10 Celebrations to Inspire your Elopement. Every elopement is so unique. I am particularly grateful to document these intimate occasions and be included and celebrate with my couples. “There really were many factors that went into why we decided to elope. Ultimately it just felt right for us. Being able to focus on each other, our commitment to each other, and just enjoying the company of each other on this special day was amazing. I will cherish how I felt on that day forever.” – Jessica

7 Sessions to inspire your engagement or pre-wedding session. An engagement or pre-wedding session is a fantastic way to celebrate your love! Once you’ve booked your session with me, we will chat about what places and spaces you connect with as a couple, and then we will come up with a plan for the day! I travel all over for my work, so I’m happy to plan a session abroad, at a gorgeous waterfall, NYC, the place you first met or anywhere that is exciting to you!

Alana & Kyler’s summer engagement session at the Rose Gardens at Elizabeth Park in Hartford, Connecticut was full of bountiful florals. “There are over 15,000 rose bushes and 800 varieties of old and new roses in the garden. Featured are hybrid tea, climbers, hybrid perpetual, and floribunda, shrub, and pillar roses, among others.”

Ryan & Leah married on a fall day in Shelburne, Vermont. They hosted an intimate gathering at Ryan’s family home, with Vermont Tent Company supplying a beautiful sailcloth tent and decor and to create an amazing backyard wedding. Leah got ready at Hotel Vermont in Burlington, before meeting up with Ryan at historic Shelburne Farms. “As soon as we said “I do” and put the rings on each other’s hand we both felt an overwhelming sense of happiness. At that point, we felt like we could really celebrate our life together.” – Ryan & Leah

Elements of Harry Potter were woven into several part of the day – Justin wore a Hogwarts pin and read the first chapter of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone out loud to Angel in the evening.

“We both love Harry Potter individually and it was just a happy coincidence that it was a shared love of ours even as adults. Since we’ve known each other since childhood, Harry Potter seems like a mix of our childhood and our present day. We read it ever year! It’s kind of become our compass in life, as trivial as that might sound, we find a lot of meaningful life lessons in those books and we wanted to incorporate that into our marriage as well.” – Angel

Meagan & Akheil’s modern Washington DC destination wedding. “The first look and private vow reading turned out to be among our favorite moments. That intimate moment gave us both the time to react purely to our vows, to laugh and tear up. It also gave us the space to reflect on our relationship and affirm to one another the life that we’ve built, before doing so in front of our friends and family. It set the perfect tone for the rest of the celebration. Another favorite moment was walking down the aisle together arm in arm with our toddler. Rather than meeting at the front of the room, we elected to come into the room as a family and it just felt very much like us. “ – Meagan & Akheil

Dan & Caitlin’s Saratoga Springs Engagement Session. We wandered around downtown Saratoga, strolling around all their old haunts, from Congress Park to Uncommon Grounds Coffee to James & Sons Tobacconists to visiting the the exact spot where they first met at Wheatfields, where Dan was a server and Caitlin was the hostess!

Lake Champlain Chocolates released a new line of bars called their Restorative Moments Collection.

“We all need a moment to recharge, relax, and just be… what better way to unwind than with gourmet dark chocolate! The new Restorative Moments Collection™ embraces moments of chocolate bliss and preserves clean waterways for environmental sustainability. With each bite of these candy bars, including 6 new flavors, you can enjoy high-quality chocolate and feel good knowing you support the preservation of restorative places in nature. “

Celia & Luc’s Christmas Eve elopement at The Inn at Manchester in Vermont. “We found a place that had Christmas lights, a Christmas tree to get married in front of and hot chocolate to sip by the fire.” – Celia

Michaela & Josh’s romantic, DIY wedding at Star Farm Blueberries in Galway, New York. “I wanted our wedding to feel really true and personal to us – I really don’t like a lot of the traditional parts of weddings and didn’t want to feel obligated to conform to them. So we kind took the general structure of a wedding day, and only included the pieces that felt right, then filled in the rest with parts of our personalities and relationship that felt important. We did almost all the wedding DIY, which was a ton of work but I wanted the aesthetic to feel curated and intentional.” – Michaela & Josh