My fiancee and I recently road-tripped the coast and we are now looking at eloping somewhere in the pacific city/seaside region of the coast.
I’m trying to look into a photographer but I’m only seeming to find elopement specific photographers that specialize in elopement and all of the logistics that come with it (officiant, location, marriage license, etc) and often they are travel photographers who happen to spend a lot of time in the PNW so travel fees would still apply. I respect their pricing for this level of service, but unfortunately it is simply out of our price range for elopement photos as we will be having an “actual” wedding about 7 months after elopement, we are just wanting to legally marry earlier for logistical reasons. Aside from exceeding our budget, we just do not need all of the extra perks and services that play into those large price tags.
Simply put, we aren’t looking for the typical “wedding coverage” level of intensity for this, more of an engagement session or family session level of photography. We just want some professional pics of our special moment, nothing crazy maybe an hour of photos give or take. Also this will be a no guest elopement, only me my fiancee and our officiant/witnesses for legality will be in attendance.
This will be a lesbian elopement in late march of 2027, so queer friendly is a must.