ELOPEMENT PHOTOGRAPHY IN LA GRANGE, TEXAS
Elopements are for couples who care more about what the day feels like than what a wedding is supposed to look like. A courthouse ceremony. Vows on family land. Dinner with your favorite people. Just the two of you somewhere that means something. We'll build the photography around the day you're actually choosing, without turning something intimate into an eight-hour production.
YOUR DAY DOESN’T NEED A TIMELINE THE SIZE OF A NOVEL.
Elopements leave room for the parts of a wedding day that actually matter to you.
We’ll plan enough to make sure the important pieces are covered, then leave space for the day to unfold naturally. I’ll guide you when you need it, step back when you don’t, and document everything from the obvious moments to the quiet ones happening around them.
No spending half the day recreating someone else’s Pinterest board. No turning an intimate day into a production. Just thoughtful photography built around the way you actually want to get married.
PLANNING YOUR ELOPEMENT
THE PLACE.
Courthouse steps, family land, a quiet little chapel, a private property, downtown streets, or somewhere completely unexpected. Your elopement doesn't need a traditional venue to feel intentional. We'll choose a setting that fits the two of you and the day you're creating.
THE COVERAGE.
Maybe you want the ceremony and portraits. Maybe you want getting ready, vows, champagne afterward, and dinner with your favorite people. We'll build coverage around the parts of the day you actually want remembered rather than forcing your elopement into a traditional wedding timeline.
THE DETAILS.
Bring the flowers, the rings, the boots, the cake, the getaway car, or nothing but each other. Small weddings still have details worth remembering, but you don't need to add things simply because weddings are "supposed" to have them.
LESS ABOUT THE GUEST COUNT. MORE ABOUT THE INTENTION.
An elopement doesn't have to mean running away in secret with only the two of you.
It can be a courthouse ceremony followed by drinks downtown, vows on family land with your closest people, a tiny chapel ceremony, or an intimate wedding dinner where everyone at the table actually knows your middle name.
What matters is that the day stays intentionally small, personal, and centered around the two of you rather than everything you're expected to do for a traditional wedding.
Planning something small but not sure if it falls under elopement coverage?
Send me the details and we'll figure it out.
ONCE YOU KNOW THE WHEN, TELL ME.
You don't need every detail figured out before reaching out. If you have a date, a general location, and an idea of what you're planning, that's enough to start.
Booking early gives us more flexibility with your date and plenty of time to talk through locations, coverage, and how you want the day to feel. Courthouse ceremonies and shorter celebrations can sometimes come together on a quicker timeline, so don't be afraid to reach out even if your plans are a little last-minute.
We'll figure out the photography around the wedding you're actually having, not the one a planning checklist says you should.
ELOPEMENTS THROUGHOUT CENTRAL TEXAS
Based in La Grange, I photograph elopements and intimate weddings throughout Fayette County and surrounding Central Texas communities, including Round Top, Bastrop, Smithville, Giddings, Columbus, Brenham, and beyond.
Courthouse, private property, family land, tiny chapel, favorite bar, or somewhere completely unexpected, your wedding doesn't need a traditional venue to deserve beautiful photographs.
Planning an elopement outside Central Texas? Tell me where you're headed. Select destinations may qualify for special travel opportunities.
ELOPEMENTS + INTIMATE WEDDINGS
SHORT ELOPEMENT — $475
Up to 90 minutes of coverage for courthouse ceremonies, vows, and portraits afterward.
ELOPEMENT STORY — $750
Up to 3 hours of coverage for couples wanting more of the day documented, from getting ready and the ceremony to portraits, champagne, dinner or whatever comes next.
NEED SOMETHING DIFFERENT?
Elopements don't always fit neatly into a package. If your plans need more time, less time, or something completely different, tell me what you're planning and I'll create coverage around it.
LET’S MAKE THE DAY FEEL LIKE YOURS.
Skip the traditions you don’t care about. Keep the ones you do. Bring your favorite people, bring nobody, get married at the courthouse, on family land, or somewhere that requires a plane ticket.
However you do it, I’ll be there for the parts you’ll want to remember.
