FeatureColombia
Eloping in Bahia Solano During Humpback Whale Season
From July through October, humpback whales breach just offshore. Here is how I plan ceremony days around them.
Vol. IX · No. 4Est. 1999 · Worldwide
Shutter Aisle
A Travelling Journal of Weddings & the Cities That Hold Them
The Shutter
Where will you marry?
Choose one or more cities and the front page will set itself to your dispatches.
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FeatureEcuador
A Galapagos Liveaboard Elopement
Vows on a catamaran deck between islands. Photographs across Santa Cruz, Isabela, and Fernandina. Here is what this elopement looks like.
DestinationInfo
The Document Checklist for Getting Married Abroad
Apostilles, translations, civil registry requirements: what you need before you land, and when to start gathering it.
FeatureColombia
Getting Married in Cartagena: What US and Canadian Couples Need to Know
The legal requirements, the symbolic alternative, and what I recommend after years of photographing elopements in Colombia.
DestinationInfo
What a Destination Elopement Actually Costs in 2026
The honest numbers across photography, ceremony, travel, and experience. What you can trim and where spending more is worth it.
FeatureChile
When to Elope in Torres del Paine
The seasons, the wind, the crowds, and the light. A timing guide for couples planning a ceremony in Chilean Patagonia.
What to WearInfo
What to Wear for Your Destination Elopement
Outfit choices that photograph well across heat, altitude, rain, and city. What I tell every couple before they pack.
PlanningInfo
Wedding Ceremony Photography: A Logistics Guide
Two short conversations, one with your officiant, one with your guests, can protect the most important photographs of your wedding day. Most couples never have either one.
Best LocationsCanada
Best Places to Elope in Montreal
Old Montreal, Mont Royal, Parc La Fontaine, the Lachine Canal, each produces a completely different set of photographs. Here is an honest assessment of what each location actually delivers.
FeatureInfo
How to Combine Your Elopement and Honeymoon Into One Trip
The structure that turns your ceremony day into a ten-day journey worth photographing from beginning to end.
City GuideCanada
Wedding Photography in Whistler: Complete Guide
A castle-scale Fairmont hotel at the base of Blackcomb Mountain, a boutique lodge on a glacial lake, alpine meadows blooming at 1,800 metres in June, Whistler is the most scenically complete mountain wedding destination in Canada.
PermitsCanada
Montreal Elopement Permits: What You Need
The short answer: for groups under 50 people, almost no Montreal public space requires a permit. Here is the full picture, including Quebec civil marriage requirements.
PlanningInfo
The Ideal Destination Elopement Day Timeline
How a well-paced day creates the light, the space, and the photographs that last.
When to GoCanada
When to Elope in Prince Edward County: A Seasonal Guide
PEC works as an elopement destination in every season, and each window gives something the others do not. Here is my seasonal breakdown for couples planning a County elopement.
After the VowsCanada
After the Ceremony: Celebrating in Prince Edward County
What to do with the rest of your elopement day in Prince Edward County, from vineyard tastings to the Sandbanks beach and the restaurants of Picton.
City GuideCanada
Niagara-on-the-Lake Wedding Photography Guide
A Victorian hotel on one of Ontario's most preserved heritage main streets, winery ceremonies among ripe September vines, and Horseshoe Falls twelve kilometres away for engagement sessions, Niagara-on-the-Lake is the most photogenic wine-country wedding destination in Canada.
When to GoCanada
Best Season for a Montreal Elopement
Each of Montreal's four seasons produces different photographs. October foliage, January snow, May blossoms, July golden hours, here is what each one actually delivers for elopement photography.