the elopement experience
You can take a helicopter up to the top of your favorite mountain, walk along your favorite beach at sunset, or even venture to your beautiful backyard! Your story is your story, and there's no right or wrong way to elope.
You get to do literally anything you could ever dream of for your wedding day - and I'm here to back you up and make that dream come true for you!
Close your eyes and imagine this. You are in your favorite spot in the whole wide world. Nature surrounds you, the wind is on your cheeks, and your staring into the eyes of your best friend, your true love, your soulmate. There's no distractions, no interrupts, and no dozens of eyeballs staring at you as you confess your love for each other. It's just you two and nature.
your wedding day should be enchanting and magical!
That's where I come in! I'm not here to just take a couple of pretty photos in a pretty location for you. I'm here to help make the elopement of your dreams come to freaking life!
I'm not just your elopement photographer, but I'm your elopement expert and elopement planner too!
You deserve to spend your time engaged just relaxing and enjoying this season of life - leave the stress of research and planning up to me!
YOU DESERVE THE ELOPEMENT OF YOUR WILDEST DREAMS!
elopements are just as special as traditional weddings.
"Sam was an excellent choice for us! She stuck with us through the year 2020 and the photos turned out better than we could have ever expected! Sam is such a joy of a person with great energy! If you ever get the opportunity to work with her, she’ll blow you away! We can’t thank her enough for helping create lifelong memories of our big day!"
- jillian & trent
what couples are saying
- Personalized Location Scouting To Find A Location That Speaks To Your Heart!
- Permit Research So You Don't Have To Worry About It!
- Customized Timelines Specifically For Your Day!
- Personalized Elopement Vendor Recommendations!
- Unlimited Access To Me, Your Elopement Expert!
- Unique Activity Ideas & Recommendations To Include In Your Day!
- Hyping You Up and Encouraging You With Your Ideas & Decisions!
- Documenting The Moments Of Your Elopement Day, Not Posing You for Hours!
come to freaking life!
how i make your dream elopement
You're spending an entire day or maybe even multiple days or weeks planning an EPIC adventure with the love of your life and believe it or not, your elopement day is going to FLY ON BY!! Your intimate wedding experience tells the story of you and your soulmate, and you won't be able to go back in time afterwards! You deserve to remember your wedding day for many years, to have moments to reflect back on, and the ability to relive your wedding day with your friends, family, and future generations. I'm here to document all the moments of your wedding day(s), not just make you smile in front of the camera for 8 hours!
why would you even want a full day of photography?
you deserve to relive your magical day!
"She was very flexible and understanding when the pandemic began. she's Easy to communicate with and she ensured we were prepared for the big day. She had lots of good and fun poses for us which gave us so many beautiful shots. All the pictures were so amazing and we got a lot of compliments. everything that I could imagine was captured!"
- cherilin & wesley
what my couples are saying
After planning my own traditional wedding and wishing I would have eloped instead, I'm now extremely passionate in helping couples live out their dream elopement so they can look back on their wedding day and remember the feelings, emotions, and memories they had together. I'm here to help couples feel confident in their decision to elope and make their dream elopement come to life! Because you freaking deserve the elopement of your wildest dreams, babe.
It's okay to go against the flow in the sea of weddings.
THIS IS THE WAY.
YOUR ELOPEMENT EXPERT!
HEY, I'M SAM!
+ What Happens If The Weather Is Bad?
+ Do we have to go on a big hike?
+ Will you help us find a location?
+ what if we don't know how to pose?
+ will you help us with permits?
+ can we have family members attend?
+ could we include our pets?
+ why shouldn't we book an all-inclusive elopement package?
you've got questions!
i got answers!
What Happens If The Weather is Bad?
It just adds a little extra spice into your day ;) In all honesty, I will have back-up plans for you just in case the weather is bad! If it's not endangering anyone, you can totally just own it and get married in a downpour!
However, I will have back-up plans for you, just in case! We will totally go with the flow, and make the most out of your day!
what if we don't know how to pose?
IT'S OKAY! It is my DUTY to help you both feel comfortable and relaxed, while soaking in all the precious moments with the love of your life! I will guide you through EVERYTHING!!
When it comes to documenting your elopement, it's all about capturing the emotions, memories, and moments on your special day.
why shouldn't we book an all-inclusive elopement package?
All-Inclusive Elopement Packages are typically not customizable. They're usually a "one size fits all" kind of experience, and you deserve more than that. Your elopement day is unique, just like your love story. You deserve a totally customized elopement experience that tells the story of your adventure with your soul-mate!
travel schedule
I'm always traveling somewhere new and adventurous, so why not tell your story somewhere new?! The following travel schedule is based on where I will already be traveling to in 2021!
There are NO TRAVEL FEES for these locations!!
ready for adventure?
november || hawaii (oahu + kauai)
JULY || UTAH (slc + zion)
JUNE || southern california
I want to make sure we are on the same page!! We will be able to make your day absolutely MAGICAL, if we are on the same page! If you're screaming YASSSS after reading everything, then GET IN my inbox ALREADY!!!!!!!
