Ouray Colorado Off-Road Elopement - Colorado Wedding Photographer

Paris & Dalyn

Epic. I could pretty much just use one word for this adventure elopement. And that word is epic. It had been awhile since I had been to Ouray, and I had never been up into the San Juan Mountains, but for this elopement we took at Razer off-road up and over the San Juans. I met Paris at Salon Envy in Ouray early in the morning where she was prepping for the day. After a short round of hair and makeup, we headed out to the trailhead where we were going to meet Dalyn and do the first look, while the family prepped the Razr. 

Shortly after, we headed up the trail. For this elopement, we didn’t have a spot picked out where they were going to say their vows, as we knew that the wind, clouds, and light would play a huge roll in this. As many photographers know, shooting in harsh light can be a little rough. You get deep shadows on the face and it's hard to edit, but there are ways to make this work for you and to rock it out. 

This elopement was a challenge, not only was there harsh light, but the travel made it hard to film a steady video.  The location was insane, the views and the experience are one of my favorites.