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With so much of their relationship being based on travel and adventure, Allix and Tate knew they wanted to have their wedding somewhere beautiful and meaningful instead of a traditional venue. They had fallen in love with the Redwoods of Northern California time and time again from trips together in the past, so it only felt right to be married among them as well.
florals: Bramble Floral Design // hair + make up: Kirstie Wight // getting ready + first look cabin: AirBnb // intimate reception: Copper Creek Inn Forest Retreat // catering: Chef Sunshine // Cake + Sweets: Sugar Street Bakery + Bistro // Blanket: Pendleton Woolen Mills
Hana and Evan wanted to do something different for their wedding day, but still wanted to include their close family and dear friends, so they chose to have their intimate wedding in Rainier National Park. They started the day with a romantic first look at their A Frame cabin the the woods, and after a few portraits around there, Evan helped Hana with the final touches of getting ready before they headed to Copper Creek Inn for their lovely intimate reception. The table was set on a deck up in the trees with the most gorgeous greenery and sweet little embroidered placards made my Hana and Evan themselves. Their guests enjoyed dinner and cake, and made a few tear-jerking and belly laugh-inducing toasts before heading into the National Park for their little ceremony below the mountain. Their ceremony was beautiful, fully of more tears and laughs, and they read their vows from beautiful embroidered hoops they made for each other in the months leading up to their wedding day. After some group photos, hugs, and a joyful send-off, the four of us made our way high up the mountain for some snowy sunset portraits on the flanks of Mount Rainier. Hana wore micro-spikes on her hiking boots as we hiked to a beautiful point that we had all to ourselves. They wanted some photos with the embroidery vows and as we pulled them out, I had the idea for them to read their vows to each other again, this time with no crowd or ceremony nerves, just the quiet mountain and us snapping photos far away. This ended up being one of the sweetest moments of the day as they re-read their promises and took time to think about each one. The day ended with the most stunning sunset full of pink clouds and beautiful hazy light. We made our way down just before dark and reminisced on the amazing day. They both agreed there wasn’t anything they would have changed about it!
If you like the idea of an adventure elopement but still want to include a few friends and family, you might consider having an intimate wedding similar to Hana and Evans! These two got to spend time with their family and friends, and treat them to the traditional dinner + cake, but still had plenty of time just the two of them, including an adventurous hike with beautiful sunset portraits. Depending on how many people you’d like to invite, you can do anything from cater a relaxed meal to an airbnb, to hiring a private chef or even booking a small venue that specializes in smaller groups. We specialize in adventure elopements, so that’s what you typically see on our website and instagram, but we shoot intimate weddings with up to thirty guests!
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The Hearnes Adventure Photography is run by Abbi and Callen Hearne, a husband & wife wedding photography team with an emphasis on adventure. They live on the road as full-time nomads in their big white van, allowing them to serve a large portion of the western US including California, Utah, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Colorado, and Wyoming. They believe love is the greatest adventure and strive to create photos that are epic, romantic, true, and timeless.
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Oh my goodness, we had so much fun with Morgan and Alex’s wedding day! After loving their adventure engagement session with us in the Hoh Rainforest of Olympic National Park, these two invited us to join them for their intimate wedding day in Mount Rainier National Park. Side note: Morgan - I’m thinking we should do a one year anniversary session in North Cascades National Park so we can cover all of Washington’s gorgeous National Parks ;) A few months before their wedding day, we all realized it would still be super snowy at the location we had planned for their intimate ceremony, so Morgan, being the most chill bride ever, shrugged it off and figured we’d pick a spot week of. As it turned out, the cabin they’d rented on AirBnb had a gorgeous lawn with perfect little wooden benches next to a rushing creek. It made for the perfect ceremony setting in the woods and was even visited by a family of deer minutes before they began (if that isn’t good luck, I don’t know what is!).
One awesome element of their ceremony was a surprise from Morgan to Alex - he’d always loved violin and joke he was going to just buy one one day and teach himself to play it! After seeing me post about a mountaineer violinist I followed on instagram (yes you read that right, Anastasia plays violin on mountains) Morgan arranged for her to play during their ceremony. Alex was so surprised when the live violin began as Morgan came down the aisle. Their ceremony was so sweet, and after a meal together and cutting their cake, their family began the celebration at the cabin while we made our way up the mountain for some sunset portraits. The snow ended up being so gorgeous and Morgan and Alex didn’t think twice about throwing on some micro spikes to make their way up the slope. Anastasia joined us as well and played a gorgeous song for their first dance high on the mountain. As the temps began to drop, they pulled out their wedding gift to each other, a gorgeous wool Pendleton blanket and wrapped up for the remainder of the photos. The sunset was absolutely gorgeous and as the day ended, we all agreed it couldn’t have been more magical! We all hiked down as the last bit of light painted the skies around us a dark purple.
Morgan and Alex were kind enough to invite us back at the cabin for a campfire, drinks, and more cake! Charlie even got to join ;) We ended up parking the van in their driveway that night and when we woke up with a classic wedding photographer hangover (no, not from drinks, just from working on your feet all day!!), they served us a delicious breakfast and sent us on our way with leftovers in hand! It was such a wonderful day and we felt seriously loved and thankful to work with Morgan and Alex and their amazing families!
For couples planning an intimate wedding with just a handful of guests in a beautiful location, we reccomend looking through AirBnB for a cabin that might serve as your getting ready, ceremony, and reception space. Some of these bigger cabins can work perfectly as a "wedding venue" if you're inviting anywhere from 5-20 people to your wedding. Morgan and Alex's wedding cabin even had a separate suite for Morgan to get ready in that they used a their own suite that night. It was a great way to keep everyone on-site/nearby (some of their guests stayed in an additional cabin a few houses down), and allow all the events to take place close together. Having their ceremony there worked out nicely too, keeping the timeline flexible and simple. If you're planning your wedding in a National Park or some other rad place, feel free to reach out to us for cabin suggestions - we can often tell which ones will work well as mini-venues and which ones won't!
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The Hearnes Adventure Photography is run by Abbi and Callen Hearne, a husband & wife wedding photography team with an emphasis on adventure. They live on the road as full-time nomads in their big white van, allowing them to serve a large portion of the western US including California, Utah, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Colorado, and Wyoming. They believe love is the greatest adventure and strive to create photos that are epic, romantic, true, and timeless.
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The Hearnes are adventure elopement photographers living in their van full time photographing epic intimate weddings and elopements in Moab, Utah, Yosemite National Park, and beyond. This blog post features Ben and Rachelle’s elopement in Moab with portraits in Canyonlands National Park, a wedding ceremony in a secret desert canyon, and Rachelle’s black wedding dress that stole the show!
A big wedding didn’t feel right for Sam and Dan, so they decided to bring their closest family and friends out to Moab, Utah for their small elopement-style wedding in Canyonlands National Park.
