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An adventure hiking elopement in Olympic National Park, Washington State featuring tide pooling, waterfalls, Hurricane Ridge, the rainforest, and Lake Crescent. When I chatted on the phone for the first time with these two, they wanted to make sure their day was an experience (which we absolutely love around here). And boy, did we plan […]
January 29, 2025
The lowkey, connected micro wedding dreams are made of 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 […]
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
An elopement exploring Brookings, OR and Samuel H. Boardman on the Oregon Coast. Capturing this light ray was no coincidence or happy accident. I spent several years exploring this beach that was near my house at the time and began to spot patterns between the tides, seasons, and sunset corresponding with the low tide. This […]
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