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LET ME GUESS...
A BIG FANCY WEDDING DOESN'T FEEL LIKE "YOU."
Even just *planning* a traditional wedding feels overwhelming, with all the logistics and family dynamics to navigate. And thinking about having to share personal, heartfelt vows in front of every single person that you know has your heart rate up. Maybe you've even found yourself thinking "I just can't wait for this to be over so we can go on our honeymoon."
Even just *planning* a traditional wedding feels overwhelming, with all the logistics and family dynamics to navigate. And thinking about having to share personal, heartfelt vows in front of every single person that you know has your heart rate up. Maybe you've even found yourself thinking "I just can't wait for this to be over so we can go on our honeymoon."
Sound familiar? This is your cue to shake off the wedding "shoulds" and choose a meaningful experience that you're stoked to enjoy every moment of!
Sound familiar? This is your cue to shake off the wedding "shoulds" and choose a meaningful experience that you're stoked to enjoy every moment of!
You deserve a wedding day that gets you as excited as Bilbo Baggins about to go on an adventure!
You deserve a wedding day that gets you as excited as Bilbo Baggins about to go on an adventure!
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Let's REDEFINE YOUR WEDDING DAY
WAIT, WHAT IS AN ELOPEMENT?
e·lope·ment | i-ˈlōp-mənt
1. AN INTENTIONAL CHOICE TO FOCUS YOUR WEDDING DAY ON WHAT MATTERS MOST: YOU TWO
2. AN EMPOWERING DECISION TO MAKE YOUR WEDDING DAY ENJOYABLE, INTIMATE, AND MEANINGFUL
3. AN INCREDIBLY EFFECTIVE WAY TO KEEP YOUR WEDDING DAY STRESS- AND DRAMA-FREE
4. A SAFE, INCLUSIVE, JOYFUL EXPERIENCE WHERE YOU CAN RELAX AND TOTALLY BE YOURSELVES
1. AN INTENTIONAL CHOICE TO FOCUS YOUR WEDDING DAY ON WHAT MATTERS MOST: YOU TWO
2. AN EMPOWERING DECISION TO MAKE YOUR WEDDING DAY ENJOYABLE, INTIMATE, AND MEANINGFUL
3. AN INCREDIBLY EFFECTIVE WAY TO KEEP YOUR WEDDING DAY STRESS- AND DRAMA-FREE
4. A SAFE, INCLUSIVE, JOYFUL EXPERIENCE WHERE YOU CAN RELAX AND TOTALLY BE YOURSELVES
SOUNDS AMAZING, WE’RE IN
The only thing you "have" to do on your wedding day is get married.
Close your eyes and dream with us
The rest is up to you.
START DREAMING UP YOUR DAY
Oregon elopements
are the best elopements
Take it from us, your resident oregon elopement photographers
Whatever you're looking for, Oregon literally has it all in. In terms of landscapes, you can find forests, mountains, waterfalls, and even high desert. But Oregon also offers every activity you could imagine doing on a new adventure together, whether you want to go brewery hopping, explore a new city, go horseback riding, kayaking, or rock climbing. And the best thing about opting for an adventure elopement instead of a traditional wedding? You can do it all on your elopement day!
MEET VALERIE & MICHAEL
IF YOUR HEARTS ARE TELLING YOU TO TAKE THE PATH LESS TRAVELED, BUT YOU’RE WONDERING WHERE TO EVEN START…
...then we’re your people! As elopement photographers who are low-key obsessed with crafting special experiences for our couples, we’re here to help guide you through your entire elopement planning process.
Together we’ll infuse every step with intention, building a bespoke experience around the little details that make your relationship so special. Having a blast getting to know each other in the lead-up to your elopement adventure is the secret cherry on top (at least that’s what our couples tell us!).
You’re dreaming of an unforgettable day you’ll want to relive over and over. We can’t wait to help design and capture every single exhilarating moment of it!
...then we’re your people! As elopement photographers who are low-key obsessed with crafting special experiences for our couples, we’re here to help guide you through your entire elopement planning process.
