Mountain Elopements
A Mountaintop Elopement in the Wildflowers
From the bride: Three and a half years ago I met the love of my life, Josh, in a place I wouldn’t have expected – the gym! I was looking to amp up my exercise routine, so I joined a local fitness team that he happened to be a member of. At first, I felt a little intimidated and knew I could use some guidance. Josh was so welcoming and had this genuine kindness about him that seemed so rare in the fitness world, so of course, I asked him for help! It didn’t hurt that he happened to be really, really handsome! From the get-go, there was a crazy connection between us. It felt like we had known each other for so long like we had always been the best of friends. He was so easy to talk to, laugh about inappropriate things with and complain about working out too! We spent almost every day together just talking and getting to know each another on a really deep level. It didn’t take long for us to fall in love!
Josh and I knew we wanted our wedding to be low key, simple and romantic so eloping was perfect. With North Carolina being our first choice, Meghan Rolfe Photography suggested Max Patch and it was absolutely beautiful! We couldn’t have picked a better spot to share our vows and express our love for each other.
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A Snowy Mountain Elopement in Colorado
Sarah & Patrick | Breckenridge, Colorado
From the bride: We had a planned trip to visit Patrick’s family for Christmas in Colorado before moving overseas, and figured it would be the opertune time & place to get become husband and wife. Everything happened so fast for us. We were engaged in August, and we really wanted to be married December 21st, which left little time for planning and coordinating a wedding across the country. My husband loves winter and the mountains, and I loved the significance of the winter solstice, “after December 21st, every day becomes a little brighter than the last.
WHY COLORADO
We were instantly drawn to Sapphire point for our elopement location for several reasons. Sapphire is the December birthstone, and Patrick got me the most beautiful sapphire engagement ring. We were also staying close by, in Breckenridge for Christmas, and while looking in the location for a potential elopement spot, we could not believe it’s incredible beauty.
ADVICE
Just Do it! I love how the day was truly just for us. However it was also important for me to feel like a “bride” . To be able to wear a beautiful wedding dress, and pick out a cake + bouquet. I feel by eloping we avoided all of the stress that comes with planning an actual wedding. For example, the bouquet we had selected from a florist did not arrive by our expected date as planned. Which meant I had to make my own very last minute (which was actually ended up incredibly fun) I don’t know how one would be able to handle an entire floral arrangement for a wedding party and ceremony not arriving on time. We could not imagine having gotten married any other way.
THE WEDDING TEAM
Photographer: We, The Light Photography | Hair + Make-up: First Impressions Salon & Spa | Wedding Dress: Vera Wang | Bride’s Shoes: Oxford Pumps By Ralph Lauren Purple Label | Groom’s Suit: Charles Trywitt | Bouquet + Hairpiece: hand made by the bride
A Boho Mountaintop Elopement in Asheville
Hunter & Wheatley are Asheville locals that decided to elope in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. Wheatley wanted a boho vibe with pretty florals and a handmade dress. The couple had a first look before heading up the mountain to the ceremony location to read their vows from hand painted vow books. After the short ceremony, they enjoyed cake and a champagne toast on a mountaintop watching the sun set on the Blue Ridge Mountains.
The Elopement Team
Photographer: Meghan Rolfe Photography | Event Planner: Elope Outdoors | Floral Designer: Flourish Flower Farm
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An Intimate Sunrise Ceremony on the Serratus Glacier
Joyce & James | Squamish, British Columbia
Joyce and James are the epitome of an adventure couple. They met at the rock climbing gym and now their relationship thrives with anything to do with the outdoors. It only made sense for them to fly to the top of a mountain to tie the knot and vow to love each other for the rest of their lives. Their sunrise ceremony was very intimate. Only Joyce and James’ closest friends and family attended.. anyone else who wanted to join would have to hike 6 hours and 2030m up the mountain to the Serratus Glacier…. then hike back down.
The Wedding Team
Photographer: matdivad photography | Video: Handsome Films | Transportation: Black Tusk Heli
A Relaxed Mountaintop Elopement in Boulder
From the Magazine: Paola & Jorge
We got engaged in December 2015. As months passed by, we were not moving forward with any wedding planning. Every time we talked about it, we became stressed and anxious. Ultimately, we realized a big wedding was not important to us. The most intimate and simplest alternative would work best for us. We’ve wanted to vacation in Colorado for some time and decided this would be a great place to elope. For us, it was the best decision!
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The Wedding Team
Photography: Rayna McGinnis
Bouquet: Lace & Lilies
An Intimate Elopement in the Blue Ridge Mountains
Tori and Jon planned their elopement on Black Balsam Knob near Asheville, North Carolina. The couple followed a traditional wedding day, but with just the two of them to enjoy it all, privately. After saying their vows, Tori and Jon had a first dance, all to themselves on the mountaintop, before popping their champagne and enjoying their doughnuts as a gorgeous mist turned the summit into something reminiscent of Scotland.
The Elopement Team
Photography: Carolyn Marie Photography | Planning and Syling: Lucky Penny Creative | Bride’s Dress: Lulus | Hair: Hair by Jenna Wilson | Makeup: Powder Me Pretty | Florals: Flora | Doughnuts: Vortex | Champagne: Biltmore | Officiant: DiAnna Ritola
A Winter Lake Tahoe Vow Renewal
Alexandria and Jaymeson have been married for five years and decided to elope for their five-year anniversary to renew their vows privately. Their wedding, five years prior lacked a photographer and many important aspects to them, so they decided that renewing their vows privately was the perfect way to celebrate their marriage and the people that they’ve grown into, together. Along with their dogs, Ziggy and Marley, they snuck away to Lake Tahoe.
Alexandria and Jaymeson celebrated with champagne and ice cream!
The Wedding Team
Photographer: Someplace Images | Officiant: Lake Tahoe Wedding Ministries | Location: Thomas F Regan Memorial City Beach
A Spring Elopement in Rocky Mountain National Park
From the couple, Sarah & Chris: Our wedding was focused on joining our families together, since we have kids from prior relationships, we wanted an intimate and personal ceremony. We wanted the day focused on our small family rather than trying to entertain guests.
THE LOCATION
We live in Colorado and wanted a setting that represented the beauty of Colorado. Sprague Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park had the mountain views we wanted. The National Park Service was very helpful and easy to work with. They were able to recommend times and dates and we highly recommend a National Park as a venue option.
The Photographer
Nathan with Dreamtime Images was an outstanding photographer. He knew the area very well and helped recommend best day of the week/time of day to avoid the spring showers and crowds. We are extremely glad we were able to book him and highly recommend him. We look back at our pictures and are able to remember a wonderful day as it happened.
LOOKING BACK
We are glad we did the wedding we wanted instead of trying to meet other people’s expectations. We thoroughly enjoyed the process of planning since we focused on what fit our personalities and what we wanted. It will be different for every couple, but we do think it is important to see your wedding as a celebration of your marriage and an enjoyable beginning rather than an event focused on guests.
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