Real weddings

Before we were even engaged, we had decided we would get married in Scotland. We didn’t know the plan past that but we always knew we wanted something intimate and adventurous! We both love to travel and had been trying to force that love on our families more. Both of our families are Scottish (MacPhereson […]

Mount Rainier, Olympic and North Cascades national parks all vary in size, the amount of visitors they see each year and the natural and cultural resources they protect. For that reason, each park sets its own special use permit requirements.  Obtaining a special use permit for your elopement or intimate wedding helps the park manage […]

Planning elopements & intimate weddings at Airbnbs is one of our absolute favorite things to do and we have been doing it for years now! These types of weddings used to be for our non-traditional couples and Airbnbs served as basecamps for their adventurous ceremonies or secluded and intimate places to gather with their closest […]

Jordan and Emily ditched their original plan for a big wedding in Dallas and opted for a mountain elopement in their new home, the PNW! They decided that they wanted the day to be simple and intimate, with the focus on them. Since they didn’t know the area well yet, they gave me full reign […]

Elopements & adventure weddings have become increasingly popular over the past half decade, adding to the tens of millions of visitors that visit our national and state parks each year. The majority of people never intend to harm nature but our presence can certainly take a toll. These areas suffer from litter, animals that become […]

Jessica & Pablo immediately felt like old friends! From the get go, we had their full trust, which allowed us to get creative and put together the most insane vendor team around! Pablo proposed to Jessica at Kalaloch Beach, on the Washington coast and they absolutely fell in love with the Pacific Northwest! They live […]

Pulling of this intimate Mount Rainier wedding was one of our biggest challenges to date–It kicked our butts but was totally worth it! Not only had Jessica and Thomas stretched their budget to work with us (which we did not take lightly) but they had also previously booked a 2 person A-frame cabin (without seeing […]

When Jessica and Jeff reached out to us about their elopement, they were all over the map…literally! They love to travel together and have visited over 24 countries collectively. Bali, Philippines, Norway and Iceland were all tossed around as potential elopement locations. Jessica and Jeff live in San Diego–She was drawn to Banff because it’s […]

Karli & Kevin’s lakeside wedding was what boho dreams are made of! Karli’s dress was from the boho babes themselves over at Rue de Seine (of course), their palette included every color of the rainbow, their flowers were wild and their decor was an eclectic mix of rugs, vintage lounge pieces, farm tables and bistro […]

PNW weddings can be a little iffy in June (especially when you’re getting married in a rain forest) but we were blessed with beautiful blue skies for this wedding on the shores of Lake Crescent! Kari & John wanted an an intimate celebration in the mountains where their families could do a little bit of […]