Tamarindo is one of my favorite beach towns in Costa Rica! It’s busier than many other places, so take that into consideration, but it’s popular for a reason. The beaches are stunning, endless stretches of beautiful sand. The food is plentiful and delicious, and there are endless unique places to stay. I highly recommend adding Tamarindo to your list of Costa Rica destinations!

Have you heard of Secret Beach near Brookings, Oregon? Honestly, it’s not such a secret anymore. But this beautiful semi-secluded coastal treasure is still one of the best places in the PNW to enjoy a beautiful sunset (or sunrise) elopement!

This elopement at Picture Lake began at an A-frame cabin in Glacier, WA and ended with a beautiful sunset at Artist Point. It took the best of a Washington summer in the mountain to the brink of a crisp autumn evening. It was a beautiful farewell to warm weather this year.

Mount Rainier National Park is one of the most beautiful and unique locations in the US for engagement photos, proposals, adventure elopements, and weddings. If you love the mountains, this is the place for you!

I’ve photographed quite a few elopements in the North Cascades, and each one is incredibly beautiful in it’s own way. This August elopement has some of the most dramatic sunset colors I’ve ever witnessed!

This Mount Baker elopement began with a sunrise hike for the couple to enjoy a moment alone, followed by an intimate ceremony with a dozen of their loved ones on a rocky outcropping with incomparable views of Shuksan and Kulshan.

This North Cascades wedding ceremony took place on a rocky ledge overlooking a stunning view of Mount Baker. The hike up is steep, but take your time and enjoy all the wildflowers along the way!

A beautiful queer couple strip down to their matching Calvin Klein underwear and have a romantic swim in a North Cascades alpine lake.

The day before these two got married, we explored the Oregon coast just north of Brookings and enjoyed an afternoon on the beach amongst the sand dunes.

July is Disability Pride Month, and I’ve never been more proud of anything than I am of how Dillen has adapted since becoming an amputee after a traumatic bike accident. He works harder than anyone I know to make his days as good as possible under circumstances he never imagined for his life. So this is a celebration of my love <3

Early June is an odd time to be in the mountains in Washington state—the peaks are still inaccessible & covered in snow, ski season has passed but summer hiking season hasn’t quite started—and the result is a quiet atmosphere with near total privacy! If you’re flexible to account for transition season weather, June in the mountains is truly remarkable.

This forest wedding took place on land that has been in their family for generations. Off a quiet rural backroad in Skagit County, these two beautiful souls invited their friends and family to come walk in the woods to where they had set up a circle of tree stumps as chairs.

This hiking wedding on the north shore of Lake Tahoe was a sweet “just us” moment for an adventurous couple who also had a larger, more traditional wedding surrounded by their loves ones. The best of both worlds!

A truly southwest style wedding at Pecos National Park in Santa Fe, followed by sunset portraits with a vintage car in the national forest.

El Rancho de las Golondrinas is an LGBT-friendly wedding venue in the southwest desert of Santa Fe, New Mexico. On a sunny day during monsoon season, S & G got married at the base of an ancient cottonwood grove.

A quick couple’s session at Locust Beach in Bellingham, Washington to celebrate 6 years together! E & H come from entirely different corners of the world—she from England, he from Ohio. But they’ve found common ground in the PNW living a life full of adventure!

This intimate family wedding in Ruidoso, New Mexico boasted intricate details, a quiet forest ceremony, and a short hike for stunning portraits in the mountains!

Bandelier National Forest is an area outside of Los Alamos, New Mexico and only a short drive from Santa Fe or Albuquerque. This mountainous region is home to some of the greenest forests of the state, historic calderas from ancient volcanos, and beautiful overlooks of the mountains.

This boat wedding in the San Diego Marina was stunning! The golden sunset light was perfect during the ceremony, and the small collection of dear friends who came together to celebrate A & J were the most supportive, loving folks. I couldn’t image a more perfect way to get married with your loved ones present!

D & B’s elopement at White Sands National Park began at the Alkali Flat Trailhead—one of the only established hiking trails amongst the dunes, and the best place to watch the sunset at White Sands. It’s truly one of the most unique landscapes you’ll ever see!