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Stories, guides, and everything we know.

Stories from real sessions, guides to Colorado locations, and everything we know about eloping and getting married because we know first hand how exhausting it is to plan a wedding.

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Emerald Lake: A Photo Guide for Engagements, Proposals & Elopement Portraits

The most dramatic alpine cirque in the Bear Lake corridor — and one of Rocky Mountain National Park's best spots for engagements, proposals, and elopement portraits (just not the ceremony itself). A photographer's guide to the hike past Nymph and Dream lakes, the timed entry, the seasons, and how to time the light before the wind finds the water.

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