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A couple kisses while rock climbing during their adventurous elopement in Virginia

Unique Wedding Inspiration for Couples Who Dare to Be Different A non-traditional wedding can look like whatever you want it to—because at its heart, a wedding is simply a celebration of your marriage. Some of my favorite ways couples have made their day truly their own include: The key to making your wedding unique is […]

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Taylor + David’s Lake Arrowhead Virginia Engagement Session

Engagement Session Inspo

Taylor and David had a late summer engagement session at Lake Arrowhead in Luray, Virginia. Luray is a small town in the Shenandoah Valley. It’s most well-known for being home to Luray Caverns.  Lake Arrowhead is one of those local Virginia gems. It features lakefront and mountain views and is absolutely gorgeous at any time […]

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Virginia Elopement at Hawksbill Mountain

Elopement Inspo

Brithany and Dhruvin had an incredible fall elopement at Hawksbill Mountain in Shenandoah National Park with just their immediate families. This is not to be confused with the Hawksbill Mountain near Asheville, North Carolina (although I’ve heard that one is beautiful too.) But is located in the central district of Shenandoah National Park. For more […]

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Winter Charlottesville Elopement

Elopement Inspo

Central Virginia doesn’t get a ton of snow – usually one good one a year, but a cold front came in a few days before Jessie and Sawyer’s elopement and dumped snow and ice through the Piedmont region and into the Shenandoah Valley.  It ended up creating this incredibly beautiful winter wonderland! An Intimate, Relaxed […]

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Frazier Discovery Trail Adventure Engagement Session

Adventure Session Inspo

    Spring generally starts showing its face in earnest by early April around here. At lower elevations like the cities of Charlottesville or Harrisonburg, by the middle of March some trees are starting to bud and early flowers bloom, but in the mountains it is still very much winter and bare.  Fortunately the Blue […]

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50 Activities to Do on Your Wedding Weekend

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Arielle and Mark were originally planning an intimate wedding at Lake Tahoe. But like many 2020 couples, COVID interfered with their plans. So they decided to elope in Shenandoah National Park instead.  I don’t often work with a wedding planner for elopements, but for couples who really just want to show up and enjoy the […]

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Best of 2020 – Year in Review

Wedding inspo

January 2020 seems like a different decade. It’s honestly kind of shocking to look back and realize the events that happened over the past year are all…in the same year.  Beyond what happened in the wider world, my personal experiences felt extraordinary and overwhelming. The only way to survive it was to keep my head […]

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