Misty Elopement in Silverton Colorado
Location: Silverton Colorado
Planning/design: Heirlooms Design
Flowers: Linnaea Design
Cake: Skillfully Decadent
Cedar & Pines is an adventurous wedding and elopement photography duo made up of Nate and Megan Kantor, a married couple based in Southern California who travels the American West in their vintage Airstream. They believe in honest wedding photography, capturing the small candid moments to the epic landscape views. Primarily based near Joshua Tree California, they also travel often to Southwest Colorado, Moab Utah, and other destinations worldwide.
I’ve never seen such a vast display of wildflowers in my life.
Colorado had an exceptionally wet and late winter last year, which pushed all the seasons back by about a month. When we planned for Sam and Gabe’s elopement in the mountains of Colorado, I was expecting that by late August the wildflowers would have peaked and begun to die off and hints of Fall would be on the horizon. I was wrong. The wildflowers were more widespread than I have ever seen. Queen Anne’s Lace up to our heads, Columbines in troves, bright purple Lupines dotting the landscape, Larkspur absolutely everywhere—there was more diversity and color in this year’s wildflower display than I’ve ever seen. They couldn’t have picked a more perfect time to adventure up into the high backcountry and elope.
Most of the weddings that we're part of don't happen at traditional venues. Typically we're photographing couples getting married in National Parks, on public land, at vacation rentals, and in their friend's backyard. You don't have to have a wedding at a multi-thousand dollar venue to have an inspiring wedding day, and in fact, I think the more stunning places tend to be the ones that are free of buildings and rules and a wait staff.
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