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Grand Teton Elopement
September 29, 2020 By  Moira La Plante With  1 Comment
In  Destination  /  Elopements  /  Mountain  /  Recent Weddings  /  Weddings

As the last stop on our epic Mountain West Road Trip, after photo shoots in the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Summit County, Jesse and I headed northward for Heather and John’s Grand Teton elopement. We already knew their wedding was going to be a good time. After all, not every couple will travel from Colorado to Palm Springs with only two weeks’ notice for an epic airplane engagement session!

Heather and John, like many pandemic couples, had different plans for their wedding. Originally, their nuptials were to take place on the beach in Hawai’i. But with tourism grinding to a halt in the Aloha State and no one allowed in without an onerous quarantine process, Heather and John had to say, “Aloha,” to their plans. The aloha that means goodbye, that is.

So they traded the beaches for mountains and poke for picnics. The couple relocated their ceremony to the banks of the Snake River with the most dramatic Teton Range backdrop. They exchanged vows at Schwabacher’s Landing while surrounded by their closest friends and family. The ceremony was short, very sweet, and reminded everyone that even in the midst of worldwide turmoil, there’s still deep and beautiful love in the world.

But a ceremony in a jaw-droppingly gorgeous location wasn’t the only amazing thing Heather and John had planned for their guests. A quick trek to the Chapel of the Sacred Heart and a short hike down an embankment led everyone to the best possible spot for a picnic at Grand Teton National Park. The newlyweds’ guests lounged on Pendleton blankets, feasted from personal picnic baskets (with hand sanitizer included), and enjoyed the most ingenious socially distanced wedding celebration we’ve seen!

Following the picnic, we spirited Heather and John off for some epic sunset portraits (hey, these fires have to be good for something, right?) before we said goodbye and started in on our long drive home.

Heather and John, your Grand Teton elopement was absolutely splendid! Even with all the universal forces pushing against you, the celebration you put together couldn’t have been more perfect. We hope the rest of your trip was a blast and we’ll have to grab drinks in the (hopefully near) future!

 

grand teton elopement bride and groom first look

bridal portrait at grand teton national park

brother of the groom playing guitar during wedding ceremony

grand teton elopement wedding ceremony

mother of the bride crying during wedding ceremony

grand teton elopement bride and groom walking by river

bride and groom by river during grant teton elopement

black and white potrait of bride and groom during grand teton elopement

bride and groom riding in car to reception

wedding guests using hand sanitizer during covid wedding

grand teton elopement at jackson lake

flower girl playing on the beach during wedding reception

flower girl toasting the bride and groom

bride and groom drinking champagne on the beach

parents of the bride watching the first dance

groom dancing during grand teton elopement

flower girl playing in the water during wedding reception

sunset wedding photo of bride and groom at the grand tetons

golden hour wedding photo of bride and groom

bride and groom at barn in jackson hole

bride and groom silhouette photo at barn in the grand tetons



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Moira La Plante Jesse and Moira La Plante are husband and wife wedding photographers who have been shooting weddings for kick-ass couples since 2008. Located in Boulder, Colorado, the duo works primarily in the Rocky Mountains, but travels all over the country and abroad to shoot weddings.




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