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10/16/2025

What to remember if it rains on your elopement day…

1️⃣ don’t panic — rainy elopement days are pure magic
2️⃣ the PNW wouldn’t be what it is without the rain — it’s what makes the forests lush and the waterfalls powerful. ☁️
3️⃣ when the drizzle starts, colors pop and the world feels quiet + cinematic. 🌲
4️⃣ some of the best elopement photos happen in the rain
5️⃣ it rarely rains all day. expect mist, sun breaks, and moody skies. 🌦️
6️⃣ the key isn’t perfect weather — it’s your mindset. ✨
7️⃣ your elopement isn’t about chasing sunshine — it’s about celebrating your love, wild and unfiltered.
8️⃣years from now, you’ll remember how it felt — not the forecast. 🖤

Chelsy and Brian experienced the magic of the PNW for the first time this week during their elopement on the Oregon coas...
10/08/2025

Chelsy and Brian experienced the magic of the PNW for the first time this week during their elopement on the Oregon coast.

“Eloping is selfish.” 👀 Let’s talk about that.People say choosing an elopement means you’re excluding family, avoiding r...
06/27/2025

“Eloping is selfish.” 👀 Let’s talk about that.
People say choosing an elopement means you’re excluding family, avoiding responsibility, or making it all about you. But… isn’t that the point? Your wedding day should be about you—your love, your story, your values. Not a performance for 150 guests you barely talk to.

Eloping doesn’t mean you don’t care. It means you care enough to be intentional. To spend the day in a way that actually feels meaningful. Hiking to a mountain at sunrise. Reading your vows without a crowd. Holding hands and doing something that feels like you.

So no—eloping isn’t selfish.
Expecting couples to go into debt, people-please, and forget what the day is really about… that might be. 💬💥

“Eloping is selfish.” 👀 Let’s talk about that.People say choosing an elopement means you’re excluding family, avoiding r...
06/27/2025

“Eloping is selfish.” 👀 Let’s talk about that.
People say choosing an elopement means you’re excluding family, avoiding responsibility, or making it all about you. But… isn’t that the point? Your wedding day should be about you—your love, your story, your values. Not a performance for 150 guests you barely talk to.

Eloping doesn’t mean you don’t care. It means you care enough to be intentional. To spend the day in a way that actually feels meaningful. Hiking to a mountain at sunrise. Reading your vows without a crowd. Holding hands and doing something that feels like you.

So no—eloping isn’t selfish.
Expecting couples to go into debt, people-please, and forget what the day is really about… that might be. 💬💥

She’s going to ruin that gorgeous dress!! 😱That’s the comment we hear sometimes during hiking elopements.And honestly—th...
06/26/2025

She’s going to ruin that gorgeous dress!! 😱

That’s the comment we hear sometimes during hiking elopements.

And honestly—that always makes me smile. Because if you’ve never thought much about hiking elopements, you might not realize just how unimportant a spotless dress becomes out here.

When the choices are keeping your dress pristine or having an unforgettable, joy-filled, dirt-under-your-boots kind of day… i hope you would choose the experience every time.

In fact, one of the best things about elopement culture is this:

➡️ A dirty dress isn’t something to stress over—it’s something to celebrate.

😘

I can’t tell you how much I loved hanging with these ladies a couple weeks ago. They came from Austin Texas having never...
03/24/2025

I can’t tell you how much I loved hanging with these ladies a couple weeks ago. They came from Austin Texas having never been to Oregon - ever! They stayed at an adorable farm just outside of Portland, in this sweet little stone cottage surrounded by goats and chickens and turkeys and pigs! They explored Portland, went on a ghost tour, hiked to the sobering Wahclella falls, crossed over to Washington via the Bridge of the Gods (does anyone have $3?? 😆) and, of course, got married!! And they did it all exactly the way they wanted to.
There are some images on the blog! Just go to amyzumwalt.com and click on “stories” for more. 🥰


 
 
 


 
 


 
 
 
 


 


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