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Welcome to your starting point for tips, tools, inspiration, and, encouragement in your journey to  create a fun & adventurous elopement!

Think you're limited to a bland courthouse wedding? Think again, friend!!

I’m here to show you that the world is your oyster and your elopement is the pearl.

From hitching a ride on a hot air balloon to saying "I do" while exploring crystal blue glaciers, this round-up of posts below is your ticket to thinking outside the box and embracing the wild side of love. 

Prepare for jaw-dropping locations, unconventional ceremonies, and enough “omg, you can DO that?!?!” elopement ideas to make your grandkids gasp in awe. ;-)   

So, grab your partner's hand, kick conformity to the curb, and get ready to vision an elopement adventure that will leave you both breathless and grinning like a couple of Cheshire cats. 

Read on below!!!!

Elopement inspiration awaits!

Here’s How Much An Elopement Should Cost

This post is for you if you’re asking yourself “how much does it cost to elope?!” “We eloped to save money” is a phrase you hear swatted around, right?  And for good reason! Visioning a lower cost to elope can feel good. Dropping $30,000 (on average) on a wedding doesn’t sit well with some folks, […]

Wondering how much does an elopement cost? This bride and groom wanted a hot air balloon in their experience (as seen here!) That's an added cost!
Elopement ceremony overlooking a lake in South CArolina at dawn captured by an adventure wedding and elopement photographer
How-To & Tips

*7* TIPS to Break FREE from a Traditional Wedding

This is a picture of two men laying in a tub together outside. They are fully dressed and laughing together.
Elopements - Us Two

The Secret to a Perfect Elopement Timeline

Activity Inspiration

THE Greatest Southern Elopement Activity Ideas

This is a picture of a bride and groom with their heads close to one another, touching foreheads. Behind them are a lot of hot air balloons.
How-To & Tips

Elope Adventurously: Share Vows Sky-High 

During a vow renewal with a photographer from the South, a couple in wedding attire stands next to a cliff surrounded by green plants and brown, facing each other, and laughing as they say their vows to each other. He wears a jaunty straw cap and suspenders and she wears a beautiful slim fitting sparkling white dress with a train resting on the pine mulch at their feet.
Elopements - Us Two & Crew

Vows + Adventure with an Elopement Photographer in the South!

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Capturing Love: A Story Told through Adventure Engagement Photos

Elopements - Us Two & Crew

The Ultimate Elopement Schedule for an Olympic National Park Elopement

This is a picture taken of a California national park. It is a rocky landscape with a bright blue sky. There are peaks and valleys filling the entire landscape.
How-To & Tips

How to Avoid Crowds at National Parks During Your Visit

This is a picture of a Ferris wheel taken during an urban elopement. The bride and groom are standing in front of it.
Location Inspiration

BEST Places to Elope in Atlanta – Urban to Outdoors

This is a Chattanooga elopement in winter. This picture is the bride and groom bundled up in the snowy forest.
Elopements - Us Two

One of the BEST Winter Chattanooga Elopements

This is a picture of a mountain with a big glacier in front. There is a couple holding each other in front of it.
How-To & Tips

Best Places to Elope in Alaska

Taken in Piedmont Park, this portrait is by the water with the Atlants skyline in the back. A couple kisses on the dock.
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A Piedmont Park Engagement Surprise

This picture is from my blog all about how to elope in Georgia. This is a picture of a bride and groom signing their marriage license.
How-To & Tips

The Quick Guide on How to Elope in Georgia

This is a picture of a bride and groom sharing their vows in the forest and being interrupted by a horse.
How-To & Tips

The Blue Ridge Elopement Idea that We ALL Need

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THE Greatest Southern Elopement Activity Ideas

This is a picture of a bride and groom with their heads close to one another, touching foreheads. Behind them are a lot of hot air balloons.

Elope Adventurously: Share Vows Sky-High 

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Hi! I’m Kate, 

and I’m in your corner.

With my whole soul, I believe that you and your partner should marry in a way that feels like you. I was a mainstream wedding photographer and realized not all couples were actually feeling it on their wedding day.  They felt more like stagehands in someone else’s show. 

I changed course so that you can too.

Freeing couples to get married exactly how they want to, with no limits on what that looks like. I’ll have your back for every step on this trail. (Literally….I may be behind you, photographing while carrying your dress or pack.  But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. 😉)

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