Journal of Peak Existence

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 […]

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 […]

When you think of Arizona, what do you think of? Blasted earth? Tumbleweeds? Oppressive, stifling heat? Maybe something that looks like this: That’s what I imagined when I first visited Arizona many years ago. I visited in February and happily wore shorts and tank tops in Phoenix. Then I went to Sedona. It was 40 […]

The western United States are basically a candy store of stunning elopement destinations. You could probably throw a dart at a map and wherever you hit is almost guaranteed to be a epic location. It’s interesting to me though, because it often seems like AZ is not usually the first location that pops into people’s […]

And What that Means for Your Elopement It’s important that any couple who work with me knows that I am a Leave No Trace Photographer and also has an idea of what this will mean in actual practice. So, first things first: what’s Leave No Trace (LNT)? In a nutshell, Leave No Trace (LNT) are […]