An intimate elopement couple in dramatic low light

The Experience

You bring the two of you.
I handle everything else.

This is not a photographer you book for a few hours. It is one person who designs your whole day, books every piece, runs it start to finish, and photographs and films all of it.

Arman Arai, the person who plans and shoots your elopement

Why it is different

One person, the entire day

Most couples compare me to a photographer. The honest comparison is a planner, a guide, a photographer, and a filmmaker, folded into one person who is with you from the first message to the final film.

Nothing gets lost in a handoff between a planner and a shooter, because there is no handoff. That is why the day holds together, and it is where the value actually lives. You can see how that maps to the pricing.

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Start to finish

From the first message
to the final film

01
Before

I design the day around your story, then book every piece: location and access, permits, officiant, florals, hair, transport, and the marriage license. You approve, I handle.

02
The day

I run the whole thing on the ground so you never look at a clock or a map. I guide you gently, and I photograph and film it as it actually unfolds.

03
After

A cinematic gallery and a short film of the day, shot and cut by the same person who planned it. The story I designed is the story you keep.

The whole point is that you get to be fully present, because someone who is genuinely good at this has the rest.

The day itself

A day built for the two of you alone

No audience. No performing. Just the place, the light, and the vows, in a day designed around who you actually are. Some couples want a glacier and a helicopter, others want a quiet dinner on a cliff. Both are the whole job.

Not sure what is even possible? Start with the elopement guide, or tell me the feeling you want and design your elopement with me.

A bride alone against a vast, moody landscape at dusk
“He manages your entire day with quiet confidence. He knew the light, had a plan before we asked, and made us feel completely at ease.”
Sofia & Marco · Houston, TX

Ready when you are

Let’s design the whole thing
around the two of you

Book a free planning consultation with no plan required. Bring a feeling and a rough idea of where your mind goes. I will take it from there.

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