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Pagosa Springs Elopement | Nat Moore Photography Colorado Elopements
M&M’s Elopement in Pagosa Springs | South San Juan Mountain Elopement Photography
M&M wanted a relaxing and laid back day that included their family and some time for a private adventure. Pagosa Springs is a great basecamp for eloping couples who enjoy slow pace mountain town life. They found a rental home that fit all their needs and gave them permission to have a little ceremony with 6 guests on the deck. It was the perfect location with access to so many beautiful places nearby but not far from town. It was nearing the end of September and colors were starting to turn.
After their ceremony & toasts at the house, we explored Wolf Creek Pass and saw Treasure Falls. Drove down a dirt road or two to find the perfect spot to say their vows with a view and privacy.
Hairapist Trish came to the home to do everyone’s hair and M’s best friend did their makeup.
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Colorado Elopement with Kids | How to Include Children Into Your Elopement Day
How Do We Include The Children in Our Elopement Day? Eloping With Kids Isn’t a Compromise—It’s an Expansion Eloping doesn’t mean leaving your kids out—it often means bringing them closer into the experience. More and more couples in Colorado are choosing elopements that reflect their real lives, not a staged version of love. And for…
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Crested Butte Elopement Guide | Updated for 2026
Crested Butte Elopement Planning Guide | Colorado Adventure Elopement Photographer Nestled amidst the majestic peaks of the Elks Mountain Range in Colorado, Crested Butte stands out as an idyllic destination for couples seeking an intimate elopement experience. Boasting enchanting landscapes, charming venues, and a vibrant community, Crested Butte offers a picturesque canvas for your special…
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Colorado Adventure Session Style Guide | Adventure Lifestyle Photographer
Adventure Session Style Guide | Colorado Adventure Photographer How to look cute and be comfortable for your adventure session! So you’ve booked your session with an adventure lifestyle photographer. Now what? This Colorado Adventure Session Style Guide is here to help! You might already know what kind of adventure you’re up for. Or you might…
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Mountain Proposal Planning Guide | Colorado Proposal Photographer
Proposal Planning Guide for the Rocky Mountains how to plan a mountain proposal in Colorado Hire a Colorado Proposal Photographer to Help First of all, hiring a Colorado proposal photographer who has planned and documented mountain proposals in the past can be invaluable. I know you may be thinking you don’t have the funds for…
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Colorado Elopement Vendors
Hiring the Right Vendors is So Important Working with professional Colorado elopement vendors is important because it ensures your experience is smooth, safe, and aligned with your vision—especially in a state known for its rugged terrain, unpredictable weather, and logistical challenges. Elopements are a collaboration between the couple, the terrain, and the vendors. It’s important…
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Why You Should Elope in Colorado
Why You Should Elope in Colorado Colorado attracts outdoor lovers. It’s a rough and unique terrain that locks in your gaze and makes you take more deep breaths. There is nothing quite like Colorado, and once you experience it for yourself you will totally understand what I’m talking about. Which is why you should elope…
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The Best Adventure Photography Gear | Must Haves Gear List
The Best Adventure Photographer Gear I’ve been meaning to create a list of the gear I use on pretty much every adventure I go on for a while now. This isn’t really my gear kit for all of my elopements. More so for my adventure content & professional collaborations with outdoor brands etc. Sometimes I…
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Adventure Elopement Gear | Packing Lists & Links
Adventure Elopement Gear Packing List | Colorado Elopement Photographer I’ve documented over 100 elopements, hiked 500+ miles, and driven my lifted 4×4 all over this state in the last 7 years. I’m Wilderness First Responder certified so my gear lists come from a fully prepared keeps you alive standpoint. I always suggest over-preparing on your…
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Elopement Activity Ideas & Examples
A lot of couples don’t know what they want when it comes to what to do on their elopement day. Some don’t even know all their options in Colorado. When planning your elopement you should think about it like you are each planning the most epic date day/honeymoon/intentional celebration of your love (or multi-day). What…
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Garden of the Gods Elopement Guide | Updated For 2025
Garden of the Gods Elopement & Intimate Wedding Guide | Colorado Springs Adventure Elopement Photographer This Garden of the Gods Elopement Guide will help you plan your elopement or intimate wedding in the park and in Colorado Springs area. GoG is one of the most popular parks in the state. For good reason as it’s…
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San Juan Mountains Elopement Locations in Colorado
San Juan Mountains Elopement Locations These San Juan Mountains Elopement Locations are some of my favorite locations in Colorado! The San Juan Mountain Range is one of the most distinct and unique mountain ranges in Colorado. They stretch from southwest Colorado to northwest New Mexico. They’re known for their lush green and red mountainsides along…
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Top 10 Reasons to Have a Winter Elopement in Colorado
