Elopement at Lost Gulch Overlook in Boulder, Colorado

Sunrise Elopement in Boulder, Colorado

Mike + Paige

After meeting while on vacation in North Carolina at the age of 15, Mike and Paige quickly developed a crush on each other. They remained in contact with each other, even after their vacation was over and they both went back to their homes in different states. Eventually, they lost touch, but never forgot about each other. One night, in college, Paige added Mike on Facebook. This led to them reconnecting and now they’ve got a house together and two adopted pups!

Mike and Paige did things a little bit differently when it came to planning their elopement. They weren’t even officially engaged when they first contacted us. In fact, they wouldn’t become engaged until their elopement ceremony, moments before they became husband and wife! Mike and Paige chose to elope in Colorado not only because of the beautiful views but also because they could self-solemnize their marriage, meaning they wouldn’t need an officiant or any witnesses to make their marriage official.

On the morning of their elopement, we arrived at the overlook in Boulder, Colorado shortly before sunrise. From Flagstaff Mountain, we could see for miles and the horizon glowed orange. We followed the short trail and then climbed over the rocks. As the sun started peeking out over the horizon, Mike and Paige started their elopement ceremony, which included Mike’s proposal.

After the ceremony, Mike and Paige paused to take in the incredible mountain views before we drove down the mountain to Chautauqua Park. There we took a short hike until we found a secluded spot on the trail for their first dance. By the end of their elopement morning, we all agreed that a nap was in order, but the early morning couldn’t have been more worth it!

“To say that the Lisa + Alex Elopement Experience is the best there is, in my opinion, is quite frankly the understatement of the century. After going through this amazing process with them, I don’t think anyone could do it better. Once I found the Vow of the Wild website, I already started getting the feeling I was in good hands. Every detail and question was thoughtfully answered directly on the website - major kudos! I won’t lie and say that my husband and I weren’t extremely nervous about how we would vibe with total strangers on such a special day, but from our first zoom call to the big day, everything about Lisa + Alex put us at ease! They are the CHILLEST people and made us and all of our awkwardness not feel so awkward!

These two seriously think of every detail and leave no stone unturned to give you the day of your dreams and their professionalism and TALENT (OMG HAVE YOU SEEN THEIR PHOTOS?!) are just unparalleled. I seriously could gush about their work for hours. The amount of time and effort spent on capturing every single big and small detail of the morning is impossible to miss in the photos. They knew every shot to take and even read our minds on the details we didn’t know we needed. Every picture was fantastic and we got them back so fast, I wasn’t even ready for it! AND THE ALBUM! If you even thinking about a custom album, it’s a must have. The quality is amazing and Lisa worked so quickly with me on formatting everything to my liking - again just impeccable work. The two of you have truly outdone yourselves building this amazing business. Even given the opportunity to elope one thousand times, I would choose Lisa + Alex every time.”

— Mike + Paige

This elopement took place on Ute, Cheyenne, and Arapaho Land.

Photographs

Colorado Elopements

Destination Elopements

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We're Lisa + Alex, the goofballs behind Vow of the Wild. We live in Colorado, but we’re passionate about exploring new places. Being elopement photographers + videographers is a dream for us and we can’t imagine doing anything else (other than being professional dog petters).