Madi + Taylor’s Colorado Hiking Elopement
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Madi + Taylor’s Colorado Hiking Elopement

madi + Taylor’s colorado hiking elopement aspen, colorado When Madi and Taylor first reached out about maybe working together for their Colorado hiking elopement they told me they knew that a big traditional wedding wasn’t for them and that they wanted a day that was relaxed, adventurous and super fun. This day was all of…

Kortney + Ben’s Telluride Adventure Wedding
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Kortney + Ben’s Telluride Adventure Wedding

telluride backpacking and via ferrata elopement san juan mountains, colorado As someone who shoots tons of destination weddings in remote places I always joke that the best way to tell if your people REALLY love you is by making your wedding an adventure to get to. NEVER has that been more true than with Kortney…

Questions to Ask Your Elopement Photographer
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Questions to Ask Your Elopement Photographer

Questions to ask your elopement photographer As adventure elopements become more trendy it seems like every wedding photographer is trying to become an elopement photographer! And man, I get it! Every day in photography groups someone asks the question “I really want to start photographing adventure elopements! HOW do I get started?”. Its easy to…

6 Really Good Reasons to Elope (and one big reason NOT to)
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6 Really Good Reasons to Elope (and one big reason NOT to)

6 reasons to elope (and one really good reason not to)   Updated April 3, 2025 As a photographer who specializes in elopements and itty bitty intimate weddings I’m always curious about WHY my couples made the decision to skip the big wedding and elope instead. The reasons to elope are pretty much endless but…

Jeff + Wendy’s Rocky Mountain National Park Elopement
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Jeff + Wendy’s Rocky Mountain National Park Elopement

Jeff and Wendy are a super fun, free-spirited couple who love dogs and skateboarding. They flew out to Colorado from their home in Houston, Texas, for their Rocky Mountain National Park elopement. I had an absolute blast being a part of their day! We began their day at the Estes Park Resort where they were…

How to Make Your Elopement Feel (Extra!) Special
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How to Make Your Elopement Feel (Extra!) Special

As a destination elopement photographer I spend a lot of time talking with my couples about planning their elopement and one of the questions I get asked the MOST is about how to make your elopement special. I hear people who KNOW eloping is the right choice for them – but they’re also a tiny…

Crystal Mill Elopement Inspiration | Cat + Monte
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Crystal Mill Elopement Inspiration | Cat + Monte

Cat and Monte got married surrounded by their friends and family at a beautiful wedding in Marble, Colorado. A few days after the wedding they got all gussied up again and we (along with flower pup Millie!) headed to the iconic Crystal Mill for an elopement-style adventure session! This has to be one of the…

Mary Anne + Marius’s Crested Butte Elopement
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Mary Anne + Marius’s Crested Butte Elopement

When Mary Anne and Marius contacted me a few weeks ago asking if I was available to shoot their Crested Butte elopement I couldn’t quite believe it – and obviously I said yes! These two were the VERY first couple I EVER photographed, back when I was thinking about starting this business. I had been…

Martha Stewart Weddings Feature
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Martha Stewart Weddings Feature

Well, that’s pretty rad! I’m so stoked to have one of my images (and the story behind it!) featured by the folks over at Martha Stewart Weddings. I love that adventure wedding photography is becoming more and more common and that more couples are ditching the fancy weddings and doing something that speaks to them…

Christina + Clay // Colorado Elopement
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Christina + Clay // Colorado Elopement

christina and clay’s colorado microwedding Christina and Clay wanted to elope but couldn’t stand the thought of not having their families there for their big day … so they brought them along! Their intimate Colorado wedding perfectly combined the wedding traditions they wanted to keep with the beautiful adventure-inspired elopement that they were dreaming of!…