Couples & Weddings

Tiffany + Aaron | A Remote Alaskan Elopement

Tiffany grew up spending school years with her mom in California, and summers in Alaska with her dad. After COVID made it clear that a big, traditional wedding was not going to happen, she and her fiance Aaron decided that the best way to celebrate their vows was to honor that special place in her life by arranging a small elopement at her grandparents’ cabin on the Tanana River. As in, we traveled there by boat. :)- And the bride caught a fish 30 minutes after the ceremony.

Another new experience for me and my intrepid second shooter - and a great one at that. Stay tuned, because photos from this wedding may soon appear in an future issue of Alaska Bride magazine!

Mia + Ryan: A Surprise Wedding (yes, a SURPRISE wedding) | Fairbanks Wedding Photographer

The stresses of the pandemic have taken their toll on everyone. In my little corner of the world, many, many weddings have not gone to plan or had to drastically change course. Nevertheless, Mia found a unique way to make her nuptials a tremendous spark of joy at the very turn of spring. How, you ask? By surprising her fiance with a wedding, of course.

Yup.

I’m not sure how long ago the idea occurred to her, but she told me she let him think they “had” to wait until the summer to wed, when the vaccine would be available and the pandemic hopefully calmed, even though that meant they would have just relocated to rural Alaska due to the needs of Ryan’s job. Instead, she enlisted the help of a select few friends and family to pull off this magical surprise - and I’m telling you guys. You. Should. Have. Seen. His. Smile.

So much laughter! Ryan’s eyes were huge as he admitted he figured SOMETHING was up when his two best friends made him don a fancy outfit instead of tanning hides as they’d planned for the day…but he was NOT expecting this!

This very well may have been a once-in-a-lifetime wedding to witness. Talk about a bucket list!

A Modern (Pandemic-Aware) Wedding at Pike's Waterfront Lodge | Fairbanks Wedding Photographer

This spring wedding occurred at the one-year mark of the pandemic at Pike’s Waterfront Lodge. Everyone who was not already bubbled with their tablemates was masked, as were I and my second shooter. In a related note, I’ve finally found a way to keep my glasses from constantly fogging up! The secret: double-sided tape. It’s not exactly fun to take off, but it makes shooting a LOT more pleasant!

It was such a bright point to see these two families join. Congratulations.

Heading South for the Weekend: March 1 - 4, 2019 in Anchorage

Hey you guys - I’m headed South for the weekend! It’s a working weekend, so please please hit me up for your session requests; I’d love to do the custom session of your dreams in Anchorage and/or the Valley while I’m there.

Also, I’m doing snowy mini-sessions on the afternoon of Sunday, March 3 from 1 - 4:00 pm at a fabulous outdoor location TBA.

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If you’re in the area, you can reserve yours here!