Colorado Intimate Wedding and Elopement
Pricing & Experience
“What do we do with our hands?” - You, probably.
You don’t need to know what to do with your hands.
Honestly, that’s usually the first concern.
The second is everything else.
Where to get married. What season makes the most sense. Whether you need a permit. What to actually do during a ceremony when Colorado lets you marry yourselves.
That’s my job.Your job is to focus on your vows, your partner, and whether bringing an entire charcuterie board up a mountain is a good idea.
(It is.)
Because it starts with a few tabs.
But then it’s 11 pm and you’re researching marriage licenses, comparing locations no one knows how to pronounce, and wondering how exactly a dog signs a marriage license.
Some of this you can Google. The rest you just kind of have to know.
Like what happens when a trailhead closes the morning of your elopement. Or how fast Colorado weather goes from "this is perfect" to "why is it snowing, it's June." Or which locations look incredible on Pinterest and are genuinely miserable in real life.
That's the part I handle. Because I've already worked through all of it. In real time, with real couples, in actual Colorado weather.
You don't have to figure any of it out alone.
Everything You're Currently Googling
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Location Guidance
Choosing the right location
Season recommendations
Permit guidance
Accessibility considerations
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Ceremony Planning
Self-solemnization guidance
Ceremony structure ideas
Vow resources
Family inclusion ideas
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Guest & Logistics Support
Guest communication
What to wear
Weather preparation
Packing lists
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Photo Experience
Natural posing guidance
Feeling comfortable on camera
Timeline recommendations
Creating candid moments
What’s Included With Every Package
Before Your Wedding Day
✓ Personalized location recommendations
✓ Custom activity + timeline planning
✓ Permit guidance + logistics support
✓ Vendor recommendations
✓ Marriage license resources
✓ A full 100 + page planning guide
On Your Wedding Day
✓ Photography coverage
✓ Gentle direction when you need it (and space when you don’t)
✓ Someone to keep things flowing so you don’t have to think about it
After Your Wedding Day
✓ Sneak peek images
✓ Full online gallery delivered in 6–8 weeks
✓ 50–100 images per hour of coverage
✓ Unlimited downloads + print release
✓ Custom print shop built into your gallery
What this actually feels like on your day
You wake up and nothing feels rushed.
The day is planned enough that you’re never wondering “okay… what’s next,” but loose enough that it still feels like an elopement.
The hard stuff is already figured out.
You get to just show up and be together.
And the hardest decision you’ll make all day is who reads their vows first.
Elopement & Intimate Wedding
Coverage Starting at $5000
If this feels like your kind of day, I’ll send over my full pricing guide. Packages, FAQs, what’s included, and how the planning actually works.
If this feels like a yes, tell me a bit about what you’re planning and I’ll send the full pricing guide over.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Yep! That’s a big part of what I do. Locations, timelines, permits, all of it. You’re not figuring it out alone.
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Nope! Most couples don’t so I’m here to help you narrow it down based on what you want the day to feel like.
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We roll with it! Colorado weather changes fast so there will be flexibility built into your day.
If it somehow turns into an all day monsoon, I keep the next day open so we’ve got options.
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A lot. Roughly 50-100 per hour, depending on the flow of the day.
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Yep! Small groups of your favorite people is literally my favorite. Plus, I’ll help you figure out how to prepare them.
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You fill out the form, I send the pricing guide, we make sure it feels right, and then we lock your date in with a retainer.
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You’re not. But also, I’ve got you if you feel like you are. Most of what I do is just helping you relax into the day so it stops feeling like “photos” and starts feeling like your actual elopement.
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Yep! I’m all over Colorado and travel is included with every package.
What a typical Colorado elopement looks like
This is my actual wedding day: private vows at sunrise, family celebration in the evening.
This is the kind of day I help couples build.
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04:00 AM
You wake up slowly. Hair and makeup starts, coffee shows up, and the truck gets packed while you’re still in sweatpants in denial that it’s your actual wedding day.
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05:00 AM
You head up a 4WD road half awake but fully committed. You get dressed on opposite sides of the car while your dog is running around living their best life and contributing nothing helpful. First look happens as the sun comes up. You read private vows. There’s no audience, and no pressure.
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07:30 AM
You head down to an alpine lake where you make pancakes in the back of the truck. You end up running into the water in your birthday suit even though it is absolutely freezing. Nothing feels rushed. Nothing feels overly planned. It just unfolds.
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9:00 AM
You head back to your cabin in full “did that actually just happen?” mode. You’re already married, probably still cold from the lake, and fueled entirely by pancakes and adrenaline.
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10:00 AM
You just exist for a while. Nap, eat, sit there like “so we just did that?” Repeat “we’re married” until it starts to sound real instead of like something you made up.
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03:00 PM
Food time to refuel everyone. Pizza, picnic, takeout, something cooked, something decided in the moment.
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04:00 PM
You get ready again with loved ones. Maybe have a first look with someone or a quick moment with your dog. Somehow to figure out how to fit 8 people into one vehicle.
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05:00 PM
More traditional vows with your families there this time. Photos, champagne, cake. A little more traditional so your loved ones can feel included.
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07:00 PM
Sunset photos in wildflowers. You go home full of cake, dirt, love, and the kind of tired that makes you sit in silence on the drive back like “we really just did that, huh?”
How to book
We can hop on a call and talk through ideas, seasons, locations, dogs — all of it.
Reach out
Let’s chat
Fill out the form and tell me what you’re dreaming up. I’ll send you a pricing guide and we’ll go from there.
I take it from here
We make a plan
You get to stop worrying about logistics and go back to being excited. I’ll take it from here.
If we’re both feeling it, I’ll send over a contract and all the details. Once the contract is signed and your retainer is in, your date is officially booked.
What happens after booking
Welcome & Planning
Once you’re booked, I send your planning guide + questionnaire so I can get a feel for your vision, your vibe, and what you’re dreaming up.
From there, I scout locations and we hop on a call to walk through options — places, timing, ideas, and everything that starts turning this into a real day.
Pre-Wedding Prep
As your date gets closer, I send helpful guides for vows, marriage licenses, timelines, and all the “wait… how does this work?” questions.
I build a flexible timeline around light and location so you’re never stuck wondering what comes next.
You just show up and follow the plan we already made.
Your Wedding day
It shows up fast, and somehow goes by even faster.
Your only job is to be in it. Laugh, cry, drink champagne at inappropriate times — fully encouraged.
I’ll handle everything else and keep things moving without it ever feeling like a production.
Sneak peek shortly after, full gallery in 6–8 weeks.
Let’s plan an intimate wedding day
That actually feels like you.
