If you’re looking for beautiful, dramatic scenery and a chance to relax away from the hustle and bustle of city life, then a Point Reyes elopement is for you! There are so many different parts of Point Reyes to explore (over 100 square miles) and so much variety that you’ll always find a new corner to enjoy.
Read MoreIf you’re looking for an epic location for your wedding that’s beautiful year round, a redwood elopement is perfect for you! You have lots of beautiful options to choose from, in particular along the northern coast of California, where the ocean breeze keeps temperatures cool but moderate all year long. Redwoods are the tallest trees on the planet, growing to heights of over 300 feet, and a walk among these giants is a unique and awe-inspiring experience. Because of their extreme height and how redwoods grow together in small groups, there’s often a lot of shade to be found and spacious paths around them (particularly in old growth forests) which makes them the perfect place for exploring and finding a gorgeous spot to exchange your wedding vows!
Read MoreWhen putting together this list of the best places to elope in California, I thought about all of the epic places I had photographed couples on their wedding day, as well as all of the amazing locations I’d traveled to and thought, “Wow, someone should get married here!” California is a huge state with so many diverse landscapes to offer: expansive deserts, monumental mountains, rugged coastlines, and magical forests. And each of those categories has variety within them — the coastlines in Big Sur look wildly different than the coastlines of Northern California, the coastal redwoods are vastly different from the alpine forests in the Sierra Nevada mountains, and the desert in Joshua Tree sharply contrasts the Mojave.
Read MoreWow, folks, it’s been super hard paring down which images to blog for L + F’s beautiful California farm wedding in Mendocino. I’m really in love with their wedding which had so many fantastic and personal details! I would apologize for the sheer number of images, but since you’ll (hopefully) enjoy them, I’m just going to sit back and set the stage. Pardon me while I gush.
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