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Eloping in Colorado | Crested Butte Elopement Photographer | Molly + Sam

December 7, 2020

Eloping in Colorado | Crested Butte Elopement Photographer

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I  have a hard time coming up with the words to explain how incredible this crested butte elopement was. Sam and Molly opted to elope on the originally scheduled date of their east coast wedding. We spent months chatting about the perfect spot, where to camp, potential weather and how they day unfolds for a sunrise elopement. When August 29th finally arrived I  was BEYOND excited to make the 5 hour drive out to their back country Crested Butte camp site.

I  arrived around 5am to their site which was nestled into the tall pines. They had started to get ready for the day, maneuvering their packed cars, laying out ceremony outfits and gifts, and using the surrounding nature and tents as their dressing room.

I  got started with Molly’s hair and makeup in the back of my Subaru (which yes, I  can do hair + makeup out of the back of my car, cause trunk outlets and headlamps!). Sam and Reid (their officiant, best friend and companion of their sweet pup Nora) found a good spot to hang their suits, ties and lamps to get dressed under the moonlight. They then packed up the car and head out for the ceremony location along the lake to setup while Molly and I hung back to finish getting ready.

The alpine lake that they would be sharing their vows at is tucked away along a narrow stretch of forest road outside of Crested Butte, its a super bumpy but fun ride out there. It was a very overcast and foggy morning, even after the sun had come up over the mountains, it was still cloudy and cold but so beautiful.

We had the entire lake to ourselves at sunrise.

Sam and Molly saved their first look for their ceremony but shared gifts but opened them before they saw each other. These two are such amazing partners to each other and gifted so thoughtfully.

We set up their ceremony spot right along black stone/sand beach. They brought their favorite rug from home and used that and the lake as their altar. Reid led an incredibly sweet, funny and moving ceremony for these two. We were all simultaneously laughing and happy crying and so much in our feels.  Molly and Sam’s vows were personally written and came from the heart with talks about their past, their bright future and their little baby baby on the way.

After the ceremony, it started to rain a little bit so we went under their little pop-up tent for a little picnic, coffee and popped some champagne to celebrate. Their first dance was along the beach to John Prine and it was just perfection, such beautiful perfection.

We ventured out in the cold rain to hop in a canoe and paddle around their wedding lake and hiked up a marble hill for some moody photos.

I was moved to tears so many times during my time with these people (and pup!).

It was freezing and magical and I loved every second.

push play and scroll through their photo story to feel all the feels.

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+ Comments

  1. Adriana says:

    Such a low key, awesome, and gorgeous elopement!

  2. Cara says:

    GIRLLLLL. I am 100% obsessed with this Crested Butte elopement.Holy crap. The music you added too just brought all the feels while looking at these photos. They danced in the rain and just full on embraced every second of their day. Love It So Much.

  3. Liz Koston says:

    Wow! This is absolutely gorgeous! I love how you captured all the little details in their day! Well done!

  4. angelahays says:

    one of my favorite weddings I’ve had the pleasure of commenting on. These two are adorable and your edits, feel and vibe are so spot on. Loved all of it!

  5. Kat Carney says:

    WOW! What a stunning location! So beautifully captured, and I especially love the shots with their dog!

  6. Sienna says:

    FrFriends help friends get ready in the dark, haha! Such a stunning sPot for their eLOpement, I lI love how you documented their day!

  7. Will Khoury says:

    WOW!! It seriously took me so long to go through everything because of how amazing their day is!! You’ve captured it so beautifully and the fact that they had a sunrise ceremony makes this such an awesome adventure!! Loved everything about it!! ????????

  8. Kat says:

    You captured so many beautiful moments and genuine looks and tears. What a gorgeous and private location to celebrate!

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MEET BRittany

Photographer, mother, eternal optimist - most inspired by music, the great outdoors, and you.

I’m Brittany! mother to a couple blue-eyed, wicked smart kids– tattoo haver – red lipstick wearer – total moment junkie – married to the actual best person on planet earth – whatever the opposite of a green-thumb is *r.i.p every plant i’ve ever owned*
eternally optimistic. perpetually cold. hair + makeup artist. still-storyteller. beholder of beauty. colorado native with a heart that is set on fire in the great outdoors.
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If your love is BIG fat loud messy, imperfectly perfect, hilarious, dreamy, mountain moving, almost annoying its so good, kind of love. You get me and I get you. Love is a big deal and documenting all the big and seemingly tiny moments, is what I do best. 

Whether you’re celebrating with a big affair or keeping it intimate with an elopement, capturing YOUR kind of love is what I strive for.