Adding Around Town Photos to your Elopement Package
What are “around town” photos and why would you add them to your elopement photography?
Around town photos are images captured by your elopement photographer that showcase the unique characteristics of the area where you’ve chosen to elope. Many eloping couples choose to have their ceremony in outdoor locations with breathtaking scenic backdrops. But after you get the prerequisite photos of the two of you getting married at sunset, walking hand in hand along the shore or in the mountains, and doing your first dance outside and barefoot, how else do you document the day in photos? (I’m exaggerating, of course. There are many more photo options, but you get my drift. The more varied the backdrop, the more unique and memorable your photos will be.)
Capturing the flair of the unique surroundings of the town where you’ve chosen to elope can add interest and dimension to your wedding photos.
Areas We Serve that Lend Themselves to Around-town Photography in California
The obvious city that comes to mind is San Francisco. With its unique architecture, sweeping views of the Bay, the iconic Golden Gate Bridge, the Painted Ladies, Ghirardelli Square and their world-renowned cable cars, you could easily spend an entire day flitting about the city, soaking up all kinds of local flavor.
Many of our couples that elope in San Francisco have their ceremonies in the local redwoods, on the beach or at San Francisco City Hall, then spend another couple of hours touring this magnificent city with our photographer to capture all the local flavor that San Francisco has to offer.
Other California Iconic Locations for Wedding Photos
San Francisco is not the only city in California that offers a wide assortment of fun, local backdrops. Consider Santa Cruz, with its boardwalk, unique ice cream shops and the train from the Roaring Camp Railroad.
Big Sur has the Bixby Bridge, the pink sands of Pfeiffer Beach and the quintessential cliffs overlooking the Pacific.
And don’t overlook the quaint downtown areas of smaller cities and towns. Carmel, Saratoga and Cannery Row in Monterey all offer great in-town backdrops for your California elopement photos.
Areas We Serve that Lend Themselves to Around-town Photography in Colorado
While it doesn’t offer an ocean backdrop, Colorado cities and towns have no shortage of great places for post-ceremony photos.
Downtown Denver has great architecture and metro-area parks that extend fabulous opportunities for varied elopement wedding photos. And close to Denver, small towns like Golden and Morrison have an old-western vibe that make for delightful Colorado-themed photos. Red Rocks Park also offers dramatic backdrops.
Photo Opportunities in Colorado Mountain Towns
Cities and towns in the Colorado High Country shine when it comes to offering the quintessential western backdrop for your wedding photos.
Breckenridge
Breck is our most popular area for Colorado elopements. But the town offers far more than alpine lakes and mountain vistas. Downtown Breckenridge offers cool Victorian-inspired shops, an alpine garden, covered bridges, and tons of sculptures scattered throughout.
Telluride
Telluride does not disappoint when it comes to gorgeous backdrops for your post-ceremony photos. In addition to an in-town walking path along the river, it offers old-time Western frontier type architecture and a gondola ride going up to the top of the mountain.
Vail
Within its pedestrian-friendly village, Vail offers covered bridges, alpine gardens, Gore Creek and a number of whimsical sculptures and storefronts for your wedding photos.
Other ideas for post-ceremony pictures
You’re not limited to places to serve as your backdrop for whimsical and different day-of-wedding photographs. Consider incorporating your interests and hobbies into your wedding day story.
Like Jeeps (road tripping):
Antiquing
Motorcycling
Wine tasting
Mountain biking
Or your pets
In summary
The sky’s the limit when it comes to post-ceremony photos. If you’re short of ideas, talk to us. This isn’t our first elopement photography rodeo (we’ve been doing this since 2002) so we can run some ideas by you. We can also advise you on how much extra time will be needed to accommodate your various backdrops. The idea is that we get to tell your story in photos, and the more we include things that interest you or that are particular to the town where you’re getting married, the better we can tell that story.