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Happily Ever After: Stephanie & Joe's Tiny Wedding in the Columbia River Gorge

October 21, 2016 by Ara R. in Weddings, Elopements, Elope Adventurously

The wind and sun and waterfall mist turned the Columbia River Gorge into paradise on Stephanie & Joe's wedding day.  They flew to the Pacific Northwest from Louisiana, family and friends joining them on a rocky cliff overlooking the river for a warm, windblown ceremony.  I loved how Stephanie's hair, and her son's golden locks, flowed in the wind as they stood above the river.  

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October 21, 2016 /Ara R.
waterfall wedding, tiny wedding, elopement, elowah falls
Weddings, Elopements, Elope Adventurously
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Happily Ever After: Colleen & Ryan's Sahalie Falls Wedding

November 24, 2015 by Ara R. in Weddings

The day arrived without a single cloud in the sky.  It was one of those exquisite, bright, blue-sky-you-can-almost-dive-into, central Oregon days in September.  The kind where almost anything feels possible, and you drive with your windows down and your moonroof open, smelling the pine and the fresh air...

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November 24, 2015 /Ara R.
sahalie falls, waterfall wedding, central oregon
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Happily Ever After: Chris & Ashley's Wahclella Falls Elopement + Grand Tour

August 12, 2015 by Ara R. in Weddings, Elopements

We donned our North Face jackets, and Ashley slung her dress bag over her shoulder and grabbed her bouquet.  We made the one-mile hike out to the falls where Ashley changed into her dress, and then walked up to the rocks overlooking the thundering pool at the base of a roaring Wahclella Falls...

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August 12, 2015 /Ara R.
columbia river gorge, waterfall wedding, waterfall elopement
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View fullsize Oh to be here again. Lindsay and Bobby’s wedding day in the North Cascades dripped with atmosphere and enchantment, herons and wildflowers and butterflies accompanying their merry little band of friends and family through the mist. #elopeadvent
View fullsize A dream of Tiana and Travis in sunbeams, moss, and golden green.  I want to dive through the looking glass back into the woods, smelling the evergreens and soaking in this moment. #elopeadventurously
View fullsize Riannon & Hunter, whose wild engagement session could only be one-upped by their backpacking wedding in the North Cascades (more on that soon). Down for anything, everything, and more than you think is possible, these two adventurers are absolute

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2574 NW Thurman Street - Portland, OR 97210

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