By Maureen Thomson | Colorado Elopement , Telluride Elopement
Riding their motorcycles from Arizona for their Colorado mountain destination wedding is just one of many adventures shared by Melody and Mark over the past 19 years. Wanting something nature-based and intimate (our specialities!), and with a love for the Ouray/Telluride part of the state, they chose a state park in nearby Ridgway for their wedding […]
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Having become engaged in Colorado Springs, Taylor and Rodney wanted to return here to–in her words–“seal the deal.” So, in September, they made the trip from Missouri with 15 of their loved ones to be married in a little white chapel in the heart of Colorado Springs.After the wedding in the chapel, we spilled outside for […]
Continue readingBy Maureen Thomson | Big Sur Elopement , California Beach Elopement
Eyler and Jennifer met at a Frank Sinatra/Michael Buble Tribute concert in July 2011–the night of the full moon. As Jennifer tells me, “the romantic music was the perfect backdrop for our first meeting.” Okay–you can already see that this is going to be a fabulous story.Having been to Big Sur ten years earlier, Jennifer was […]
Continue readingBy Maureen Thomson | Breckenridge Elopement , Colorado Elopement
College sweethearts Holly and Adam are outdoor enthusiasts living in Connecticut. They’re not big on being the center of attention (except…you know…for each other…) so they chose to elope in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. The clouds were threatening but the rain held off so that we were able to get some great shots of their […]
Continue readingBy Maureen Thomson | Big Sur Elopement , California Elopement , California Redwood Elopement
With two little ones at home, it was a bit of a challenge for Brieanne and Roy to get away for their California elopement. But with an intense desire to have an intimate wedding that focused only on the two of them (Bravo!), they did the necessary juggling that allowed them to get away to […]
Continue readingBy Maureen Thomson | Big Sur Elopement , California Elopement , California Redwood Elopement
Having always been enamored with the redwood tress of Big Sur and wanting an intimate wedding that was more about the two of them than the pomp of a huge affair, Josh and Melissa were drawn toward being married in a private Big Sur wedding venue. Luckily for them–we have access to just such a site!Their […]
Continue readingBy Maureen Thomson | California Redwood Elopement
When Nina contacted me in April, she explained that she’d always been in love with the redwoods–feeling that there is something “so romantic about them.” (I agree!) And with Matt being an arborist, Nina knew it would only take one look at the magnificent California redwoods for for him to love them too! And so […]
Continue readingBy Maureen Thomson | California Elopement , California Redwood Elopement
When Julie contacted me on August 1st saying she and Cabell wanted to be married in the Santa Cruz redwoods as soon as possible with a full set of our elopement wedding services, I admit my stomach did a little flip flop. We were already full for August, but Julie was so eager and so excited […]
Continue readingBy Maureen Thomson | Colorado Elopement , Denver Elopement
Wanting an intimate Denver wedding in the presence of a handful of friends and family, high school sweethearts Jackie and Brad came from Michigan to say “I do” on a beautiful and sunny August day. The groom was handsome; the bride gorgeous. But the flower girl stole the show.Why did you choose an intimate wedding? “We […]
Continue readingBy Maureen Thomson | California Redwood Elopement
Best friends since they worked at an ice rink together in their hometown in western Texas, Leah and Sam didn’t get together romantically until this past January. And by the middle of August, they’d eloped in the California redwoods and were officially hitched! I just love a couple that knows what they want and goes for it. Wanting […]
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