01/06/2026
My second award from this years photo competition: Best Dance Photo
When it comes to adventure elopements, some couples worry they can’t have any traditional rituals at all on their day. Everything must be out of the box or unexpected.
But it’s so not true…In fact…maintaining tradition but in untraditional places or ways makes it all even cooler. That’s what elopements are about, after all, right?
Flipping the expected. Finding new takes on old ways. Adapting old rites to contemporary styles. Making marriage modern.
Their first dance as a couple was to songs that were deeply significant to them both. Alone on the mountain, they swayed arm in arm, cheek to cheek, tears falling silently as the music carried them.
For five minutes, I just observed as they danced there, caught up in the moment and each other. Pretty sure I cried, too, tbh.
The skies burned behind them as the sun set through the clouds…
…an old tradition embraced in an untraditional place…
Thank you, C&J, for your trust in all my ideas, planning and the vision we created together 🥰
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