Mt Rainier Elopement – Brittany + Jesse

Marriage is special. We all know that. But there’s something even more special about two people taking their passion and love for the outdoors and fusing that with their passion and love for one another. Brittany and Jesse embody that spirit. They approached me to shoot their Mt Rainier elopement and I was thrilled with the idea, this was the first elopement I had the chance to shoot and I jumped on it.

I share a love for the outdoors and love for the Northwest just like these two do. They are transplants, coming from the eastern side of the country and they’ve lived a few places yet none of them have felt quite like home the way Washington does. This is a feeling that strikes me to the core. I haven’t lived anywhere besides Washington but I’ve toured parts of the country (and Canada) and I’ve never found a place that feels like the Northwest. It’s a special place.

This elopement took place near the Longmire Lodge, which is the lowest elevation lodge on the mountain. We wanted to avoid snow and we did that very easily. In fact this was a very warm day for early May, which we were quite gracious of!

The spot Brittany and Jesse chose for the ceremony was amongst very tall old growth cedars and next to a babbling creek. Many thanks to Carla the officiant who hiked in with us and gave a beautiful “ceremony” in the woods!

Take a look!