Together we’ll infuse every step with intention, building a bespoke experience around the little details that make your relationship so special. Having a blast getting to know each other in the lead-up to your elopement adventure is the secret cherry on top (at least that’s what our couples tell us!).
You’re dreaming of an unforgettable day you’ll want to relive over and over. We can’t wait to help design and capture every single exhilarating moment of it!
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So we'll walk you step by step through the planning process
we want you to relax AND FOCUS ON EACH OTHER
SCOUTING THE
PERFECT HIDDEN
GEM LOCATIONS
CRAFTING A
CUSTOM TIMELINE
FROM START TO
FINISH
NAVIGATING ANY
NECESSARY
PERMITS
PLANNING A
SUSTAINABLE AND
ECO-FRIENDLY DAY
CONNECTING YOU
WITH INCLUSIVE
AND SUSTAINABLE
VENDORS
DOCUMENTING
YOU AND YOUR
LOVE IN YOUR
ELEMENT
DESIGNING
ARCHIVAL ALBUMS
YOU'LL SHOW
YOUR GRANDKIDS
LET’S START DESIGNING YOUR DAY
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We can’t say enough about these two awesome people. You can’t go wrong with them!!
Valerie and Michael are the absolute best at what they do. I couldn’t be happier with our elopement photos. What really set them apart from everyone else was how comfortable we felt with them from the first phone call and the fact that they truly cared that our wedding day was perfect. They listened to our very vague description of “we want to get married by a waterfall,” then got to know us as a couple, found out what was important to us, and the result was a beautiful elopement that felt like a fairy tale we were sharing with two friends who happened to be taking photos of us.
They found the perfect location for us (we were coming from out of town), recommended a hair/makeup artist that was out of this world, and helped us stay on track with every aspect of planning the event. They really made it effortless for us and made the planning process enjoyable.
Jessi & Jon
love to you both
love to you both
Maddie & Barrett
Every time I re-open my wedding photos I laugh, I cry, I feel like I am reliving our special day
Michael & Valerie were an absolute joy to work with, from sharing laughs, stories and champagne pre-wedding, to saving the day with a tide to go stick, to even pushing us outside of our comfort zones and capturing the MOST STUNNING couple photos ever (perhaps I’m biased, but damn).
You want your photographers to capture all the small, intimate moments, to help loosen people up and guide them into beautiful photos, but to also blend in to capture those beautiful candids and Wander Kings excelled in all of these areas. Michael and Valerie’s passion for photography is portrayed in every single photo, and the love they share for their work is so obvious. I highly recommend these two as they will only exceed your expectations, we cannot wait to use them again for all of our big family moments in the future.
love to you both
David & Latoya
Wander Kings was so attentive, compassionate and flexible with all our changing information.
I’m not sure how I got so lucky! I found Wander Kings (Lynn & Michael) on Instagram and was immediately drawn to the photography style, magical, detailed and dreamy. They really know what they’re doing.
Fast forward to wedding day and they amazed me with how quickly they got myself, my husband and my family together to get all the shots that I had requested. I got sneak peeks from the wedding photos THE NEXT DAY, which made me cry tears of joy because everyone knows how fast your wedding day goes by and it was just so beautiful and special to see the photos and get them so quickly.
Our full gallery was sent to us a few weeks before we were supposed to get them and I can’t put into words how beautiful and special they are to me. I knew I was going to get back beautiful pictures but honestly Wander Kings exceeded my expectations. There were some small details in the photos that they captured intentionally that absolutely warmed my heart. Thank you Valerie & Michael you two are absolutely amazing.
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If you’re looking for some epic places to elope in Oregon, you can rest easy with this epic guide put together by your resident PNW elopement experts. With over 300 miles of coastline, ten national forests, stunning peaks of the Cascade range, a vast high desert, and over 200 waterfalls, it’s no wonder that Oregon is a top location for couples looking to have an adventurous outdoor elopement.
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So you’ve decided you want to elope – you opted for an intimate, meaningful wedding day experience where you actually get to spend time with your partner in a space where you are totally free to be yourselves. So now it’s time to figure out how you actually want to do your elopement ceremony.
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