What about the weather? Will you reschedule if it rains?
We love the PNW in all her moods, and I'm sure you will too! The weather here is rather famously variable, and the rain and clouds are necessary for this gorgeous temperate rainforest climate to exist and thrive. For you, the quickest way to ensure a great experience for your day is to let go of perfection, have fun, and embrace the weather. Unless there's hazardous weather, we'll be embracing the beautiful misty mountains and rain soaked forests and having some fun right along with you.
If you have your heart set on a certain type of weather for your session, please let us know! We're happy to talk with you about it and create a plan together for your best chances of success.
If there is severe, hazardous, or dangerous weather (i.e. blizzard, avalanche, lightning storms, or wildfires) in your preferred location, we'll head to a back-up location with better weather. If there's severe weather throughout an entire region, then we'll look into rescheduling, but it's a pretty rare occurrence.
Will you help us pick a location?
Of course! We love helping folks find new places to explore, and we've got tons of amazing locations up our sleeves! Once you're booked, we'll send you a short questionnaire asking about your location preferences (what type of scenery you'd like to have, how much hiking you want to do, etc.)
Then we'll work up a short list of location favorites for you and your partner to choose from that will be the perfect fit for your plans, vision, and goals for your wedding day.
I'm having a bigger wedding. Will you still photograph my wedding?
Yes! We created our adventure wedding package specifically for the folks who are holding a larger wedding with lots of guests and more events, but still want the epic photos and outdoor experience of an elopement. They are a great option if you feel like you kind of want both a regular wedding and an elopement, or if you're a couple who really loves the outdoors, but don't want to give up on holding a large celebration with friends and family. You can click the link below to learn more about how they work.
Adventure Wedding Info
What if we are awkward in photos?
It's a near-universal feeling to be nervous or apprehensive about being photographed. Feeling awkard when the camera is pointed towards you is 1000% a totally normal human experience. So, firstly, take a deep breath, and remember you're not weird, and you're not alone.
Our primary mantra is this: it's your job to get married and have fun, and it's our job to make you look good while you do! We try our very hardest to make being photographed as fun, painless, and unpretentious as we can.
Our best advice for getting great photos out of your experience is to actually try not to think about the photos too much (counterintuitive, I know). Take some deep breaths, focus on the moment, focus on your partner, and focus on having a damn blast getting married. You'll forget we're even there and you'll look amazing, we promise.
How many photos will we get? How are they delivered?
It all depends on a few things, including which package you book, but in general, we deliver around 600-1000 images for a wedding, and around 100-250 images for an adventure session. Most are delivered in black and white as well as color, with a few exceptions for odd lighting and personal taste. You'll receive a link to your gallery via email, and from your gallery, you'll be able to download your photos in full resolution, as well as web size, and be able to share your images with all your family and friends.
Do you travel outside of WA State?
HELL yeah, we do! While Washington is our favorite place and we have decades of local experience here, we do really enjoy working in other places where we have travelled extensively and have a great grasp on the topography, weather, culture, and landscape to ensure a top knotch experience for our couples that only knowledge and experience of the local area can provide.
Our favorite places to travel to for weddings are definitely Alaska and Utah. However, we have also travelled to and photographed weddings in states all over the greater west coast, including Idaho, Montana, Colorado, Oregon, California, and Hawaii.
Do we have to hike for our photos?
Although hiking is a big part of what we do and why we love to do it, we also realize that not everyone has the ability to hike. While the majority of folks we work with will do at least a short distance of hiking, we firmly believe the outdoors is for everyone. If hiking just isn't your thing, or if you have different accessibility needs, there are lots of beautiful outdoor places that do not require hiking to access.
Also, it can always help to use your imagination to find different ways to recreate in the outdoors for your elopement or adventure wedding experience if hiking isn't accessible for you or your guests. You can kayak, bike, sail, ski, helicopter, snowmobile, horseback ride, 4x4… you get the idea. As long as the wild beautiful outdoors are in the mix, you can count us in!
Can you be our elopement officiant or witness?
Absolutely, we'd be happy to! Both of us are ordained through the Universal Life Church, and can conduct the legally required bits of your ceremony if you'd like. We're also happy to sign as witnesses on your marriage certificate if needed. Please reach out to chat with us directly if you've got more questions about the legal paperwork side of eloping!
How do the hours work in your packages? What about hiking time?
We love to hike, and we love exploring with the folks! For that reason, we don't charge extra for hiking time or travel within WA State. This means we can head almost anywhere you want! Our photo coverage is typically continuous from the time we arrive to when we leave at end of the night. However, if you're planning a wedding where there will be an extended break between events or parts of the day, we're happy to plan for a break in our coverage.
Can you photoshop us to look better?
We do not photoshop or digitally alter anyone's innate appearance, ever. We take our commitment to documenting your story authentically and honestly very seriously. We believe your photos should represent the moment as it was and that includes what you looked like, with all your wonderful flaws, quirks, and imperfectly perfect expressions.
That being said, on occassion we will remove distracting or temporary things in an image (like say, you had a bad breakout of acne on your chin the night before, or your mom's hair stood straight up in the wind during the family photo, or there was a distracting hiker in the background next to your ceremony).
However, we will not alter anyone's appearance, dress size, skin tone, body, or anything that was a part of the day as it happened. We also don't believe in photoshopping or digitally enhancing the natural settings we're in with our couples on their wedding days, because honestly, we don't need to! Nature is already beautiful enough on her own.
What is your turn-around time for delivering galleries?
Our turn around time varies depending on the time of year. Our fastest is usually in the spring, at around 3-5 weeks, with our slowest in the fall, at around 8-10 weeks. Regardless of where our turnaround time is at, we always give folks sneak peeks images while you are awaiting your full gallery. You can count on receiving a few edited, sneak peak images within 2-3 days of your wedding or elopement!
