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An intimate wedding on the Oregon Coast featuring Pacific City and Oceanside, OR There’s so many definitions for the different weddings nowadays that it can be hard to keep them straight. At the end of the day, it really only matters that you make a wedding experience for YOU regardless of whether it fits into […]
April 22, 2024
35mm film elopement photos on the Oregon Coast, Samuel H. Boardman State Park, Redwood National Park, and Olympic National Park While I’m predominately a digital photographer, adding film to each elopement day has been such a game changer. There’s something captured in the film photos that simply can’t be captured on digital. The mentality when […]
April 9, 2024
An adventure hiking elopement in Olympic National Park, Washington State featuring waterfalls, Hurricane Ridge, the rainforest, and Lake Crescent. Olympic National Park is a dream for anyone who can’t pick which backdrop they want for their photos. If you love the Pacific Northwest and want a bit of everything, this is your park. You can […]
April 4, 2024
An Oregon Coast elopement featuring Samuel H. Boardman Scenic Corridor, Secret Beach, and Redwood National Park This elopement is a perfect example of an experience based day featuring the most epic places on the Oregon Coast. They started the day by getting ready together (an amazing way to break tradition, by the way). We had […]
March 18, 2024
A beautiful, low key elopement day featuring Brookings, OR on the Southern Oregon Coast and Redwood National and State Parks. These two really took their elopement day and made it their own. There’s nothing more wonderful than seeing all the traditions ditched in favor of a day that fits the couple just right. One of […]
August 4, 2023
A gorgeous vow renewal featuring the towering Redwoods and the epic cliffs of Samuel H. Boardman Scenic Corridor on the Oregon Coast. Buckle up because you’re going to want to read these two’s story. Lydia reached out to me and told me about how her and her wife had a simple courthouse wedding amidst COVID. […]
March 21, 2023
Oregon forests and Oregon Coast elopement in Brookings, OR on the Southern Oregon Coast. So many parts of this elopement day was complete magic. Starting with that crazy light in the photo above! These two put so much thought and effort into each part of their day. They are fellow photographers which made their day […]
March 19, 2023
Prairie Creek Redwoods elopement featuring towering redwood trees and California Coast. Redwood National Park is one of my favorite national parks. It’s one of the most underrated parks. Tucked away in the small towns of way Northern California, lower traffic than most national parks, and one of the most peaceful and awe-inspiring places. The trees […]
February 23, 2023
A beautiful elopement featuring Pelican Brewing and Pacific City, OR on the Oregon Coast. Who said you can’t have beautiful Oregon Coast elopement in January?! These two picked a very important date: their 10 year anniversary. This meant celebrating in the winter where we got a bit of it all. Some rain, some sun, and […]
February 23, 2023
A beautiful adventure elopement featuring Samuel H. Boardman Scenic Corridor in Brookings, OR. Of all the places to elope, this couple selected an isolated stretch of the Oregon Coast. Brookings, OR is hidden away as the last town on the Oregon Coast before the California border. The nearest airport is 3 hours away or you […]
February 17, 2023