I have planned enough Colombian Pacific elopements to know where the logistics tend to go wrong. The coast is remote by design and that remoteness demands advance coordination in ways that a mountain or city elopement does not. What follows is the framework I give every couple when we start planning a Bahia Solano or Nuqui shoot.
Getting There
Satena Airlines and small charter operators fly into Bahia Solano and Nuqui from Jose Maria Cordova airport in Medellin. The planes are small, the flights are weather-dependent, and I have had departure delays of a full day when storms closed the coast. Build at least one buffer day into your travel itinerary on both ends. Luggage is weight-limited on these planes, so I pack my camera gear in a single carry-on and keep clothing minimal. I tell couples the same: one soft bag, under ten kilograms.
The Ceremony
Most couples who elope on the Colombian Pacific do a symbolic ceremony. Legal civil ceremonies in Colombia require advance notice and a civil registrar, which is possible to arrange in Bahia Solano town but requires weeks of lead time. Most of my clients prefer a ceremony crafted around the location itself, led by someone they trust, held at the location that means something to them. El Almejal at dawn, Termales at low tide, the Cocalito beach in the afternoon. The setting is already the ceremony. The words are the frame around it.
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