Brian and Michaela’s wedding plans had many drafts before they landed on the plan that came together: a backyard wedding in Fruita. As many weddings this year have discovered, it is a busy time for weddings and as such available venues and vendors are hard to come by. Michaela’s sister offered up their large, shaded […]

This Grand Junction elopement at the Botanical Gardens & BLM Land Overlook was such an incredible day full of love and beauty! We started the afternoon with Jaya and Mike at the Western Colorado Botanical Gardens (want to get married there? click here for more info on my blog!) where the two got dressed separately […]

“Welcome to Fruita” the blackboard on the wall read as I walked into the little rental near downtown for Aimee and Nick’s spring elopement on the Colorado National Monument. It followed with congratulations for the soon-to-be Mr. and Mrs. – a very sweet gesture from the hosts. Aimee met me midway through getting ready for […]

Miranda and Alex wanted engagement photos here in the valley to commemorate where they’re living now, since their wedding will be back in the Midwest where they’re both from. We decided for a less-chilly option of the Colorado National Monument rather than up on the Mesa, and thank goodness we did because it was still […]

Abby and Craig planned a mountain biking trip from their home in Yakima, Washington to the mountains of Colorado. Of course a destination on the list was Fruita! They figured while they were here in a state that allows self-solemnization they would also tie the knot. They wanted incredible views, sunrise to beat the heat, […]