Shannon + Eric's Alaska Elopement | Helicopter Adventure Wedding in the Mountains
Alaska Wedding Photographers | The Hearnes
Some days just never feel real no matter how many photos you have to prove it. Shannon & Eric’s elopement was one of those days. We met up at their cabin while she tied his tie and we schemed which layers they’d want to stay warm, they shared their first look up the road in a nearby patch of woods, and then we made our way to the airport and loaded up into a little red helicopter to explore Alaska in the best way possible
Our first landing was a waterfall where they shared their vows, then we flew over to a scenic little nook on a nearby glacier for their wedding dinner; a boujee sushi picnic & gorgeous cake (yes, you can still have a fancy dinner with cake & champagne in a remote heli-access location 😉). We had a blast exploring the glacier, wandering around the little creeks & filling our bottles with the best water on earth. Then, our heli pilots took us up to a ridge covered in wild blueberries, beautiful fall colors in the tundra, and glaciers in every direction. They shared their first dance, fed each other berries, and soaked in yet another incredibly epic Alaskan landscape. It was truly surreal.
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Our flight back was stunning & would have been an experience of a lifetime all on it’s own. We finished the day out on the beach, watching the the last August sunset of the year as they read letters from friends and laughed through the wild winds bringing in autumn. And to top it all off, the northern lights flickered across the sky late that night.
Huge thank you to the other vendors involved in the magic of this day! 🚁 Our pilots at @alpineairalaska@christian_cattell, 🫐 their coordinator & beautiful picnic creator @wildheartsevents, & 💐🍂 @paper_peony for their perfect florals.
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The Hearnes Adventure Photography is run by Abbi and Callen Hearne, a husband & wife elopement wedding photography (and planning!) team with a major emphasis on adventure.
We’ve completely built our life around adventures in beautiful places, and one of our greatest joys is sharing the adventure with our couples. We lived on the road full time for a few years and then fell in love with a cozy house in the desert of Moab, Utah; our favorite place throughout all of our travels. We still spend about half of the year living on the road, traveling to more favorites like Alaska, throughout the American West, and beyond.
We use our extensive experience and expertise in the outdoors to plan unforgettable custom elopement days for every couple. We usually work with couples to plan everything from their elopement location down to the vendors they’ll work with and the timeline of the day(s) we’ll spend together. We always shoot together and we have kept things intentionally small, working with a limited amount of couples each year such that we can bring our full value to every single planning email, phone call, and of course, elopement day!
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