COVID-19 Update
Hi Friends!
We know these last few years have been a whirlwind for all of us. As we’ve all seen, things are continually changing, projections get updated, and new variants take over. We’re doing our best to keep up with all of the new information, and we wanted to create this resource to let you know what our current response to COVID-19 is. Please note that our recommendations might change over time.
Updated April 2023
We are both fully vaccinated and boosted! We will continue to keep updated with any additional boosters as they are recommend and made available.
What did previous years look like, and what do you expect moving forward?
2024 - 2025
We will be moving forward with all of our elopements. We will continue to keep all Covid-19 safety measures and regulations in mind when making plans with our couples (this includes keeping all coverage outside). As always, we recommend that all of our couples consider wedding and/or travel insurance.
2021 - 2023
We captured all 2021, 2022, and 2023 elopements as planned. We continued to follow the rules and guidance from the state and the CDC. We kept all of our Covid safety measures in place.
2020
All of our March, April, and May 2020 elopements were rescheduled. We were able to move forward with all elopements taking place between June and December 2020. Due to rising Covid cases and wildfires, some of our 2020 elopements in October, November, and December required major changes to location and guest count to comply with safety regulations.
2023 Elopement Blogs
2022 Elopement Blogs
2021 Elopement Blogs
2020 Elopement Blogs
According to the state, your wedding can still be a “go” without adjustments if:
Local regulations (including city, county, and state) are open for gatherings of your wedding size and non-essential business + travel.
The National Park, National Forest, park, or venue you’ve chosen is open, allowing permits/events, and can accommodate your guest count.
All attending are symptom-free, have had no recent contact with COVID-19, and have not been instructed to quarantine/self-isolate.
Our guidelines for elopements
We will not be carpooling with our couples or any guests.
We will keep all coverage outdoors and will not be entering hotels, rentals, or restaurants on elopement days.
Over the past few years, we have seen many other wedding photography and videography teams get COVID-19 during wedding season and have to scramble to find replacements for their couples. Of course, getting COVID-19 is always a risk, but our intention with keeping all coverage outdoors is to minimize the risk of infection at all of our elopements and to help keep all of us safe and healthy. We are modifying coverage to either not include getting ready, or to move it outdoors. The same goes for indoor reception coverage (such as indoor dinners at a rental house or a restaurant). For most of our couples, this hasn't really changed anything as we typically focus our coverage outside where the photos/videos will look better anyway.