 In 1958 she married Graeme de Graaff, and they have one daughter, the clarinetist Deborah de Graaff.Lauris Elms presented lieder recitals with Musica Viva Australia and the ABC throughout Australia between 1960 and 1970.In 1961 she was a soloist in Dvořák's "Stabat Mater" with the South Australian Symphony Orchestra under Karel Ančerl.