Your Local Utah Elopement Photographers
Welcoming all couples who find a deep connection in the great outdoors.
We’re a husband and wife team offering planning, photography and ceremony officiation, with an optional video add-on.
Your Local Utah Elopement Photographers
Welcoming all couples who find a deep connection in the great outdoors.
We’re a husband and wife team offering planning, photography and ceremony officiation, with an optional video add-on.
There’s something magical about ‘just us’ elopements
You’re not selfish for wanting a day that is yours, all yours.
It’s OK that you don’t want to play host to other people on your wedding day. Of course you’d rather focus your energy where it matters most: on each other and the experience you’re sharing.
Choosing a ‘just for us’ elopement is paving the way for a wedding day that is truly relaxed and joyful. A day that feels liberating.
So, let’s create a day that makes you giddy to look back on as the years pass by.
A day packed to the brim with simple, unadulterated JOY.
fun fact…
Elopement planning doesn’t have to suck.
But we totally get it if you’re feeling overwhelmed and kinda stressed right now!
The fact that your wedding day is a completely blank slate is liberating as heck… But it’s also a little confusing, right?!
Don’t worry, that’s where we come in…
Having planned and photographed over 100 elopements, in Utah and beyond, we’ve got this thing DOWN! We’re ready to guide you through the whole process.
“What Vanessa and Chad give to their couples is pure magic.
We are still saying to ourselves ‘we can’t believe we did that’. It was such an awe-inspiring experience to see the beautiful world around us and to be in the middle of it, joining our lives together.”
– Dana + Stephen
Meet Your Elopement Photographers (dogs optional)
We’re Chad and Vanessa – aka ‘The Outlovers’ – and we are Utah-based elopement photographers.
(Those floof-nuggets are Bula and Laya, our rescue pups who we’re unashamedly obsessed with).
We live and breathe for elopement adventures in the great outdoors and know allllll the best spots to take you.
Whether you want to hike to a soaring arch at sunrise, off-road to an epic mountain pass for sunset, or light up a fire and stargaze after dark…. We know just the place.
Better yet? We know where to find the killer views WITHOUT all the tourists.
We’re not going to take you to the latest Instagram hotspot.
Heck no!
Instead, we’re going to take you to all the lesser known hidden gems that we’ve found after years of exploring, so you can enjoy absolute peace on your elopement day.
Our mission is simple, really: we want you to fall into bed at the end of your elopement day with a face that hurts from smiling, having had the most perfectly ‘you’ day that will stick with you forever!
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Would you rather elope in the mountains?
We live right on the border between CO and UT and spend half our elopement season in the desert, half in the mountains. Just tap the button below to know more about our Colorado elopements!
WHY HIRE A COUPLE FOR YOUR ELOPEMENT PHOTOGRAPHY?
NO AWKWARD THIRD WHEEL SITUATION!
With four of us hanging out it’s a really casual, friendly vibe.
We have VERY different creative eyes.
Which means more variety in your photos.
We can offer fully personalized ceremony officiation.
There are many solo photographers out there who will sign your license, but they can’t logistically lead your ceremony and take photos at the same. We can!
We can offer you a mini video add-on with your photography package.
Just ask!
We really can keep it as simple as the two of you and the two of us.
YOU CHOSE TO ELOPE BECAUSE YOU WANTED TO KEEP THINGS SIMPLE, RIGHT?
Let us help you…
We know planning even a small wedding
can feel totally overwhelming.
It doesn’t need to be that way.
As your local Utah elopement photographers, we’re going to take the planning stress right off your shoulders.
LOCATION SCOUTING
We’re going to get to know all your wants and must-haves, then we’ll send you a shortlist of dream locations that check your boxes.
Permit Assistance
Permits can be confusing, we know! We’re going to guide you through the whole process.
Local Vendors
We’re going to hook you up with all the best local vendors: florists, hair and makeup, picnic suppliers, private chefs, tour guides etc.
