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This Rocky Mountain Winter Elopement was one of the most incredible ones I have ever documenter! Here is their love story!
Jonathan and I met on a late night at the end of June in 2012 at a ‘spirited establishment’ (aka a bar). It was our first and last time there, but it was forever engrained in our memories. Nothing about us is cliché, so it wasn’t love at first sight; however, we definitely found something special that night. The rest is history as we effortlessly fell in love over the next year.
We soon moved in together with late night pillow talks becoming one of our favorite pastimes. So much so Jonathan fittingly proposed during an unassuming evening of pillow talk on that infamous night in December 2015.
Over the years, we have supported each other’s endeavors big and small. It is a beautiful thing to have learned and grown about love and life together. We love each other with our whole hearts and it has become such second nature that I believe it has spread into our skin and bones.
I don’t think I ever dreamed of my wedding day. I had always figured it would be a daunting task as I can be extremely particular. After I met Jonathan, we made a plan for our future and it never included a big (or costly) wedding. Our relationship has always been simple but intimate, and we wanted the same for our wedding.
When I stumbled upon Justyna’s website, I could tell by her photos that she could capture our moment. It was her photos that inspired our elopement to Colorado. The day of our wedding the weather was sunny with snow flurries. This made for a one of a kind hiking adventure to Dream Lake. Throughout our hike, I loved how Justyna encouraged us to enjoy every moment!
When we finally reached Dream Lake it was dramatically colder! It was insane how much colder it was there compared to the rest of our hike! Jonathan and I both thought we might lose fingers!
Overall, I could not have planned our day better. The weather, the views, and eloping together were a breathtaking experience! Justyna was a big part in allowing this to come together for us and she is truly a remarkable artist!
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This session is so dreamy! I love her dress and the way the wind blew her hair!
Wow. What a beautiful elopement. The mountains of Colorado are so stunning.
So so good!! I love all of these!
They are such troopers! It looks so cold, but these are absolutely beautiful and totally worth freezing!
Just WOW! These are all so stunning! And what a perfect winter wonderland for them to make these memories in! Amazing ??
Woaaah! This is so gorgeous! My jaw literally dropped! Also, I love the little bird at the end hehe
What an absolutely beautiful elopement. So much emotion in these images.
Holy cow, that snow is amazing! You cannot beat a snowy Dream Lake engagement session. I am in love with these!!
Okay, I just love your work. You pay such careful attention to detail and tell a story through photographs SO WELL.
Oh my gosh sooo gorgeous!! I always love your close-ups! There is so much emotion in your work ??
You can just feel the movement of the wind and the swirling snowflakes in this shoot. So so pretty!
These images are so epic! I love how close up and intimate some of these images are, then how artistic and almost surreal others are.
These are just so beautiful!! I love the location (obviously) but the couple is gorgeous and just look so happy! Congrats on your Elopement and way to hit it out of the park Justyna!
Good gracious Rocky Mountain National Park is just the most stunning place. I forever love how you capture love in epic landscapes.
All of these are so killer! And what a seriously stunning location?! You nailed this whole session
My goodness you just can’t beat that scene!! Lovely portraits of these two, love the crispness of the images/location!