October 13th, 2023 (which also happened to be Friday the 13th, was the perfect day for these two high school sweetheart’s moody AF elopement up in Silver Bay, MN! Their Minnesota fall elopement was windy, chilly, moody, and everything that dreams are made of.

We started their elopement day with some getting ready photos at Grand Superior Lodge, in Two Harbors! I arrived at their chalet at 7:00am, and these two were ready for to put together their final details. Then after getting ready, we hopped in our cars and began the drive to Palisade Head for their portraits before everyone arrived at Black Beach for their ceremony!

Stephanie and Reid’s Review:

“Sam was awesome to work with for our elopement! We booked with her in advance (over a year) and she continued to reach out to us throughout as we got closer to our date. The planning process was easy, her suggestions and expertise were great to have, and our pictures turned out so so good! She always made sure we got the pictures/poses we wanted and came us with ideas as well that we loved! So grateful to have picked Sam to be our elopement photographer and to have such wonderful photos to look back on forever to remember our day!”

PALISADE HEAD ELOPEMENT PHOTOS

We arrived at Palisade Head just in time to catch a little bit of the sunrise over the lake, where we walked around the cliff edges, I showed them one of my favorite, more hidden overlooks, and had our little mini adventure. Stephanie and Reid were absolute troopers with that cold wind that whipped right off the lake!

BLACK BEACH ELOPEMENT CEREMONY

We drove from Palisade Head to Black Beach for their Minnesota fall elopement ceremony, where their closest friends and family members would meet them to witness their vows. After their ceremony, we took family & friend portraits, walked back to their car and had some delicious pie from Betty’s Pies, and took some more photos of Stephanie and Reid!

• PSST… Want to know how to elope on Black Beach? Check out my full guide here!

Black Beach Elopement Photos