Lily Lake Elopement
Logan & Nick eloped at Lily Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park, on the nicest blue-sky day we had in January. Logan & Nick said “I Do” on the Lily Lake dock with their favorite people in attendance. After their ceremony we explored the Lily Lake trail and then ventured further into the park to check out even more alpine lakes!
On our way into the park we chatted about all of the adventures they had shared together, and how they decided on a Lily Lake elopement. A common theme for them was a love of mountains, which is why Rocky made sense for their wedding venue!
When we got to our second location we fought (successfully) for a parking space only to be greated by howling wind. We persevered and took some gorgeous photos of them out on the frozen Bear Lake with Hallett Peak as the backdrop – a Rocky Mountain National Park staple.
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Cake, Sneaks, & Sunset
Afterwards it was back to the AirBnB for a break, and Logan & Nick changed into comfy clothes to sign their wedding license and hang out! Logan baked and iced their wedding cake while I edited some of their photos to get to them right then. After some snacks, we headed back out in time for sunset portraits. For an hour we ran around one of my favorite spots in the park, taking amazing portraits of them while the sun went down. We were rewarded with one of the best sunsets I’ve ever seen.
Once the sun went down, we returned to their AirBnB for their reception with friends and family. They got to snack and converse with their favorite people before cutting their wedding cake and sharing a cake pop! To wrap up the night, they took everyone out to dinner at Estes Park’s best restaurant: Bird & Jim.
The best place to elope?
Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park elopements hold a special place in my heart. Every single one is unique, beautiful, and so FUN! Estes Park is the perfect little town to host you & your favorite people. In town you can find multiple dinner options, lots of housing choices, plus some amazing vendors. Within the park you find jaw-dropping views! Lily Lake is only one of the many gorgeous ceremony spots within the park, see all the options in my Rocky Mountain National Park Elopement Guide.
“Samantha is amazing, amazing, amazing!
She was so easy to work with and made the entire process enjoyable. The resulting photo album speaks for itself! Sam- you are in the right business! Thank you a million times over for being part of our day!”
– L & N
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