Intimate Wedding & Adventure Elopement Photographer
Let's be real, as an intimate wedding and adventure elopement photographer, taking photos is a small part of what I do. I’m here to guide you not only on how to plan for an amazing elopement day but also to help you with everything you’re after for your adventure elopement and create an amazing experience for your day. As important as it is to capture your wedding day, it’s the connection that is the most meaningful and important aspect of all that I do as an adventure elopement photographer.
What am I all about as an adventure elopement photographer?
One thing that you should know right away is that I’m not your typical cookie-cutter adventure elopement photographer and that’s a pretty damn good thing. I don’t like to do things in a typical way and just like with elopements; things should be unique and planned how they matter to you as a couple for your day to be extra special.
It’s not just about how your adventure elopement goes, but about how your day feels.
I’m here to help you create an unforgettable experience for your adventure elopement
Eloping is such an awesome thing and you deserve an amazing time celebrating your love. Whether you plan on eating pizza after your Amalfi Coast elopement, hiking Iceland’s epic highlands to exchange vows, popping champagne in Southern France, or celebrating by drinking mint tea in the Moroccan Sahara desert;
IT ALL MATTERS!!
I’m an adventure elopement photographer who cares about the bigger picture, the intimate celebration, and your love, and I’m here to help you create an unforgettable experience and capture it in all its beauty.
A Little Backstory
When my wife and I got married in Yosemite National Park, it was the perfect intimate wedding surrounded by our closest friends and family. We knew we wanted to get married in an epic spot, in a location that is significant to our relationship, and more importantly, celebrated what is most meaningful to us; intimacy, love, and creating experiences together.
Having an intimate wedding gave us insight into how to create a day focused on the things that matter so that we could cherish each moment - making the day our own.
So why does this matter?
Elopements and intimate weddings allow you to celebrate what matters most, by letting go of rules and expectations, and doing what feels right. As someone who got married this way, it holds a special place in my heart, and I love helping couples create their own personal and fully authentic celebrations. Before every wedding, I take the time to get to know the couple and their story. I'm a practical and realistic person, but I also love dreaming up amazing experiences. Elopements and intimate weddings require a balance between creativity and planning, and I find it to be incredibly rewarding when helping couples. Whether your ideal celebration is an intimate celebration or just the two of you, I want to help you create it around what matters most to you. As your photographer, I aim to capture your unique awesomeness and personality, because these photos are more than just a pretty backdrop;
These photos are your story!
How things are done
My approach as an adventure elopement photographer is not about putting you in the perfect pose or the ideal location but about capturing the real stuff, the nitty-gritty, being in the moment, and the way you and your partner are together.
This celebrates the small sentiments and imperfections that make your photos about who you are and what is important to you. Capturing beautiful photos is the end result, but creating an experience born out of an understanding of what matters most to you is the part that makes it so damn special.
Let’s be friends
Building a friendship, before your big day, ensures you have someone who knows you and knows what you’re after. As your adventure elopement photographer, I want to help you as much as I can, not just with photography but with other important aspects as well. From helping to bring your vision to life, to learning your stories to knowing what to anticipate, and capturing those moments that you will then treasure. I will help you create an easy-going timeline, guide you with some decisions, and even suggest activities for your adventure elopement.
No matter what it is, I’m here to guide you with all of it.
Your story, your legacy!
Forget likes, think legacy!
As an elopement and intimate wedding photographer, my work goes way deeper than building a photography portfolio or capturing an epic photo. My work will never be about gaining a following, collecting likes, or how many views photos get. Your story is at the heart of what I focus on when it comes to documenting your day and my focus will always be to capture it exactly how it is.
What do I care to deliver?
Think about your favorite photos, the ones you print, frame, hang on your walls, put in an album, visit once in a while, and go back to them over and over again. The photos that mean the most to you, the ones that take you back to a specific memory and a moment in time. For me, as your adventure elopement photographer, this is exactly what it’s all about, capturing moments that will become an heirloom to love, share with others, and pass on. These are the photos that tell your story, bring back memories, evoke emotions, remind you of who you once were, and remember that time in your life. That’s exactly what I strive to capture for you.
Behind each moment, photo, destination, activity, laugh, and happy tears are so much more than just an image. Your story matters and my goal is to always create meaningful, genuine photos that become part of your legacy.
While your dream adventure elopement location is set, the perfect outfits are picked out, and bringing your vision to life matters, what it all comes down to is our connection!
Not only is it an honor to be trusted to capture and tell your story, it’s also so important to me to maintain the intimacy of your elopement day. Getting to know each other beforehand is so important to create unreserved images. Our connection is the most meaningful and important aspect of all that I do. I’m not your typical cookie-cutter adventure elopement photographer and that’s a good thing. I want to invest my time in you as a couple, as people, and as friends so you can see me as someone you know and trust.
As your intimate wedding and adventure elopement photographer, I see myself as a storyteller. I care about seeing the bigger picture and finding a purpose in what I photograph. My work is emotion-driven, and my approach is always intentional. This is all to get you the everlasting photos you dream of.
Over time I believe I have perfected my process to best serve my couples - their kind words can tell you all about it. Taking pictures is second nature to me, which allows me to be fully present in capturing your special moments seamlessly.