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Shifting gears COUPLES FIND FREEDOM IN ELOPEMENT DURING THE PANDEMIC
by: KEILI BARTLETT
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s the pandemic sent many betrothed couples scrambling to adjust their plans, it was “serendipity” for the Whistler Elopement Company, their in-house photographer Pascale Gadbois said.
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In 2019, also known as the last year before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Rachel Lythe carved out the new venture from her existing business, Sea to Sky Celebrations Company. She was already offering the service, and decided to make it official. The timing
couldn’t have been better. “It really saved us in a lot of ways,” Lythe said, as their clients rebooked their big weddings as smaller affairs. “It’s one of those industries that you have to be on top of. You have to notice trends change over time, you always have to adapt.”