Activity Suggestions
We’ve got SO many fun ideas for ways you can spend your elopement day, no matter the activity level or adventure level you crave.
Timeline Planning
We’ll figure it out all the logistics for you! All you need to do is immerse yourself in the moment.
One of a Kind Experience
We pride ourselves on crafting kick-ass, one-of-a-kind elopement experiences that make you feel truly, deeply ALIVE!! This is gonna be a day for the books.
Fully Personalized Ceremony Officiation with All Our Packages
We deeply believe your ceremony MATTERS. And yet it so often gets overlooked: it’s drowned out by all the other wedding planning and becoming a bit of an afterthought.
That moment of sharing lifelong promises and committing your lives to one another really is the true heart and soul of your elopement day.
It deserves more than just a boring, heard-it-all-before generic script and the signing of a piece of paper.
That’s why all of our photography packages include complimentary custom ceremony officiation.
Vanessa is ordained and takes huge pride in getting to know you, your beliefs and your hopes and dreams, and writing a ceremony that is fully personalized to tell your story.
While Vanessa helps you ground yourselves in the moment and guides you through your ceremony, Chad will still be there capturing every tender moment. This is the beauty of hiring a duo!
“Our ceremony blew us away!”
Vanessa led a heartfelt, authentic, personal and beautifully worded ceremony that aligned with our beliefs. Her ability to create a space to deeply feel everything is something we’ve never witnessed before.”
– Andie + Jim
Better yet, we offer video too!
Coz photos and video go together like peanut butter and jelly (or gin and tonic, your call)!
For those that would like their love story captured in motion, we offer a mini videography package as an entirely optional add-on to your photography.
We’re going to take all the most special moments of your day and create a beautiful 3 minute highlight video, as well as a simple recording of your whole ceremony.
Just imagine being transported back to that magical day when you’re grey and old, looking back on a life well-lived.
And for all those people back home wishing they could have seen the moment you got married? BOOM. There ya go!
So, how does this all work?Let’s keep it simple…
Go ahead and fill in the form below. Don’t worry if you don’t know all the details yet, we’ll figure that out together!
We’ll line up a Zoom chat to get to know each other and brainstorm ideas.
If you decide that we’re the photographers for YOU, we’ll lock you in with a contract and retainer, and then the fun really begins!
We plan the heck out of your elopement with you. Locations, vendors, activities, permits, timelines etc. We got ya!
You live out the day of your dreams, we take killer photos of all the magic, and you wonder why everyone doesn’t elope!
If you’re ready for the adventure of a lifetime…
…get in touch!
PLEASE NOTE: we specialize in ‘just us’ elopements but we do take on a handful of super small elopements each year (max 15 guests).
“Eloping with The Outlovers may be one of the very best decisions we have ever made.
Last minute we decided to elope in Utah and Vanessa and Chad’s expert guidance was invaluable. We were able to plan the wedding we didn’t know we wanted in just three weeks time, a true testament to the organization, guidance, professionalism and creative nature of The Outlovers.”
– Meredith + Domenic
Looking for some planning inspo?
the outlovers have got ya covered…
Browse more resources on our blog!
100 Epic Elopement Ideas
How Much Does It Cost To Elope?
How To Elope In Utah: The Ultimate Guide
What do we believe?
ALL love deserves celebrating.
We work with ALL couples who resonate with what we offer. We don’t give two hoots about who you love, where you come from or what you look like.
And, honestly? If you don’t feel the same way, we’re probably NOT the right team for you.
Leave No Trace. Always.
We care deeply about the natural environment and consider it a privilege to call it our ‘office’.
We have completed the Leave No Trace course for photographers and follow their principles in all our adventures.
Your experience above all else.
This might sounds strange, but your photos are NOT our top priority. Your actual experience on your elopement day is. And you know what? The best photos are the DIRECT RESULT of you having the time of your lives.
You can read more about our photography philosophy and see more of our work here.