10 Reasons to Have Your Winter Elopement In Colorado’s Rocky Mountains Why my top 10 reasons to have a winter elopement in Colorado? Well for starters, winter is the most underrated season to get married in Colorado. Especially for elopements. If you love snow and winter things like keeping warm all bundled up by a…
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Adventure Elopement Timeline Ideas | Colorado Elopement Photographer
You choose your adventure Adventure elopements and weddings are relatively new to the scene. I have people ask me all the time what exactly is an adventure elopement. The world is fascinated by the idea of having your wedding day actually be about what you two want to do for it. No one is saying…
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The Coolest Lodging in Colorado | Adventurous Lodging in Colorado
The Best Places to Stay in Colorado Colorado is the adventurer’s dream. It has hundreds of options for that old mountain lodging feel. And if you want to step into 21st century mountain lodging you can with things like ‘glamping’ or Airbnb someone’s private mountain chalet. A few years ago, I vowed to my husband…
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Red Rocks Park & Amphitheatre Elopement Guide | Colorado
Red Rocks Park Elopement Guide Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado is an epic and iconic music venue. It’s a very special place for those of us who’ve experienced an event there. If you know, you know. The trails surrounding the theater and connecting to the trading post submerge your psyche into this other world…
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Adventure Date Ideas in Colorado
Adventures Date Ideas: Colorado Edition As an adventure connoisseur and a little bit of an introvert, I crave adventurous date with my husband. Okay, maybe I crave anything adventure but it’s so much more magical when I get to enjoy with my person. Especially because we don’t get to often because of his job. Every…
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Hiking Guide for Beginners in Colorado | Colorado Hiking Guide
Hiking Guide for Beginners | Colorado Hiking Guide for Beginners After hiking over 600 miles in the last 4 years people have started to come to me with questions about how to get into hiking. So I wrote this Hiking Guide for Beginners for those of you with questions. This is also a really great…
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Colorado Elopement Planning Guide | How to Plan Your Elopement in Colorado
Colorado Elopement Planning Guide: How to Plan Your Adventure Elopement in the Mountains Planning a Colorado elopement means choosing intention over tradition and experience over expectation. Whether you’re dreaming of exchanging vows on an alpine pass, beside a turquoise lake, or deep in the San Juan Mountains, this guide will walk you through exactly how…
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Colorado Ski & Snowboard Elopement Guide | Ski Wedding Photographer
Colorado Ski & SNowboard Elopement Guide | Colorado Ski Wedding Photographer The fact that I’m even writing a Colorado Ski & Snowboard Elopement Guide makes me giddy. I used to dream about ski and snowboard weddings when I was a part time snowboard instructor and part time wedding photographer back in the day. Snow riders…
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Colorado Winter Adventure Elopement and Travel Guide
So many of my clients travel from out of town or are unfamiliar with Colorado in the winter time. This Colorado Mountain Winter Adventure Guide will help! Some of you may want to elope on the slopes and need the low down on winter routes. Some of you may just be looking for the best…
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The Best Places to Elope in Colorado in 2025 & 2026
updated list of colorado’s most epic elopement locations for 2025 & 2026! You’re here because you’re thinking about eloping (or have already decided to!) in Colorado – and I’m so excited to share my backyard with ya’ll! I’ve lived here since 2010 and have road-tripped, hiked, camped and 4×4’d all over this beautiful state. I’ve…
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Epic Officer’s Gulch Summit County, Colorado Proposal
Some moments are meant to happen in the mountains — quietly, intentionally, and exactly as they are. Adam’s proposal to Daniela at Officers Gulch in Summit County, Colorado was one of those moments that felt written into the landscape itself. Just outside of Frisco, Officer’s Gulch offers an alpine lake, sweeping Rocky Mountain views, and…
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Pagosa Springs Hiking Elopement | Jess & Taylor
Pagosa Springs Hiking Elopement with Family | Nat Moore Photography Jess and Taylor first reached out with the dream of a backpacking elopement—one that could somehow include their two young daughters along the way. But as we talked more, they realized they didn’t just want their girls to drop in for part of the adventure—they…
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Alta Lakes, Colorado | Telluride Elopement
Elopement at Alta Lakes in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado There’s just something magical about elopements—raw, real, and rooted in what matters most. No big production, no fluff—just two people choosing love, surrounded by wild beauty. As a Telluride elopement photographer, I get to witness and document those deeply personal moments in some of…
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Protected: 8.18.25 R&B Planning Guide | San Juan Mountains 4×4 Elopement
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An Adventurous Telluride Elopement: Ashley & Brian’s Intimate Mountain Celebration
Telluride Elopements | Nat Moore Photography If you’ve been dreaming of a wedding day that’s more about heart-pounding connection than rigid timelines—eloping in Telluride, Colorado might just be your perfect kind of magic. And as a Telluride elopement photographer, I get to witness these wildly beautiful, deeply personal moments unfold in one of the most…
