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Adventure and Vow - Elopement Photographer Washington Adventure Wedding Photographer capturing wildly connected elopement days.

Adventure and Vow® is a husband and wife team that photographs adventure elopement weddings. We are capture epic wedding days in Washington, Oregon, California, Utah, Arizona and Alaska. We believe your wedding day should be an intentinal expression of yourselves connecting to you, your partner and the environment.

You decided to elope, but you have no idea where to start when it comes to planning an elopement 👀The reality is, planni...
10/13/2026

You decided to elope, but you have no idea where to start when it comes to planning an elopement 👀

The reality is, planning an elopement is WAY different than planning a wedding.

It's more like planning your dream trip or adventure.

Most importantly, though, it's planning from within, intentionally, authentically.

Planning with the right elopement photographer/planner by your side will make planning easy, fun and help bring to life a day that is everything you wanted in how you start your marriage.

But, before you hire that elopement photographer, the very first thing you should do when planning your elopement is...

Pause. Soak in for a minute being engaged. This is also still a fun and important chapter of your relationship.

Then you start planning your elopement.
The first step: date night brainstorming.

Simply spend quality time with your fiancé talking about what's important to you when it comes to day one of this chapter: marriage.

Who do you want to share it with?
How do you want it to feel?
What's your favorite parts of your relationship you want to focus on?
Is it important to you when?
Is there a place you've always wanted to go or that has shaped who you are/your partnership?

Communicate. Connect. Day dream.

That's what starts to create a vision.

Then you build on that.

Don't rush the first step of planning your elopement, it becomes a foundation, just like your time together dating is the foundation to your marriage.

➡️ send this to your partner so you two can put a date night on your calendar!

An intimate ceremony I think about often even 4 years later..... James + Michele, like a lot of our couples, shared thei...
10/08/2026

An intimate ceremony I think about often even 4 years later.....

James + Michele, like a lot of our couples, shared their vows privately with each other on Day 1 of their elopement after a 9-mile hike into a beautiful place, private for the tears that flowed.

For their ceremony with family they did something unique though.

Instead of having sharing vows or having an officiant speak, they invited each guest up to the front and shared with them what that person meant to them, to their relationship. How they had shaped their lives.

It was a beautiful way to intentionally share space with the few people they felt important enough to share their elopement experience with.

It was emotional and showcased how each person there was monumental to the two of them getting to this moment in their lives together.

Afterwards, they still shared a shorter version of their personal vows, exchanged rings, and kissed. Celebrating with cake to follow with their loved ones.

My biggest advice to couples when planning their elopement ceremony?

Don't be afraid to take up space; it's okay for your ceremony to be long or full of emotion.

Don't be afraid to step out of the box; you are eloping for a reason, and you don't have to follow predetermined traditional wedding ways.

Share this idea with your partner to spark a conversation around what your own elopement ceremony may be like. 🥰

"I see why you wanted to get married here son, thank you for bringing us here." - father of the groom People often think...
10/07/2026

"I see why you wanted to get married here son, thank you for bringing us here." - father of the groom

People often think our job (hi, Moab elopement photographer here!) is awesome because of the places we work.

Honestly, though, I don't find that to be why it's awesome.

Truly, we'd be in these places anyway, because we are adventure elopement photographers partly because we love for the adventure, the wilderness, these place.

What makes our job so awesome is witnessing these places for the first time with people, witnessing these super high, emotional moments, helping people's dream wedding days come true, seeing love between two people and their loved ones on a day that is beyond others.

The bride's mom mentioned while getting ready that this experience was one of her favorite memories with her daughter so far.

That's something that sticks with you.

The emotional peaks.
Chapters opening and closing on this day.
Celebration of joy, love and triumph.

"Every turn here, there's just incredible views. I think that's what's in your future. The hard days are behind you, it is just beautiful views in your life together."

- from the groom's father's speech at the end of the evening 🥹

Just a little reminder that your wedding day doesn't have to be spent fully in your wedding attire. Just a little remind...
10/05/2026

Just a little reminder that your wedding day doesn't have to be spent fully in your wedding attire.

Just a little reminder that your wedding day can start slow, peaceful, in a hot spring.

Just a little reminder that little moments, can often photograph as big feelings 🥹🥹🥹

Ahhhhh take me back 🥰

Lately this place and the couples that have brought out here have been on my mind so much.

This little pocket of California is easily these days my favorite place in California. The mountains, the hot springs, the fall colors, the calmness and beauty. The access to climbing, hiking, soaking and simple being in desert life, under big skies.

It's a place like no other.

What makes it so special is the way it tends to bring people together.

The stories we've captured here have stayed with me over the years, the connections have inspired, the wedding days moved me.

