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Award-winning adventure wedding & elopement photographer for the Austrian Alps and the Dolomites. O

Wedding & Adventure Photographer covering weddings in the UK, Austria and Europe.

02/11/2026

Maybe I'm being a bit melodramatic, but I think a small piece of me dies every time I receive an enquiry that's so obviously written by ChatGPT (or any other AI).

I chose to do this job because I love the deeply human experience of connecting with people and helping them enjoy one of the most emotionally significant moments in their lives.

So when that first contact comes from a soulless chatbot, it hurts.

Yes, I understand we live busy lives, but for something as important as your wedding or proposal, isn't taking the time to connect with the human on the other end of your enquiry important? After all, that human is possibly going to play a very significant role in one of the most important milestones in your life.

p.s. No shame to folks who need to use it for things like translation, if you're communicating in a language that isn't your first language. It's the emails that sound like a clinical analysis of my website's keywords, some generic phrases about why my work stood out to you, and endless bullet points about what you're looking for. To me, that just comes across that you don't really care...

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22/10/2026

The decision to elope is an easy one for some couples, while for others, it can come with a feeling of guilt.

But choosing yourselves is never selfish. And there are so many ways to still make the people you love feel included while still protecting the experience that you want to share with your partner on your wedding day.

For S & D, they kick-started their elopement by having send-off parties with their different friend groups and family members, allowing them to spend quality time with each group individually. They also compiled a special keepsake book of letters from their loved ones that they could read on their wedding day.

Are you ready to start your elopement adventure? Get in touch today and let's start planning some mountain magic!

13/10/2026

Carmen & Brandon wanted to spend their wedding day in the mountains and exchange vows in a private setting. Since they were happy to hike, I suggested a location that we could reach with a cable car and a short hike, but then stay past closing to watch the sunset and hike back down to the valley afterwards. Doing things this way meant that Carmen & Brandon didn’t need to worry about a long hike and getting sweaty before they exchanged vows, and that by the time it was sunset, everyone else on the mountain had gone home. And my goodness did this decision pay off – they were treated to one of the most spectacular sunsets as they exchanged their vows.

Their full story is now live on my website: https://wildconnectionsphotography.com/innsbruck-sunset-elopement-carmen-brandon/

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21/09/2026

Viviana & Yurii wanted to elope somewhere that felt close to nature. And since so many of their relationship milestones happened near the ocean, they decided to switch things up and choose the mountains for their wedding day.

They wanted to fill the day with lots of personal and meaningful moments that reflected themselves as individuals, as well as their relationship as a couple.

For Viviana, she wanted to take the time for yoga, as well as baking their wedding cake herself. As she put it “I am Italian, so food is love for me, and making my own wedding cake as a pastry enthusiast is the best demonstration of love!!”

For Yurii, it was small memories from his childhood and cooking lunch together during a break in their itinerary on their wedding day. “We took some time to be ourselves like any other day in our life”.

17/09/2026

Do you need a planner for a micro-wedding?

It’s absolutely possible to plan your micro-wedding without using a wedding planner; however, for many of my couples, I still highly recommend it.

In my last post, I recommended booking a chalet or small private venue for your intimate ceremony, even if you’re only a small group, as this guarantees that you’ll have a space set aside just for you. And having a planner coordinate all of that for you takes a lot of the planning stress away from you.

H & K didn’t NEED a planner for their intimate wedding in the Dolomites. They were all staying at the same hotel, and chose a ceremony location within walking distance of the hotel. Logistically, things weren’t particularly complicated. But in the end, they did decide to hire a planner, and when I interviewed them for a blog feature, they were so happy they made that decision:

“Our biggest challenge was finding a place for restaurant that would accommodate our group, since we were planning from across the world and there was a language barrier. We ultimately hired a planner () to assist us, and we are so glad we did! She not only found us dinner options, she helped organize our guests the day of, and even carried things for us to make everything easy and stress-free.”

If you want your elopement or micro-wedding to be stress-free, hiring a planner who also helps with on-the-day coordination is one of the best gifts you can give yourselves.

14/09/2026

What’s the difference between an elopement and a micro-wedding/intimate wedding?

In many ways, they are terms that can be used interchangeably. Both are often smaller, more intimate celebrations.

However, from a logistics and planning perspective, they are very different.

With an elopement of just 2 people, you’re pretty free to plan the whole day around exactly what you want. You can go (almost) anywhere. In the Alps, you don’t typically need any permits. You can exchange your vows on any hiking trail or ski slope that you choose.

The moment you add even a handful of guests, that freedom changes shape.
Most trail viewpoints in the Alps sit on private land (there's very little public land here), so you can't just show up with a group and claim a spot for a ceremony. Respecting landowners and other trail users matters here.

Then there's your guests themselves. Hiking to a mountaintop might be exactly your thing, but is it theirs? Are you happy to let them stand out in the rain or hike in a heatwave?

And logistically, a group adds a whole new layer: Are you all travelling together, or meeting there? Do they need help finding the location? Who's making sure everyone arrives if you're already up there taking photos?

This is exactly why, for micro-weddings, I recommend hiring a chalet or small venue. That way, you have a space that you can decorate and personalise. You won't upset the locals or other trail users, and you've got access to food, drinks, bathrooms, and shelter for bad weather - which makes the whole day more fun and enjoyable for everyone.

07/09/2026

This summer, I've rediscovered how much I love to help plan and photograph proposals.

And while they are a lot simpler to plan than elopements, there are definitely a few things to consider.

Here are some of my top tips when it comes to planning a proposal, especially here in the mountains around Innsbruck:

04/09/2026

Here’s something that might surprise you about me…

I don’t believe your wedding day should be the best day of your lives!

Is it an important milestone in your relationship worthy of celebrating? 100%.

It’s also a hell of a lot of pressure to put on yourselves, and your expectations of the day. The pressure that it should be perfect (sorry, perfection doesn’t exist), that you’re going to feel a certain way, or that everything turns out how you imagined it. All of this pressure often leads to so much extra stress, and takes you away from actually being present when the day arrives.

Yes, your wedding day might be one of the best days of your lives SO FAR, but why would you want to peak so early, when you’ve just promised each other a lifetime?

We got married in 2014, and just celebrated our 12th wedding anniversary. Our wedding day was great, but it was far from the best day of our lives. Getting married was awesome, but it was just the start. We've been on so many incredible, life-changing adventures together that I don't think I could even pick a single day.

Here's a goofy picture of us at the top of a mountain that we climbed on our anniversary :-)

02/09/2026

Unpopular opinion: your wedding doesn't need to look like a magazine shoot.

So many of the images I see on social media and Pinterest these days from real weddings look more like images from a magazine editorial or styled shoot.

And many people love that. But I don’t, and here’s why:

You don’t need to include things because you think they will look good in photos. Include things because they mean something to you.

For our (summer) wedding, I wanted to include photos of us with our skis, because we met as ski instructors, and our whole lives pretty much revolved around skiing. But when I shared this idea with friends or family, I was told it was tacky or too cliché. But I’m a stubborn girlie, so we did it anyway, regardless of what anyone else thought.

The only thing that matters is choosing things for your day that matter to you.

Here are some of my favourite photos where couples did exactly that - they chose details that were personal to them. Some had deeper meanings, many celebrated people or pets that couldn't be there, while others were simply a fun way to celebrate an in-joke that only they understood.

Tell me, what detail would you love to include in your wedding day that other people might find strange?

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