The little town of Ridgway, Colorado is nestled right at the base of some of the best mountains in the San Juan Range. I feel it is one of the most underrated areas in Colorado to elope. With a population of around 1,200, Ridgway is not a large town & when you actually visit it…
When Chris & Cindi approached me about their elopement in Colorado, they just knew they wanted amazing mountain views, possibly with some fall colors. They had some ideas but needed help with the logistics of it all. I totally get it, planning an elopement can be a bit overwhelming to say the least. When you…
I always love proposal photography sessions becasue it’s always a fun event filled with anticipation & it is always so fun helping people plan out the moment & cool locations like this arch in Moab. Hank reached out to me wanting to surprise Mary with a proposal somewhere in Moab, But he didn’t yet have…
I sooo enjoy getting to know all of the couples I work with better & I loved getting to know a bit more about Olivia & Teague. When it came to choosing locations for their elopement, they asked me “How come everyone is jumping to visit California and Colorado (both of which are very lovely)…
The Hot Air Balloon Festival in Telluride is one of the town’s smaller festivals, but it is one of my absolute favorites! For this sunrise photography session in Telluride, we had to wait around a bit to wait for the hot air balloons take off from the town park. And we did a bit of…
Amyah & Alex came to Colorado from Nebraska to elope somewhere with epic views. Colorado makes getting married so easy through self solemnization which is another thing they both really liked about the state. They really wanted some kind of water feature around. Colorado has no shortage of waterfalls, alpine lakes, hot springs, & other…
Jacob & Taylor wanted a fun, unique day where they could really focus on themselves as a couple. They both have bigger families & planning a big wedding can sometimes mean getting everyone involved & big families can be stressful at times! Everyone seems to have an opinion on things or wants to share unsolicited…
Kelley & Dan love to backpack & camp, & they weren’t afraid of a decent amount of hiking for their elopement day in Silverton. I mentioned the San Juan Mountains on one of my first calls with them & the area really piqued their interest. Their first thought was Rocky Mountain National Park for a…
Brittany & Chad had a truly EPIC adventure backpacking elopement in Colorado! We got a little bit of everything with the crazy mountain weather including rain, ice pellets, snow, & finally some amazing sunshine. They had a two day backpacking elopement in a more remote area of western Colorado. There are soooo many reasons I…
Jolene & Adam were originally planning on a small destination wedding in Greece until COVID hit. Their (amazing!) backup plan was an adventurous Ouray elopement in western Colorado with hiking & Jeeping up in the San Juan Mountains to this beautiful basin at sunrise. We wanted to get to the top of the mountains before sunrise so…