I'm ready to go back here, whenever you see my friends 😊

As we enter October, I am brought back to this elopement two years ago here in the Mt. Baker area, where the couple elop...
10/02/2026

As we enter October, I am brought back to this elopement two years ago here in the Mt. Baker area, where the couple eloped on the day of the first snow.

The season is short here; summer starts mid-July, when the mountains become fully accessible. Fall here is essentially September, with October bringing moodier weather and snow in the mountains.

If you can time it just right, it is a magical, beautiful time to experience fall at lower elevation and winter at higher elevation.

This day was so special not just because of the perfectly cozy weather, the couple shared their elopement between the two of them with some of the most intention I have seen a couple put into their day.

They shared surprise gifts with each other throughout getting ready, made breakfast together, opened letters from loved ones, included the bride's father who is no longer earthside in the ceremony, spent the evening drinking limoncello from their favorite trip, wrote letters to each other for a future date, and shared a first dance under twinkle lights and by a fire.

The day was slow.
It was truly felt.
It was stress-free.
It was beautiful from the inside out.

Helping couples plan days like this, holding space for the emotions to unfold, then capturing them for their lifetime is something that will never be beyond me, as what I am most thankful for in this job. ❤️

"I genuinely don’t know how to put into words how grateful we are for our photographers.From the very beginning, they ma...
10/01/2026

"I genuinely don’t know how to put into words how grateful we are for our photographers.

From the very beginning, they made the entire experience feel easy, comfortable, fun, and completely like us. Neither of us wanted our wedding day to feel like one long photoshoot, and somehow they managed to capture EVERYTHING while still allowing us to actually be present and enjoy every second of it.

And the photos… absolutely unreal.

They captured so much more than what our wedding looked like. They captured what it felt like. The little moments, the emotion, the ridiculous amount of laughter, the quiet moments between us, our families, and the absolutely incredible Washington scenery. Looking through our photos feels like getting to experience those days all over again.

One of the things I appreciated most was how comfortable they made us feel. We never felt awkward, overly posed, rushed, or like we needed to perform for the camera. They gave us direction when we needed it, but otherwise let us be ourselves, and somehow caught all the magic happening in between.

And they were just FUN to spend the day with. When you’re choosing people who are going to be alongside you for some of the most intimate and emotional moments of your wedding, that matters so much. They felt like part of the adventure instead of people standing on the outside documenting it.

I knew our wedding photos would be important to me, but I don’t think I understood just how important until afterward. These are the photographs we will have for the rest of our lives, and I am so incredibly thankful that these are the ones we get to keep.

If you’re considering hiring them, DO IT. I would choose them again a hundred times over.

Thank you for capturing one of the happiest, most beautiful adventures of our lives so perfectly. We will treasure these photos forever. ❤️" - Carrie

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Thank you Carrie + Shon for the your review, it means the world to us to hear the experience from your side.

We're still moved by your joy, love and dance parties. It was beyond a joy to watch your elopement come together and witness you living it out to the fullest. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Elopement days aren't just special because you're getting married and you're having photos taken, they're special becaus...
09/30/2026

Elopement days aren't just special because you're getting married and you're having photos taken, they're special because of how you feel.

Jocelyn and Felipe trekked up a mountain, they'd never hiked before in the dark. Hoped into a fire tower to warm up and change clothes.

Opening the door to share their first look with each other, filled with excitement, but quickly added the feeling of awe as pink skies illuminated the freshly snowed on peaks around them.

Smiles, ear to ear as they explored the vista together, settling into the day arriving.

Back in the fire tower to warm up hands, the joy of fresh made coffee, the warmth entering their bodies.

Feeling solitude as the sun started to warm their backs and they wrote their vows to each other in the mornings quiet air.

Sharing their vows in completely privacy, feeling time still, allowing their emotions to flow and be in present in them.

Hiking down the mountain, sparking more awe at the beauty of the lower elevations red fall colors painting the hillside.

Pack rafting in the lake below letting relaxation settle into their bodies floating, listening to the sound of the water. Slowing down the day.

Before setting out for their ceremony surrounded by their dearest loved ones taking quality time to love on their dog + cat. Jocelyn sharing a first look with her mom and dad, a love of 30 years thats brought them to this day as a family, growing their family.

Post ceremony feels of giddiness, joy, laughter, love and happiness as they celebrated just them two at artist point and celebrated with each other over the most delicious food cooked with love by family. Familiar tastes that bring together their loved ones. The warmth of hot chocolate, the spice of salsas.

Ending the evening cozy by a fire, sharing stories, laughter and the feeling of nostalgia.

A day to never forget.
A day that will always bring you back to love.

Congrats Jocelyn and Felipe! It was an honor to capture this day for you two and witness it unfold, we're forever thankful ❤️

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