Essen and Brayden chose to do their first look wedding photos at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. If you have never been to the Salt Flats, that they are about 2 hours West of Salt Lake City, just outside of Wendover, Nevada. We met at the Salt Flats an hour and a half before […]

Adventure Elopement, Elopement, Wedding

February 9, 2023

Bonneville Salt Flats Utah Wedding Photos

Bonneville Salt Flats Utah Wedding Photos

Are you a national park fanatic and have plans to visit all of the ones in the U.S. in your lifetime? What about getting married in one? Utah has FIVE national parks that are all stunning in their own way, and all showcase that red rock desert landscape that Utah is loved and known for. […]

Adventure Elopement, Elopement, Moab Elopements & Weddings, National Park Elopement, Utah Elopements, Zion Elopements & Weddings

October 6, 2022

Eloping in Utah’s National Parks

Bride and groom stand on cliff edge overlooking red sandstone canyon below in Canyonlands National Park. It is a clear day with blue skies and you can see the La Sal mountains way in the distance.

I am heading back to Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone this weekend! So I thought I would share some of my favorite photos from there! The Grand Teton National Park is the perfect place for an elopement and adventure! I loved every second of this day with Collin and Hannah. And I would love […]

Adventure Elopement, National Park Elopement

September 21, 2022

Grand Teton National Park Elopement

So you don’t want a huge wedding with hundreds of guests, but you still want to invite loved ones. Cue the micro wedding! You want to do something fun and memorable, but you’re not quite sure what to do. Don’t worry — I hear you, and I am here to help! I have made some […]

Micro Weddings, Utah Weddings, Wedding

July 26, 2022

Timeline Examples for Your Micro Wedding

I still think about Amy and Carson’s dreamy Capitol Reef wedding often. These two are avid outdoorsmen, and love all things adventure. So naturally, they had their ceremony on the edge of a cliff in Capitol Reef National Park. Everyone knows Utah for its red rock desert. But people usually associate that with Arches National […]

Adventure Elopement, Elopement

July 8, 2022

Capitol Reef Wedding

You’ve ditched the big wedding idea, and now you’re not sure what to do on your elopement day. You want to do something fun and memorable. But you don’t want it to turn into an all day photoshoot. Don’t worry — I hear you, and I am here to help! I have made some timeline […]

Adventure Elopement, Elopement

July 1, 2022

Elopement Timeline Examples to Help You Plan Your Day

As you may know by know, I specialize in Adventure Elopements and Intimate Weddings. And a lot of these elopements and intimate weddings (and even adventure sessions and vow renewals) happen in our beautiful national parks! And I will always be down to photograph your national park elopement! Before I even got into photography, I […]

Adventure Elopement, Elopement, Moab Elopements & Weddings, National Park Elopement, Utah Elopements, Zion Elopements & Weddings

November 8, 2021

National Park Elopement Planning Tips

I am originally from Ohio, but have been in Utah on and off for the last 5 years. Because I didn’t grow up in Utah, I became obsessed with exploring the great outdoors that is all around me. So I know all of the best places if you’re not sure where to elope in Utah! […]

Elopement

November 8, 2021

Where to Elope in Utah

What is an elopement? What is an elopement? Usually when I tell someone that I photograph elopements and intimate weddings, I get a weird look.  And then they usually say something along the lines of, “There’s a need for photographers with elopements?? Do they just call you with little notice? How does that work?” I’ll […]

Adventure Elopement, Elopement

November 3, 2021

What Is An Elopement?