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This is a picture of a bride and groom saying their vows on the salt flats. They are all alone and enjoying their solitude time together.

Location Inspiration

International Elopement Destinations: Hidden Gems for Well-Traveled Couples

When your love of experiences and seeing the world has taken you on amazing journeys, planning an international destination elopement can be difficult and leave you wondering… Read Time: 8 minutes Secluded Vineyards in France: Authenticity Among the Vines While many travelers flock to Provence or Bordeaux, the lesser-known vineyards of France offer an equally […]

This is a picture of a luxury elopement activity in an African safari.

How-To & Tips

Beyond the Basics: Luxury Elopement Activity Ideas for Couples Valuing Connection

If you value bespoke adventure, meaningful, and immersive experiences more than traditional wedding structures, scroll on to discover how a luxury fine art elopement and the activities within turn your elopement into a lifelong memory: Read Time: Here’s how to elevate your elopement with luxury elopement activities. These activities allow you to connect with nature, […]

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How-To & Tips

Luxury Adventure Elopement Itineraries: Including Family in Your Epic Journey

Imagine exchanging your vows in a breathtaking place few will ever have the chance to experience. Now, let your curiosity take hold… Explore below to see which luxury adventure elopement option grabs your heart. The best part? Every design below spans multiple days, embracing curated experiences that balance adventure and luxury. Read Time: 6 Minutes […]

This is a picture of a bride and groom standing on a boat with their loved ones during their Alaska destination elopement with family.

Location Inspiration

Ideal Small Wedding Venues for 20 Guests or Less

Your ceremony location and/or wedding venue are some of the most important parts of your wedding experience. This is why it’s a bummer the wedding industry hasn’t caught up with what couples want now — Ideal Small Wedding Venues for 20 Guests or less!! The options either feel overwhelmingly open (like, where do you even […]

A bride and groom in formalwear each snuggle fluffy furred sled dog puppies with a bright red helicopter behind them, with a snowy mountain looming behind that. It is an epic scene inspiring how to elope to alaska

Activity Inspiration

How to Elope to Alaska: A Bucket List Elopement

BUILT THEIR ELOPEMENT ADVENTURE ON: Vision Elopement WHY THEY LOVED IT: A Jam-packed, Unbelievable, Elopement Adventure See, they were looking for a partner to help fulfill their Alaska Elopement bucket list experience. They knew they wanted to wanted to elope to Alaska, but they weren’t sure how to elope to Alaska. As they scrolled and clicked all […]

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How-To & Tips

11 Common Questions About a Treehouse Elopement

Well, let’s start at the very beginning because… Planning a treehouse elopement can be both magical and unique, but it also comes with specific questions couples need to consider. From understanding the capacity limits to managing accessibility, and even planning around unpredictable weather, treehouse weddings are an enchanting yet detailed experience. Whether you’re envisioning an […]

This is a picture of a treehouse wedding venue that is an a-frame cabin.

How-To & Tips

Logistics of a Treehouse Wedding: What You Need to Know!

If you want a perfect blend of adventure, intimacy, and a completely unique setting, you need to check out a treehouse wedding. (I mean, look at this as an venue option!!!) As an adventure elopement photographer, I’ve captured many unforgettable moments in all kinds of places & magical hideaways and treehouses can totally take the […]

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Location Inspiration

Thinking About a Tennessee Microwedding? 3 Not Boring Tennessee Microwedding Venues

If you’re considering a microwedding with 30 people or fewer, I’ve got three unexpected Tennessee microwedding venue options you should consider! Tennessee offers a charming blend of scenic beauty, southern hospitality, and unique venues perfect for an intimate celebration. If you’re looking for some exceptional (and unconventional) Tennessee microwedding venue ideas, keep reading! Here’s your […]

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How-To & Tips

The Complete Alaska Elopement Package Guide

If you’ve ever (or, never!) been to Alaska and think an adventure wedding might be for you, then the best next step is to explore Alaska elopement packages because this state has us all swooning! It’s welcoming people, the undiscovered wild, and the endless adventure…it is ALL ready for your love story to take its […]

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Location Inspiration

The BEST Tennessee Elopement Locations

Have you thought about a Tennessee elopement? Choosing to elope means getting married on your terms. If you want your wedding to be an epic adventure story (no sweat needed), Tennessee elopement locations may surprise you! …From water, to cityscapes, to woods and sweeping overlooks… …From city exploration to outdoor adventures to celebrate your wedding… […]

In this Alaska elopement, the bride and groom photographed in glacier cliffs.

Activity Inspiration

Secrets to an Exceptional Alaska Elopement

When it comes to an Alaska Elopement, I have concierge & photographed my fair share. I quickly learned that an Alaskan elopement isn’t just any elopement….it’s a unique, unlike anywhere else elopement. Imagine this: You and your partner exchanging vows atop a glacier, the vast wilderness stretching endlessly around you. The air is crisp, carrying […]

This is a picture of a couple cheering their warm drinks. They decided to elope in South Carolina and it was surprisingly cold and frozen.

How-To & Tips

Your Location Guide to Elope in South Carolina

If you want a breezy, sunshiney wedding experience, hmmmmmm…. I’ve got you covered! I recommend you elope in South Carolina! Known for its warm weather, gracious southern charm, beautiful outdoors, and delicious food aplenty, South Carolina offers endless pleasant places to elope and tons of epic adventures during your wedding experience. As an elopement photographer, […]

This is a picture taken of a California national park. It is a rocky landscape with a bright blue sky. There are peaks and valleys filling the entire landscape.

How-To & Tips

How to Avoid Crowds at National Parks During Your Visit

National parks have always been gorgeous, but have recently been increasing in popularity (at least some, more on that later!) It can feel so hard to avoid the crowds as you tour many national parks now. BUT, just because they’ve gotten popular, doesn’t mean they aren’t worth facing the crowds for (trust me, they are!!) […]

This is a picture of a Ferris wheel taken during an urban elopement. The bride and groom are standing in front of it.

Location Inspiration

BEST Places to Elope in Atlanta – Urban to Outdoors

Elopements have evolved into so much more than a secret courthouse run-away. Instead, they have become moments of celebration with intentionality. By releasing “must dos” and leaning into desire and fun, your elopement can become anything that you want it to be. ✨ Thinking of modern elopements, seeing couples dressed to the nines on the […]

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Once-in-a-lifetime events nestled in once-in-a-lifetime places:

Still forests, sweeping savannas, craggy mountains: The world’s most awe-inspiring places are your stage.

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MEET KATE

Principal Photographer & Planner

I plan luxury destination elopements that are neither preceded nor replicated.  

Search these remarkable landscapes, and you won’t see a parade of identical wedding photos.

I believe the world is too extraordinary for a borrowed plan.

My passion for unique global travel, belief that anything is possible, and mantra that meaningful experiences can’t be rushed are the foundation of how I support you.

Share how you want your wedding to feel, and I’ll create options as original as your love story—capturing images of every unforgettable moment.

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WHERE will your WEDDING take YOU?

 The day was amazing and it was everything we had dreamed it to be! We started the planning process knowing only how we wanted the day to make us feel, and with Kate's help, we achieved that. 

-Anna Love

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