When planning their wedding, Stephany and Anthony decided they wanted to prioritize the beauty of Yosemite over any traditional venue, so they invited just their closest family and friends to join them on Tenaya Lake in the high country of Yosemite National Park for their intimate wedding ceremony and picnic-style reception.

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.

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!