This was one of my favorite evenings I’ve had in Yosemite. Allie and Paul went through fire and stone to get here, and the result was pure magic. After a series of cancelled wedding plans–– due to Covid and fires near their original wedding in Mammoth–– these two made a trek up to take a difficult situation and make it something beautiful. Their relationship was forged in the mountains, so it made the most sense to celebrate their love in a place so representative of who they are.

“Intent. Adventurous. Strong.” Those are the words Allie and Paul use to describe the relationship, and it shines in these adventure elopement photos. They met Conrad and I at Glacier Point at the top of Yosemite Valley on this brisk evening, ready for anything. Allie made her own bouquet (shout-out to her new floral business, @tsbfloralco), and stunned in her beaded gown and bridal jacket.

I could say so much more about them, the photos, how much I loved spending the evening with them in Yosemite and continuing the celebration after at our Lower Pines campsite, exchanging stories by the fire, but I have a tendency to babble (case in point) and will let the photos speak for themselves.