How to Elope in Yosemite: The Complete Guide

How to Elope in Yosemite: The Complete Guide

@marcela.jpg Welcome to the How To Elope in Yosemite: The Complete Guide! Yosemite National Park is one of the most beautiful places in the world. It also happens to be one of my favorite places in the world, hands down. So much so, that I spent a summer working and living in the park for…

Tropical Hawaii Wedding at the Four Seasons Resort at Ko Olina

Tropical Hawaii Wedding at the Four Seasons Resort at Ko Olina

Oof, my heart. This was a special one! I met Brandon and Tracee when I first moved to Portland and was working at The Nines Hotel. They were both cooks at the restaurants there. It’s been a wild ride to see all of our growth since then and were life has taken us all. Brandon…

Winter Yosemite Elopement | Rachel & Oliver

Winter Yosemite Elopement | Rachel & Oliver

Rachel and Oliver are total babes. They met on Tinder 3 years ago and said it was love at first swipe. Their first date was at the Houston zoo and three years later these two were exchanging nuptials for their Winter Yosemite Elopement. But first, the proposal. Oliver had planned a dinner at their house…

Dominican Republic Wedding

Dominican Republic Wedding

This wedding—oof, where do I even start? I met Nathalie back in 2013, in what honestly feels like another lifetime. We worked together at the Wawona Hotel in Yosemite National Park (now called Big Trees Lodge), where we instantly clicked. I’d drag her on some gnarly hikes, and she’d graciously put up with my shenanigans….

Fiji Wedding Photographer

Fiji Wedding Photographer

When Jimmy and Lyndsay got engaged in Thailand, they knew a traditional wedding back home just wouldn’t cut it. These two adventurous souls wanted something extraordinary—an experience as unforgettable as their love story. That’s how they landed on a Fiji destination wedding, bringing their closest friends and family to paradise for a celebration like no…

Big Sur Elopement: An Intimate Celebration

Big Sur Elopement: An Intimate Celebration

Big Sur holds a special place in my heart, so when Jeff and Rachel reached out to plan their elopement there, I knew it was going to be something magical. From the start, they described their wedding as intimate, casual, and all about celebrating their love in one of the most breathtaking places on Earth….

Hacienda de Cortes Cuernavaca Morelos Wedding in Mexico

Hacienda de Cortes Cuernavaca Morelos Wedding in Mexico

Cuernavaca is the capitol of the state of Morelos in Mexico and is known as “The Land of Eternal Spring.” As soon as we got there I was instantly smitten with the city and the downright perfect, sunny weather. But oh boy was this a gorgeous wedding. Odile’s style was modern yet timeless in her…

bride groom embrace Joshua Tree Elopement Skull Rock Marcela Pulido Portland Wedding Photographer

Joshua Tree National Park Elopement | Mike & Jess

Jess and Mike are super low key. They came out to Joshua Tree in matching white converse and grins a mile wide. It wasn’t until we met up that they admitted to me that they were actually engaged in the park! The entire time that we were hanging out just getting to know each other,…