Crater Lake & Hot Springs Elopement with Mt. Thielsen Views “We don’t like traditional weddings. We both have large, blended families with drama and did not want a big wedding. We wanted it to be intimate and solely about us and our close family who have supported us.“ Julia and Matt have always felt connected…
Inspiration Glamping Elopement in the Umpqua National Forest, Oregon I’ve known Nina and Derek for several years, and captured their elopement in Scotland on the Isle of Skye in 2024. When I had an inspiration elopement shoot in mind to show folks exactly what an elopement in the Umpqua National Forest could look like, both…
Snowmobile Winter Elopement at Crater Lake and Diamond Lake Digging the resources? You ain’t seen nothing yet… Let’s create a day for you that’s wild, bold, and full of fun in a dramatic landscape! sam@samstarns.com @samstarns People often write to me, excited about a Crater Lake National Park elopement sometime between December and May. It’s…
Vintage Solstice Crater Lake Elopement at Sunrise Are you ready to elope your life? Let’s create a day for you that’s wild, bold, and full of fun in a dramatic landscape! sam@samstarns.com @samstarns Reilly and Cory had a magical Crater Lake and Umpqua National Forest waterfall elopement. When they reached out to me, I was…
Smokey Crater Lake Elopement Some weddings are relaxing and full of intimate moments, which is exactly what Whitney and Garnett’s full-day Crater Lake elopement was all about. Their day started with getting ready, which they did separately so they could wait to see each other until their ceremony at Crater Lake. Both Whitney and Garnett…
Oregon Waterfall, Lava Fields, and Crater Lake Elopement Why not double up and not just have an waterfall elopement OR a Crater Lake elopement and instead have a Central Oregon waterfall AND Crater Lake elopement? That’s what Rachael (“Chap”) and Matt did! “We were really excited to open this next chapter in our lives and…
Crater Lake & Canoeing Elopement Two of the sweetest people I’ve ever met came from Seattle for their epic Crater Lake elopement, complete with a stop at a nearby lake to go canoeing! These two got engaged at Crater Lake a decade ago and haven’t been back since. On top of exploring the lake via…
Check out this Crater Lake Vow Renewal. Let me preface this by saying: I live in the gateway to a magical land. A land that belongs to Jadis the White Witch in the winter, and Aslan in the summer. That place is shrouded in snow for over half the year, but oh is the summer…
Romantic Sunrise Crater Lake Elopement When Ryan told me that he proposed to Rebecca while recreating one of their favorite movies, Joe vs. The Volcano (seriously, he proposed on a volcano), it made perfect sense why Crater Lake National Park needed to be the backdrop for their elopement. Proposing on a volcano and then ELOPING…
Sunrise Hike & Crater Lake Elopement Meredith & Chris emailed me one day and said, “Will you help us elope at Crater Lake National Park?” “We had an amazing trip to Oregon early last year so we thought it would be great to make a return trip and have our wedding ceremony at Crater Lake,…
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