kent County Council, you will need to pay them directly. Details will follow once you have paid the non-refundable deposit to the E-lopement team.
We can’t wait to share your E-Lopement
At the Gardens, Yalding
The Team At
The Gardens, Yalding
Hi, we are your E-Lopement team, and we cannot wait to make your luxury E-Lope dreams come true in Kent, England.
Sam, The Wedding Owl, your experienced E-Lopement wedding planner
Ruth, House of Mimi Fleur is an incredible bespoke and luxury wedding florist who will style your elopement day to make it as unique as possible!
The award-winning Serena, Cobi & Coco creates beautiful bespoke wedding cakes and wedding favours, custom-designed to match your elopement styling.
Fleur, Fleur Challis Photography is your amazing elopement photographer. She is on hand to capture your intimate and special moments and all the exquisite details. She will ensure your elopement images are so beautiful that you cannot wait to share them with friends and family on Instagram!
In addition to the above, the Venue Manager knows exactly what is needed to make your elopement day a dream come true.
All you have to do is arrive at The Gardens, Yalding on time, ready and with your rings and outfits (we do everything else), but please do take out wedding insurance.
The Gardens, Yalding
Benover Road, Yalding, Maidstone, Kent, ME18 6EX
- By Car: Easily reached from the M20 (Junctions 4 or 5) and the A26.
- By Train: The nearest stations are Yalding (5 minutes by car) and Maidstone (20 minutes by car).
- Airports: Gatwick Airport is approximately 45 minutes away by car.
- Parking: Free parking on-site.
Elope somewhere extraordinary.
Elope with heart.
Images with kind thanks to Fleur Challis Photography
Ready for an elopement as unique as you are?