Extreme Elopement at Twenty-Five Below Zero When Chelsea first approached me about her elopement, she explained that her and Justin had decided against a big wedding in favor of a courthouse ceremony, but they did still want great wedding photos to commemorate tying the knot! Currently, the couple resides in a town in Texas that Chelsea refers to as “quite unremarkable” (which I have to say, made me laugh) so she wanted, or probably a better word would be, craved, a location that was beautiful and epic!Originally, she mentioned possibly flying to Arizona, no specific time frame or season mentioned, but added if I had any other ideas to throw them her way. Immediately I thought of a place we had visited last fall … the Grand Tetons in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The only caveat - my specific vision lined up with a winter wonderland themed shoot. To my surprise, Chelsea was all for the idea. I explained in no uncertain terms that winter temperatures in the Tetons are brutal and she was still all for the idea. With that we quickly settled on mid-February for the photo shoot. Little did we know that the one week we chose would be the coldest temperatures Jackson Hole has and probably will see all season – by far!There is a back story to Chelsea and me. She is the youngest of four sisters and three brothers. She comes from a very large, close family. Over ...

Pre-Wedding Adventure Session at Yosemite N.P. Roberta and Keries live in Hong Kong and originally contacted us with an interest in doing their pre-wedding photo shoot in Death Valley.  That all sounded great until we asked when exactly they would like to do their adventure session and their reply was … late July!  When we asked them if they were aware that the average daily temperature in Death Valley in July is in excess of 120 degrees, they responded that they hadn’t though about that.  Quickly realizing that a photo shoot in Death Valley in the middle of summer was out of the question they took our suggestion and opted instead to go to Yosemite National Park.We started the adventure before sunrise at Glacier Point in Yosemite then headed down through Yosemite Valley for a few more photo ops on our way to Mono Lake.  As we made our way across Tioga Pass it began to rain continued as we reached Mono Lake.  Though it was 93 degrees in Yosemite Valley, the temperature dropped into the low 40’s at the to[of Tioga Pass and only risen to the low 50’s at Mono Lake.  We used the rain to our advantage before taking a break to warm back up.  It looked bleak, with steady rain and a heavy blanked of clouds that seemed to have no end in sight.  Near sunset we noticed a very slight, almost ...

  Chyrene and Fu's Page, Arizona Elopement Photography  Chyrene and Fu are from Malaysia but live in Qatar. They chose to come all the way to the western U.S. to have their wedding photos taken. THey originally only wanting to shoot at Antelope Canyon but we suggested taking advantage of all the beautiful backdrops around Page, Arizona. They were so excited that we made this suggestion and they truly enjoyed every moment of the shoot. This was made even more specail as these were going to be their only wedding photos as they had no formal photos taken before this. Chyrene even bought her wedding dress solely for this elopement style photo shoot! We worked out an adventurous schedule that spanned the entire day. The day started with an epic shoot in Antelope Canyon and got lucky enough at the beginning to catch the famous light beams the slot canyons  are known for. Next we traveled out to Alstrom Point overlooking Lake Powell and had a so much fun! Finally the shoot came to an end with the breath taking scene beneath the  stars filled sky. This enabled us to create one of our signature couple with a stary sky images we have become know for. It was wonderful getting to know Chyrene and Fu during this long, fun and adventurous elopement in Northern Arizona!  

Abby and Mitch - Adventurous Elopement Death Valley Abby asked us to be her elopement photographers for her and Mitch's elopement planned while visiting Las Vegas from the U.K.  She asked about doing her elopement photography at the Grand Canyon, but if we had any other suggestions let her know. We immediately suggested Death Valley which is amazing, unique and only a two hour drive from Las Vegas as compared to the four hours it would take to reach the Grand Canyon. We could not have been more exited, we travel there several time a year for our Nature's Album Workshops and absolutely love the landscapes and solitude you can find there. So we began planning this amazing shoot!Abby and Mitch met us in Pahrump and followed us to Death Valley. Our first stop, Amarogosa Opera House, was a must. If you find yourself in the area this is a must see. With all the history behind Marta Becket and her opera house it is truly an amazing story. We had never taken a single photo of the opera house and this was the perfect occasion. Once we saw Abby's wedding dress (she was stunning in it) and Mitch's suit and pocket watch (he looked very dapper) we knew how perfectly they were going to look standing in line at the Opera House. From there we headed out to Badwater Basin, the lowest spot in North America at 282 feet below sea level. This is where we made the mile long hike in ...

Yosemite Destination Trash The Dress We were heading to Merced, CA with our friends Jodi and Ryan of Everlasting Cinema, as a photography veodography team to shoot a multi day South Asian Wedding, so a trip to Yosemite was a must!! We had been wanting to do a Trash the Dress shoot for Jodi and Ryan. They had a someone else photogroapher their wedding and we never happy with their photographs. We just couldn't have that. As friends and wedding photographers we had been waiting for the perfect location and now we were going to be in Yosemite, it was a must!After a little convincing we were able to get Jodi to bring and unpack her wedding dress for the shoot. This was also their first time to Yosemite so we enjoyed playing tour guide along the way. We had a blast  photographing our friends all over Yosemite!! You could not ask for a better backdrop to recreate your dream wedding photographs. We especially like the Milky Way images we were able to capture up at Glacier Point, so magical.We all laughed, explored and had such a blast along the way. We do hope these images bring back great memories and that they may be hung in your home for years to come. Thank you Jodie and Ryan for trusting us and share such a wonderful trip together. We look forward to many more in the years to come!If you have ever thought about dressing back up and getting amazing images in an ...

Death Valley Destination Wedding We always love when a bride is willing to do a photo shoot or have a wedding in a gorgeous destination. We have photographed Destination Weddings and Elopements all over the world but still enjoy the adventures closer to home. Death Valley is one of our favorite weekend getaways and when Angie asked if we would do a pre-wedding shoot for her and Liam there, we jumped at the chance. As Phoenix based wedding photographers it was a quick overnight destination. Followed by their wedding here in Phoenix at the Superstation Mountains. That is a whole story in itself.For Liam this was truly a Destination Wedding as he is came all the way from England. This proved to be an adventure. We drove up to Beatty, NV where we arrived very late! We started very early and spent all day hiking, shooting and getting sand all over us as we took this couple all around the Death Valley. We then headed back, well after sunset, to Phoenix for the wedding ceremony the next morning.Thank you to our dear friend Angie and her husband Liam for letting us have this great adventure and being part of the start of all your adventures.