In October, I got the call that Brittany and Larry had decided to do away with the large wedding they had been planning and elope in Seward, Alaska instead. It was where they met and had fallen in love (at the Yukon Bar to be exact!) and it only felt natural that things would come full circle here. In that pre-Covid era, this 180 turn wasn’t so much out of necessity, but really a desire to simplify and do something that felt more “them!”
Read MoreNot every wedding involves photographing a couple beside the face of a glacier, but quite honestly, more should! As we flew over the mountain tops, Brad and Brittani recounted stories of their experiences on many of them. They are adventurers of the truest kind, but also the most kind and humble humans you could meet. Landing beside the glacier felt like touching down on another planet and was an absolutely fitting start to their wedding day.
Read MoreAndrew and Betsy's wedding day plans unfolded in a very relaxed and natural way. Over coffee, they told me they were dreaming of an intimate ceremony somewhere in Alaska, some time in the fall. When they decided on Juneau, I knew they would not be disappointed. It is easy to fall in love with a place like that. It has the perfect mix of rugged mountains, towering pines, ocean, and dramatic weather. The moody cool toned color palette is perfection. It's like Anchorage and Seattle's love child, and I just can't get enough.
Read MoreLast November, Thom and Michaela were wed on a rare day of sun in Juneau, Alaska. Their wedding was beautiful, intimate, and witnessed by only their closest family and friends. (Check out their wedding day here.) When it is winter in this corner of the world, daylight hours are fleeting and dusk happens around 3:30pm...
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