My background is in luxury hospitality & customer service sprinkled with adventure and photography. My first gig was at a small fishing lodge on an island in Alaska being a housekeeper, food server and guest photographer. Dabble in being a “yachtie” for a little while. I also worked in the darkroom and digital printing lab at CU Boulder while I studied art and business there. Then I worked in large luxury hotel customer service & event sales. But I’ve had a camera with me everywhere I went since 4th grade.

Now I’m full time love & adventure photographer and certified Wilderness First Responder who specializes in human connection in the great outdoors. My favorite Colorado adventures are hiking, snowboarding, camping and 4x4ing. I could totally sell all our belongings and buy an RV to live in some forest somewhere.

I’m here to help you have the ” this is totally us” and “best day ever” elopement or intimate wedding experience.

Simple elopements or out of the box adventurous ones, I love helping to craft them to be the best they can be before documenting the shit out of them. I give you custom locations & vendors recommendations, research permitting, and all the adventure logistics like timeline etc to lessen your stress beforehand. Then I’m with you through thick and thin for your adventures helping every step of the way. I do this for love – yours and mine.

Hiking Elopements

Hiking stole my heart and has changed my life in every good way. I love a good easy hike with an awesome payoff either at the end. But I’ll also kick my own ass to get to gorgeous places that can’t be reached without the hard hike. And I’ll chase you around the mountains with my camera gear on any kind of hike.

Skiing & Snowboarding Elopements

I’ve been snowboarding for over 20 years and it’s by far the coolest thing I know how to do. I skied as a kid before that. I even taught snowboarding for a little while at Loveland Ski Area. Powder chasing couples who want to shred in their wedding attire are badass. There, I said it.

4×4 Elopements

4x4ing is like going on a really hard hike to a super gorgeous spot, except you don’t have to carry any of the stuff or sweat at all. Taking you to places that are out of this world and rarely reached without a hike. It’s a super fun way to get those epic views and major solitude in nature.

How I edit your photos…

My editing style is clean, true to life, colorful and bold. I love showing off the beauty of Colorado so I keep the natural vibe of the environment.

I choose several photos that’ll transition to well to black and white. My black and white style is clean & contrasty with no muddy whites.

What I’m like on your day…

I’m a fun, laid back and candid photographer. I’m your friend & hiking adventure buddy. But never want to take away from the natural moments because I believe your elopement day is meant to celebrate your unique love and who you truly are. Being able to relax and be yourselves with me is the most important part. So I foster a comfortable and carefree environment. I’m here to make sure you get epic photos and have an awesome time.

Location scounting & vendor recs

I want to learn all the things about you! What makes you tick, what you love, what you hate, all the things. I learn about your visions for your day as well as your capabilities in the outdoors. We don’t want to do anything that you’re not comfortable with or that won’t be totally fun and epic for you.

After booking, I’ll send my adventure & location questionnaire before diving into my end of the planning. I’ll also send all my vendor and local activity recommendations so you can get started booking everything.

Getting your marriage license

Colorado is awesome because you can self solemnize. Meaning you don’t have to have witnesses to get married because you sign as your own witness. Also meaning, that your pet can sign your marriage license!

If you want to apply for your marriage license in Colorado, I can send you a list of local county clerk’s offices that are issuing them. It varies from county to county and is always changing due.

A lot of couples coming from out of state choose to do the legal part in their home state ahead of time and come to Colorado for their ceremony and celebration.

Logistics, gear packing lists & safety

Being prepared for anything (any kind of weather and emergency) is rule of thumb in the mountains. The weather fluctuates and can change in an instant with no warning. Layers are everything here.

I help you with logistics for mountain travel and safety. I send gear packing lists along with logistical info and guidance to ensure you have everything you might need. Being prepared and ready to roll with the punches is integral to the good times!

Wedding and photography permits

I research the proper wedding and photography permits that we might need for the location you choose. You just have to apply and pay for any permits required by the couple. Some places have designated wedding ceremony sites that must be reserved for a specific date and time. Every park, county, and forest district has different rules. But don’t worry, I’ll help you navigate those!

How do you receive your photos?

You will receive all of your full resolution, edited digital image files in a beautiful online gallery with all the rights to print them for personal reasons. When you first click the gallery link in the delivery email it will prompt you to create a password. Just be sure to write this password down and store it for safekeeping so you can continue to access your gallery.

From there you can download and purchase prints from a professional printing company that you have a 15% discount at. You’ll see your discount code displayed in your gallery!

How long do you have access to your wedding gallery?

You have access to your gallery for as long as I’m in business, and hopefully that is forever. I pay for unlimited gallery storage so I never delete your online gallery. Meaning you can download, purchase prints and share it forever. But I HIGHLY recommend that you immediately download all of your full resolution images and back up them up to two places just in case. You never know if technology will fail us or what will happen. I can’t legally contract with you that I store your edited images forever even though I technically will. Better safe than sorry. Plus if you pay for Amazon Prime you have free unlimited full res photo storage. 😉

Can you share your gallery?

Yes! You can share your gallery with friends and family. You can hide any photos that you might not want people to see as well. At the bottom of the gallery delivery email there is a link to the visitor gallery that you just have to copy and paste to share with family and friends. Don’t share your personal gallery link.

How should you backup your wedding photos?

You will have the option to pay for cloud backup through your gallery. That way if I ever go out of business, Pic-Time will keep your images stored and you will continue to have access forever.

If you are paying for Amazon Prime you are already paying for unlimited photo storage of full resolution images. All you have to do is login to Amazon Prime Photos and drag and drop in your digital wedding photo album that you downloaded to your computer. Extra tip* Amazon Prime Photos also has an app that will automatically backup all of your images on your phone. You also get 5gb of video storage for free as well.

Giving back to Colorado to keep it amazing for future generations.

We give a portion of the proceeds from every elopement package that is booked to a Colorado outdoor based charity.

You choose which charity you’d like to donate to.

You get to choose an outdoor organization that’s been vetted and I am happy to help support. They are all Colorado based and focus on the outdoors. Either by working on conservation and trail creation to help Colorado be the same for our future generations. Or by helping low income families and children get to enjoy the outdoors and it’s healing properties along with its magical beauty.

Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado

A community of volunteers committed to keeping Colorado healthy and sustainable, for today and generations to come. They enable and motivate people to become active stewards of Colorado’s natural resources.

Conservation Colorado

Conservation Colorado works throughout the state to protect our air, land, water and people.

Colorado Youth Corps Association

CYCA are transforming lives and communities through service, personal development, and education statewide.

Outdoor Buddies

An all-volunteer nonprofit that pairs able-bodied volunteers with disabled individuals to enjoy Colorado’s natural resources.

Everyone gets a Colorado Search and Rescue card!

Any couples who is eloping more than 1 mile into the backcountry will receive a Colorado SAR card for each of them, paid for by me! It’s another way to give to awesome organizations that help build and support outdoor recreation. And personally, just think it’s cool that if something did happen the people who volunteer to help will get reimbursed for their time & resources right away. Rather than having to wait until the end of the year to see if money is still available in the fund for reimbursement.