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If you're dreaming of an intimate Moab elopement or planning to elope in Alaska, I've got you covered! Check out my latest posts with advice and inspiration for your mountain elopement. From tips on how to plan the ultimate Colorado adventure elopement to guides on helicopter weddings, you’ll find it here.

Let’s start here—Cody and Andrea didn’t come into their Telluride engagement photos carefree and glowing. They came in a little cautious. They had a rough experience with their previous photographer. And if you’ve ever had that happen (with a vendor, a creative, anyone involved in something meaningful), you know how much it can take the […]

Telluride Engagement Photos in Colorado

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These Rattlesnake Lake engagement photos are proof that rain does not get the final say. If anything, it showed up and did us a favor. It was cold, wet, and very Pacific Northwest. And honestly? It made everything better. The clouds hung low over the lake, the mountains were wrapped in fog, and the forest […]

Rainy Rattlesnake Lake Engagement Photos Near Seattle

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Winter proposals are magical, and it’s no wonder people start googling winter proposal ideas the second they book a trip to the mountains. Winter somehow makes everything feel more emotional, but let’s be real, it also adds a little pressure. Cold hands, unpredictable weather, and that tiny voice in your head asking if you picked […]

Winter Proposal Ideas & Tips in Breckenridge

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This Sapphire Point Overlook proposal came together in one of my favorite ways. Jake found me on Instagram and reached out with a clear plan and good energy right from the start. The fun twist is that Sheridan already knew he was going to propose. There was no “act normal even though something huge is […]

A Snowy Sapphire Point Overlook Proposal

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This Breckenridge surprise proposal was cold, snowy, and exciting! Talbot got down on one knee, and Payton was immediately shocked. She was genuinely excited and couldn’t stop moving! The ring was impossible to miss—big, unique, and not your typical choice, which I loved. You could tell Talbot put real thought into it, and once she […]

Snowy Surprise Proposal in Breckenridge

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If you’re deep in a late-night Google spiral trying to plan a Breckenridge, Colorado, elopement and wondering why this feels harder than a big wedding… hi, welcome. This guide is for real couples who love the idea of eloping in the mountains but feel overwhelmed by the logistics. This isn’t just Pinterest dreamers, but humans […]

Breckenridge, Colorado Elopement Guide for 2026

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Sydnee and Korie are the definition of quiet, intentional energy. Their intimate Lake Dillon wedding day reflected that so beautifully. It was an ideal fall day in Breckenridge—crisp air, sunshine, golden aspens, not too cold, not too warm… truly the Goldilocks of wedding weather. Sydnee had put so much thought into every detail ahead of […]

Intimate Lake Dillon Wedding in Breckenridge

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Taylor and Josh are both Doctors of Physical Therapy, and they somehow balance being outdoorsy, travel-loving adventurers with being a foodie + music-lover duo. They’re the kind of couple who can spend all day hiking a mountain and then finish the night at a concert or hunting down the best local bites. Truly, my kind […]

Crested Butte Micro Wedding on Super 8

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They first found me on Google — one of those random little internet moments that somehow led to something really special. On our first call, Alison and I instantly clicked. She was warm, funny, and already had this clear vision for their fall elopement in Breckenridge. You know when a conversation just flows? That was […]

Fall Elopement in Breckenridge, CO

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When I think back to Jay and Erica’s Breckenridge Nordic Center wedding, the first thing that comes to mind is how it all started with their engagement session at Piney River Ranch. These two have this easy, joyful kind of love that just radiates. After I sent over their engagement photos, on one of our […]

Intimate Breckenridge Nordic Center Wedding

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