By Maureen Thomson | California Elopement , California Redwood Elopement
An Intimate Gathering of family and friends amid the California redwoods Kenny and Carlos knew exactly what they wanted when we had our first consult call–an intimate gathering of family and friends amid the California redwoods. And they wanted it to be a bit more formal than a simple elopement—with a wedding party, seats for […]
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Why Kelsey and Jacob Chose to Elope Five years after Jacob and Kelsey met on Tinder, he popped the question and–as for so many couples–the question of how and where to tie the knot became front and center. According to Kelsey: “Once we got engaged, we quickly realized that we had no desire to plan or […]
Continue readingBy Maureen Thomson | Big Sur Elopement , California Elopement
Keeping their wedding simple on the Big Sur Coast When I had my first consultation call with Jenna and Bryan, I was taken with how down to earth and connected (to each other) they were. Explaining that the Big Sur/Carmel area was the location of their first vacation together, they were eager to return there […]
Continue readingBy Maureen Thomson | Breckenridge Elopement , Colorado Elopement , Winter Elopement
It takes a special kind of couple to plan a Colorado Rocky Mountain winter elopement I know this from firsthand experience as my own wedding was a winter one, outdoors in the Colorado mountains. Couples who undertake an outdoor wedding in the Colorado winter inevitably have a sense of adventure and a willingness to go […]
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In the beginning… Amara and Kalan have Amara’s cousin to thank for bringing them together. She’s the one that set up the Tinder account! That was back in 2015 and the first step to what ultimately brought them to us seeking an elopement with an “enchanted forest wedding” vibe. Yeah…we’ve got that! Not that there weren’t […]
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For April and Ryan, it was all about the two of them for their California Coastal Elopement.. Complete with sunny skies, a backdrop of mountains, cliffs and the Pacific ocean, April and Ryan shared an intimate just-for-the-two-of-them elopement wedding. After being a couple for seven years, they just didn’t want the wedding shebang for 200! […]
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Regardless of what the Wedding Industrial Complex (and maybe even you!) hope for, larger gatherings are–at least temporarily–a thing of the past.In case it’s an unfamiliar term to you, “gaslighting” refers to a person or group who–in order to gather power–cleverly distorts facts to the point where their “victim” begins to doubt their own reality. When […]
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The New Normal for Getting Married in the Time of CoronavirusKenny & Carlos said their redwood “I do’s” prior to the California shelter in place order–on January 30, 2020.I’m going to sprinkle pictures of our past elopements throughout this post–primarily to give us all some inspiration and hope that there will be a light at […]
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“Having this be hassle free is the dream…”… was the first thing Tallie said to me in her inquiry for a redwood elopement for her and Michael in the Santa Cruz area. If you know anything about me and Blue Sky Elopements, you’ll know she was preaching to the choir. When she confessed that they’d […]
Continue readingBy Maureen Thomson | California Elopement , California Redwood Elopement , Santa Cruz Elopement
Natalie and Doug’s Intimate California redwood forest elopement weddingTheir just-the-two-of-them wedding took place in our favorite private redwood setting just outside of Santa Cruz. Natalie and Doug were firm in their desire to have their wedding be just about the two of them without the trappings inherent in big wed-a-paloozas! We started off with a first […]
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