| July 15, 2015

Erika & Ryan’s Elopement in Grand Lake, Colorado

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Erika & Ryan’s romantic elopement on Grand Lake was one of the most truly beautiful and intimate wedding days that I’ve ever been able to be a part of. When these two met, they fell hard and fast for each other and Ryan proposed to her after a short two months… on the winter solstice last December. It was only fitting that they held their wedding day on the summer solstice, 6 months later with only their closest friends and family. The North Shore Resort in Grand Lake was a perfect venue for their intimate celebration. They got married on the beach with their friends and family members standing in a circle around them. After the ceremony, we walked around the shore and got photos reminiscent of some far away remote island. Grand Lake is a perfect paradise, and the closest you can get to a beach wedding in Colorado. I remember having a deep feeling of peace and calm and love as I photographed their wedding day… they danced around the fire and I fell asleep in my tent that night on the shore of Grand Lake. It was one of those weddings that truly solidifies why I love my job more than anything in the world. 

White dress hanging in an aspen tree and light blue flats, with a pearl necklace.
Bride getting ready at North Shore Resort on her elopement day in Grand Lake, Colorado.
Bride getting ready on her elopement day at the North Shore Resort in Grand Lake, Colorado.
Bride standing near window and holding a bouquet on her elopement day. The flowers are a variety of light pink, yellow,  purple, white and orange.
Groom putting on his tie while getting ready at the North Shore Resort in Colorado.
Groom getting ready on his elopement day at the North Shore Resort in Colorado.
Groom standing in a meadow in Grand Lake, Colorado. There is tall green grass and wildflowers, with an aspen grove in the background.
Bride approaches groom for first look on their elopement day in Grand Lake, Colorado. They are in a meadow with tall green grass and wildflower, and an aspen grove in the background.
Bride is wearing a white dress and holding a bouquet on her elopement day in Grand Lake, Colorado. She is in a meadow with tall green grass and wildflower, and an aspen grove in the background.
Close-up bride holding a bouquet. The flowers are a variety of light pink, purple yellow, orange, and white.
Groom standing in a meadow with wildflowers in Grand Lake, Colorado. There is an aspen grove in the background.
Bride and groom share a kiss on their elopement day in Grand Lake, Colorado. They are standing in a meadow with wildflowers and an aspen grove in the background.
Bride and groom embrace on their elopement day in an aspen grove in Grand Lake, Colorado.
Bride and groom sit on the ground, holding each other, in an aspen grove in Grand Lake, Colorado.
Bride and groom embrace in an aspen grove in Grand Lake, Colorado.
Bride and groom hold hands while walking through a meadow in Grand Lake, Colorado.
Bride and groom embrace in a meadow on their elopement day in Grand Lake, Colorado.
Friends and family gather in a circle for intimate elopement ceremony in Grand Lake, Colorado. There is a lake and mountains in the background.
Bride walks down the aisle on her elopement day in Grand Lake, Colorado.
Bride and groom during their intimate elopement ceremony in Grand Lake, Colorado. There is a lake and mountains in the background.
Bride and groom during their intimate elopement ceremony in Grand Lake, Colorado. There is a lake and mountains in the background.
Bride and groom share a kiss during their intimate elopement ceremony in Grand Lake, Colorado. There is a lake and mountains in the background.
bride and groom hold hands and both face each other. they are standing in front of a lake, with boats and mountains in the background in Grand Lake, Colorado.
Bride and groom in front of a lake on their elopement day in Grand Lake, Colorado.
Bride and groom embrace on the shore of a lake in Grand Lake, Colorado. There are trees and mountains in the background.
Bride and groom hold hands while standing on the shore of a lake, in Grand Lake, Colorado. There are mountains in the background.
Bride and groom embrace in front of a lake, on their elopement day, in Grand Lake, Colorado.
Bride and groom stand knee-deep in a lake while hugging in Grand Lake, Colorado.
Friends and family sit at picnic tables, during the bride and grooms reception at North Shore Resort, in Grand Lake, Colorado.
Friends and family toast the bride and groom on their elopement day in Grand Lake, Colorado.
Friends and family toast the bride and groom on their elopement day in Grand Lake, Colorado.
Bride and groom celebrate during a reception on their elopement day in Grand Lake, Colorado.
Friends and family sit in front of a campfire in Grand Lake, Colorado, There is a lake and mountains in the background.
Bride and groom kiss while sharing a first dance on their elopement day in Grand Lake, Colorado. There is a lake in the background.
Friends and family gather around a campfire, during blue hour, n Grand Lake Colorado. There is a lake in the background.
Friends and family gather around a campfire at night in Grand Lake, Colorado.
Friends and family gather around a campfire at night in Grand Lake, Colorado.
Friends and family gather around a campfire at night in Grand Lake, Colorado.
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