If you’re newly engaged or planning something small and intimate for your wedding day, you might find yourself wondering: Do I need an elopement package, or will a couples session be enough?
At first glance, they might seem similar—both involve beautiful photos of you and your person, right? But when it comes to capturing something as meaningful as your wedding day, the difference between the two is so much more than time or photo count.
Here’s what sets them apart—and why your elopement deserves more than just a quick couples shoot.
💍 A Couples Session Is a Portrait Experience
Couples sessions are perfect for engagements, anniversaries, or just-for-fun adventures. You get up to an hour of photography, 60 images, and a laid-back session where we can explore, laugh, and create beautiful portraits together.
It’s all about documenting your love in a relaxed, intentional way—with no timeline to follow, no vows to exchange, and no ceremony involved.
In short: it’s about who you are as a couple, not about capturing a specific milestone moment.
✨ An Elopement Package Tells a Story
Your elopement may be small, but it’s still your wedding day. The elopement package is designed to honor that.
With more hours of photography coverage and a larger quantity and variety of images, we’re able to document your full experience—from your quiet anticipation to your heartfelt vows, to those just-married portraits filled with joy and emotion.
There’s time to breathe, be present, and celebrate this once-in-a-lifetime moment, all without feeling rushed. Whether you're exchanging vows on a cliffside, in your backyard, or in a dreamy forest setting, I’ll be there to tell the full story of your day—not just the highlight reel.
📸 Why It Matters
Here’s the thing: you only get married once.
Even if you’re skipping the big venue and guest list, your commitment to each other is still worth capturing with the same intention and care.
The elopement package isn’t just “more photos”—it’s an investment in preserving the emotion, connection, and meaning of your wedding day. Years from now, when you look back at those images, you’ll feel it all over again.
And that? That’s priceless.
🥂 The Bottom Line
If you’re celebrating love with a proposal, anniversary, or just because—it’s couples session time.
But if you’re saying “I do”?
Let’s give your wedding day the space and storytelling it deserves.
Your love is worth it. Your story is worth it. And your elopement? It’s so much more than just a photoshoot.