The story
First off, we photographers love bad weather, but wind and fog combined with a couple that is willing to brave the elements and adventure hard with us is the best. In this case, the weather seemed like the perfect fit for their story. As it turns out, years earlier, the couple found themselves stuck on the side of a mountain, in the Colorado Rockies, as a heavy ice storm made rescue attempts impossible.
In their own place
What made this one specific.
After being stranded for two days, with only each other to keep warm, they picked their way down a precarious Colorado mountain trail to safety. Their resolve, their love for each other, their strength and enduring positive attitude, this and more made documenting this couple all the more awesome and humbling.
Ceremony Venue: San Francisco City Hall | Portrait Location: Fort Point & The Presidio | Music: DayDreaming by Dark Dark Dark | Featured on Rangefinder’s Photography Annual Winner’s Gallery & Junebug's Best Destination Wedding Photography Contest
The complete sequence
A real story needs the parts between the portraits.
This city hall elopement in City Hall + the Marin Headlands is shown as a sequence: the people arriving, the setting taking shape, the ceremony, the reactions around it, and the way the celebration changed afterward. The photographs stay together so the day reads as more than a short highlight reel.
Published elsewhere
Featured and selected.
This story has also appeared in the publications and collections below.
Best of the Best Destination Photography Collection
A photograph from this San Francisco City Hall elopement was selected for the collection.
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