When you get engaged a few weeks before your Florida trip you make sure to get engagement photos done B came across my Instagram profile days before their trip to the Panhandle and I luckily had some availability to capture the sweetness that is their relationship while on their vacation.

It always makes me so happy with couples are down for sunrise sessions, especially during the summer months when the beach is always so crowded during the day and specifically at sunset! Sunrise on the panhandle is the only time that you can truly get the beach mostly to yourself with the other few that decide to get up when the sun does!

S + C were up for it though. We met on the beach right before sunrise and dang it was a beautiful one!

What an incredible place! I connected with D on Instagram a few months prior to heading out to Wyoming to location scout and I am so glad we did! I even got to meet their two little girls and spend time with their family.

D & D met up with me right outside of Grand Tetons National Park before I headed into the park for the day. The previous day the sky was so clear and the landscape so prominent, but when I woke up this morning it was completely foggy and there was a chill in the air. I was a little worried that the fog would hide the mountains too much, but I think it turned out to be a beautiful morning and even cleared up as the morning went on!

When you make your elopement day unapologetically you, you end up with a day full of stress free fun and lots of laughter. I don’t think they stopped laughing the entire afternoon!

L and I became good friends last year, in 2020, when we were both new to Destin, Florida. L having moved from out west and me from Tennessee. In a short span she became a good friend to me and it was so bittersweet when she moved, but I couldn’t be more happy for her and J!

Fast forward to 2021 she moved and is living in Washington with her person. She and J met while in college, but continued to keep in touch years later. I love the love they have for each other and was so honored to capture it while in Seattle visiting and getting to know J better. They were the best hosts and it was amazing getting to see the city through their eyes. L and I even took some time to go hike at Mt. Rainer National Park! I might be biased, but L only deserves the best and J is absolutely that for her!

I am not normally an early morning person, but Bo and Faith were so fun to hangout with and made getting up early worth it! Plus I love that they decided to have a charcuterie board at 7:30 AM (never too early for one!) It is always cool learning about those I work with because sometimes we figure out that they live close to where I went to college:)

Eloping in New Orleans? If you rush into this without any thought there is a good chance you will end up in NOLA at a ridiculously busy or sweltering hot time, which if that is what you want then more power to you! There are three things to think about when planning your New Orleans elopement: time of year, where to stay and how you want to spend your day.

The Big Easy, N’Awlins, NOLA, Paris of the South, Crescent City – a few of the colorful nicknames for New Orleans – is known for its food, music, history, Mardi Gras festivities and happens to be one of my favorite cities! I have been to New Orleans too many times to count and I always find something new and exciting to try. If you choose to have an urban elopement in New Orleans, there are so many things you can incorporate into your day that are unique to the city, from second line parades to muffalettas! 

I so often feel that the east coast of the USA is so overlooked when it comes to elopements. It isn’t just the western USA that has stunning landscapes and exciting cities! The east has all that and more! Here is a list of 6 locations in the eastern USA that I think make beautiful and unique elopement locations. 

FLORIDA DESTINATION WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER // EMERALD COAST VOW RENEWAL Would you believe me if I told you we did all this in one hour?! The sky changed SO much in the span of that hour and it made for some amazing shots! Last year Trevor and Taylor, instead of moving their wedding back, moved it […]