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Elopement Photographer · Moab
By Mannuzza
Marta Mannuzza runs By Mannuzza LLC from Moab itself — a genuine local rather than a traveling photographer passing through…
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National park · Utah
Canyonlands National Park
Managed by National Park Service
Canyonlands runs the same $185, one-hour wedding permit as Arches, with sites at Island in the Sky (25 each) and the Needles (15 to 50). Ask for dates by email first, then apply up to a year ahead.
Verified 1 official source
01 The rules
Permit fact card
- Permit
- Required: Special Use Permit — wedding (NPS Form 10-930, requested by the couple)
- Application fee
- $185 application fee (paid on Pay.gov, non-refundable once the office has your application)
- Other fees
- Cost-recovery monitoring fee billed to the permit holder, quoted when the permit is issued.
- Entrance & parking
- The standard park entrance fee also applies.
- Lead time
- No minimum stated ('do not wait until the last minute'). Email the Special Park Uses Coordinator your requested and alternate dates first to check availability.
- Booking window
- Up to one year in advance
- Group size
- 50 people (Dutch Oven Group Site in the Needles); Island in the Sky sites 25
- Caps & rules
- All permits are written for one hour. Groups over 25 need a parking plan. Other locations considered case by case. No arches, balloons or decorations; no releases or thrown items; no PA system; no drones; no caterers.
- Photographer
- The permit holder and ceremony participants can take photos at all locations in the park (not monitored). The page does not mention a separate permit for a hired photographer.
02 Where
5 designated ceremony sites
As listed by the agency. Numbers in brackets are the group caps it gives.
- Island in the Sky: Shafer Canyon Overlook (25)
- Island in the Sky: Green River Overlook (25)
- Island in the Sky: Grand View Point (25)
- The Needles: Pothole Point (15)
- The Needles group campsites: Dutch Oven (50), Wooden Shoe (25), Split Top (15)
03 Re-check log
Compared with our June 2026 guides
No change to the fee or caps. The Needles sites are now listed in full (Pothole Point 15; Dutch Oven 50, Wooden Shoe 25, Split Top 15 group sites).
Sources
Where each value comes from
Confirm with the agency before you book. Fees, calendars and site lists change, sometimes without notice. This page records what the official pages said on the date above; it is not legal advice.
Local pros who name Canyonlands National Park
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