Forrest Blake
Jan 15, 20205 min
Updated: Feb 10, 2021
Congratulations on your engagement!
We’re excited that you two have decided to create a day that is more tailored, intimate and reflects you as a couple. A day where you will feel special, heard, and focused on because it's all about your love story and not about putting on a show with a huge production for your family or for tradition's sake.
No matter where, when, why, or how you decide to design your elopement, the simple fact that you two are choosing to spend the most important, intimate, and meaningful day committing your lives and love together forever makes it the perfect elopement.
Before we hop into all the details on how exactly you vision your adventurous elopement, we just wanted to take a moment to share something extremely important.
We understand that choosing to go the non-traditional wedding route leaves you with a lot of questions and not many resources that have answers. Therefore, a little guidance, especially from some pros who have done this before, can be incredibly helpful since we are professional elopement photographers who planned their own intimate destination wedding in the California Redwoods, so we understand.
An Adventurous Elopement is all about doing exactly what you, as a couple, dream of doing, wherever and however you like. This is one of the major reasons people choose to elope in the first place. There are no required traditions, rules, or script to follow. It's just you and your loved one on the greatest adventure to kick off the start of your lives together.
You can have any type of ceremony that you can dream of, invite-only who you want to be there (including your pup) or have no guests at all, and commit your vows to one another anywhere you can think of…
A snow-capped cliff overlooking a vast valley? Of course.
A secluded sandy beach you have to paddle over to? Sure.
A crystal alpine lake tucked away in the mountains? Yes, why not.
There is no limit to where or how we go about this great adventure.
On social media when you see your friends style or size of weddings do you think to yourself, “That is something I would never want?” or maybe you have seen someone else post some photos while on an Adventurous Elopement and thought to yourself, "Now that is my kind of wedding!”
Elopements are a beautiful and unique adventure that allows couples to create the wedding experience that they have been dreaming about. In fact, we have our own definition…
A major draw to eloping is there are no rules for how your Adventurous Elopement can look. It's all up to you! It's a day about you, your love, your story and only what you want to focus on.
Here are some of the top FAQs
WHAT DOES AN ELOPEMENT CEREMONY LOOK LIKE?
Your day can look however you dreamt it would be, which is the beauty of eloping! It's all about you and what you want to focus on, no more and no less. Let your imagination go wild!
If you're looking for guidance we can help with ideas of what to include such as…
1. Intimate & sentimental vows and commitments that are unique to you
2.The exchanging of rings or any other symbol of your love
3. Your first kiss, first dance or even screaming “We're married" from the top of the mountains.
4. Extra surprises or hidden gifts
To make sure you have everything set to make your elopement run smoothly, we have created a completely FREE Elopement Planning Guide and Checklist. Be sure to download it and get a running start on your adventurous planning!
Hey - It's Forrest Blake and I'm your adventure elopement photographer and guide. I'm here to help you two plan the most epic and adventurous elopement day that you can possibly dream of. I can promise to help create and uniquely capture your adventurous elopement day no matter what you two can think of. As well as answer all your elopement questions and concerns, assist in finding the best vendors, select and scout out epic locations for your day. I'm looking forward to helping you two begin.