Below is an example of dependant datepicker using the HTML5 native datepicker, style is added for opening datepicker as soon as anywhere inside the input box is clicked Coupon End Date * end_date)->format('Y-m-d') : ''}}" class="form-control" id="end_date" name="end_date" /> Format which is shown is mm-dd-YYYY Format which goes is YYYY-mm-dd Carbon can be used to parse data into other formats $data['coupon']->start_date = Carbon::createFromFormat('m/d/Y g:i A', $data['coupon']->start_date)->format('Y-m-d');