Journal of Peak Existence

Joshua Tree National Park Aimee Flynn Photo | Adventure Elopement Photographer How to Elope in Joshua Tree So! You’re thinking of getting married at Joshua Tree National Park. 10 pts to Gryffindor, that is a STELLAR idea. Joshua Tree is an amaaaaazing place for an abundance of reasons; it provides the perfect marriage (har har) […]

Salt River, Arizona Aimee Flynn Photo | Adventure Elopement Photographer Nicole and Logan’s Desert Oasis Adventure Session Last spring, in preparation of launching my Arizona elopement photographer business, I attended an adventure wedding workshop hosted my some photographers I reeeeally look up to. I remember prior to leaving gushing about how excited I was to […]

Arizona Elopement Photographer I’ve talked about my love of the Mogollon Rim before and these adventurous, sun-soaked forest engagement photos just underscored and highlighted why I love this spot so much. The rim is near Payson in the middle of Tonto National Forest and it’s SUCH a great spot for an adventure session or an […]

New Zealand Elopement Photographer Peak existence. It’s a phrase I talk about a lot. It’s a lesson I learn over and over again in my life that it’s the experiences I have that matter the most, far more than any *thing* I’ve had. My trip to New Zealand was an experience that cemented that belief […]

Sedona Elopement Photographer Teagan and Teagan (yes, I’m being completely serious) had never seen Sedona before. Teagan (a wedding planner for adventurous couples), had just moved to Prescott from California like, the day before our shoot, because who doesn’t want to spend their first Saturday in Arizona waking up before dawn for a Sedona Adventure […]

To look for specific places for an Iceland elopement is… a wonderful and daunting task because the whole country is essentially a postcard. So instead of saying these are the best or the prettiest or the most epic places, I will say that these were two of my favorite places I saw on this trip. […]

So you’ve looked into what type of wedding day you want to have, looked into what it means to elope, and decided that eloping makes the most sense for you. So…. how do you elope? This is a great question. And like most great questions, there is not a simple answer because so much depends […]

I get versions of this question *all the time*. “What’s an elopement?” “What does it mean to elope?” “What’s this elopement stuff about anyway?” etc etc etc. A lot of elopement photographers have weighed in on this and I wanted to offer my 2 cents.  I think these are fair questions considering the term has […]

Mother nature is really the best artist; she is an architect, a sculptor, and painter and there is not a place where her artistry is more apparent than in a slot canyon. The watercolor walls, the smooth slope of the trail, there really isn’t a place that screams both “loveliness” and “adventure” so equally. If […]

So. You’re considering eloping in a National Park. ::confetti and glitter:: YES! That is so friggin awesome. If it wasn’t totally obvious I absolutely LOVE National Parks and think they can be the perfect location for your super rad elopement or wedding. Maybe you dream of being surrounded by the granite cliffs of Yosemite or […]