For Katie and Ky's small destination wedding in Alaska, we kayaked with icebergs, had their wedding ceremony on top of a windy mountain ridge, and then took a helicopter out for some wedding portraits on a glacier a few days later.

Day one of Debi and Scott’s wedding at Amangiri started off with truly one of the most beautiful sunrises I’ve ever witnessed. We met up with them in their room and they spent the morning sipping tea, ordering breakfast in, and watching the sky light up. It was so vibrant that the surrounding mesas changed colors from their typical white pigments. One of my favorite things about Amangiri is how the buildings were designed to mimic and flow with the landscape, so it was especially cool to see the sunrise light have the same effect on the concrete structures turning the walls orange and magenta. After just a few minutes together, bathed in the sunrise light, we could tell this was going to be a beautiful and incredibly fun weekend.

When Erin and Scott reached out to us to start planning their Moab elopement, we connected over our shared love for aviation. They both have family ties to the flight world and now Scott works on helicopters for the military. Once we started talking through ideas for their wedding, I mentioned our dream of flying with a local flight tour company here in Moab & landing on a backcountry airstrip for a remote elopement ceremony location. They were immediately on board and the plans fell into place seamlessly. 

The Redwoods is a beautiful place to elope, especially if you’re one of those people that can’t pick between forests and beaches!! It’s truly a hidden gem tucked so far up in California, not many people find their way out here. I sure hope we keep going back year after year.

Best of 2022 Elopement Photography with The Hearnes. The Hearnes are wedding photographers based in Moab, Utah in the Fall, Winter & Spring and Alaska every summer. They specialize in adventurous elopements in National Parks, on glaciers, in the desert, and giving couples the best possible wedding day experience.