A couple kisses in front of an alpine lake that looks symmetrical as it reflects the mountains.

Colorado Summer Elopement

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A couple kisses in front of an alpine lake that looks symmetrical as it reflects the mountains.

Colorado Summer Elopement- Marissa & Janiel’s Gallery

Marissa and Janiel’s Colorado summer elopement was so beautiful that we needed two days to fit everything in. These two nature-loving cuties kicked off their adventure with a 4×4 ride to Emerald Lake that was bumpier than a teenager’s first attempt at parallel parking.

Mother Nature, clearly feeling festive, decided to throw some hail their way. But our dynamic duo laughed in the face of hail (not literally, that would hurt) and turned it into the coolest story to tell at future dinner parties. Day two? Oh, it was a doozy! The morning started with enough rain to make Noah nervous, but just as the sun peeked over the mountains, the rain clouds turned into fog.

Suddenly, Marissa and Janiel found themselves in a misty, wildflower wonderland. They capped off their Colorado summer wedding with waterfall vows. Want to know how you can trade stuffy venues for mountain views and create your own flower-powered elopement? Check out the full blog post, where I spill all the tea on planning the wildflower wedding of your dreams. Trust me, it’s more exciting than finding the perfect hiking socks – and that’s saying something!

  • Marissa and Janiel kiss in front of a Colorado lake that reflects the mountains around them.
  • A couple walks in front of mountains and a lake while holding hands.
  • A couple holds hands while walking in front of an alpine lake. Mountains are in the background.
  • Marissa and Janiel walk in front of an alpine lake while holding hands.
  • A couple runs playfully in front of mountains and pine trees.
  • A couple playfully runs towards each other and misses grabbing each others hands. Mountains and pines are in the background.
  • A couple stands on top of a rock with their arms around each other. Pine trees are in the background.
  • A couple kisses while standing in a field. Mountains and pine trees are in the background.
  • A couple stands on a large rock in the forest, embracing.
  • Marissa and Janiel stand on a rock while embracing.
  • A couple looks fondly at each other while she sits on his lap.
  • Marissa sits on Janiel's lap on a fallen log. Her hat rests on a brance.
  • Marissa touches Janie's face gently as they sit on a log together.
  • A couple in wedding attire stand on top of a mountain as fog rolls in at sunrise.
  • A bride stands in a wildflower field at sunrise with fog behind her.
  • A couple faces each other on top of a foggy mountain. They're in wedding attire.
  • A black and white image of a bride and groom on top of a foggy mountain.
  • A bride and groom stand forehead to forehead as fog rolls behind them on the mountaintop.
  • A black and white image of a couple in wedding attire on a foggy mountaintop.
  • A closeup of a bride holding her wedding bouquet.
  • Marissa & Janiel stand facing each other on their wedding day as fog covers the mountains behind them.
  • A bride and groom walk, holding hands, down a path of wildflowers with mountains in the distance.
  • Marissa and Janiel stand facing each other on their wedding day. Mountains are in the background.
  • Marissa & Janiel stand on their wedding day, in a field of wildflowers with mountains in the distance.
  • A could in wedding attire face each other. They're out of focus and the focus is on a mountain in the distance behind them.
  • Marrisa and Janie stand facing each other with a mountain peak in between them in the distance.
  • A bride looks past the groom at the camera. Fog rolls behind her.
  • Marissa & Janiel walk hand in hand on a path of wildflowers. Foggy mountains are in the background.
  • A groom hugs the bride from behind. Mountains and fog are in the distance.
  • Marissa and Janiel stand in an intimate embrace as fog rolls behind them among the mountains.
  • A bride and groom have their eyes closed, faces touching.
  • Marissa throws her head back laughing at something Janiel said on their wedding day.
  • Marissa and Janiel enjoy a beautiful morning walk in their wedding attire. A foggy forest is behind them.
  • Marissa and Janiel face each other as she holds her bouquet behind his shoulders. They're standing on a dirt path.
  • A bride and groom look into each others eyes during a foggy mountaintop sunrise.
  • The sun shines on a bride and groom as they walk a dirt path on the foggy morning of their elopement.
  • A bride and groom stand on a dirt path, laughing together. Wildflowers surround them.
  • Marissa & Janiel walk a popular trail in Crested Butte, admiring the wildflowers.
  • Marissa & Janiel look at each other laughing as they walk down a mountain in the fog.
  • An eloping couple walks down a path of wildflowers on a foggy morning.
  • A couple looks back at the camera as they walk away while holding hands. Mountains are in the background.
  • A couple laughs hysterically during their elopement. They're outside surrounded by wildflowers.
  • A couple walks down a dirt path off in the distance. Mountains are in the background.
  • Marissa and Janiel face each other as she holds her bouquet behind his shoulders. They're standing on a dirt path.
  • Marissa and Janiel enjoy a beautiful morning walk in their wedding attire. A foggy forest is behind them.
  • Marissa throws her head back laughing at something Janiel said on their wedding day.

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