Sarah and Cole's Colorado Elopement

I don’t know about you but I love a winter elopement! (Which is probably a good thing since I live in winter from basically October to May at over 10,000 feet of elevation in the Rocky Mountains!) Sarah and Cole has a short & sweet (and COLD) elopement on gorgeous frozen Lake Dillon. They were accompanied by Sarah’s sister and their friend officiated for them. After the ceremony we went up to Sapphire Point for sunset photos. It was such a chilly afternoon we had the whole place to ourselves! Wahoo! (A rarity, for sure, as Sapphire is one of the most instagrammed spots in Summit County so you can usually expect a steady stream of tourists whenever you’re there.) It was such a luxury to take our time and have some fun celebrating the new Mr. & Mrs. One of my favorite things about this elopement was Cole’s GREEN suit! I love when guys get out of the box with their attire and the green looked perfect on him! Also, the embroidery on Sarah’s dress was to die for!

Eloping at 12,000 feet

Olga and Ethan met at The Air Force Academy so it’s only natural for them to want to elope among the clouds at one of the higher points in Colorado! Ever the adventurers, these two make their love work despite having military careers on opposite sides of the country. I was only too happy when I got their email inquiring about some wild and wonderful wedding photos. They eloped alone, wanting this occasion to be just the two of them, but were super excited to surprise their families with the photos. Olga said she was pretty sure everyone suspected they were up to something on this trip—everyone knows them so well!

Arapahoe Basin holds a special place in their hearts and they wanted their photos to be centered around there. Since we photographed at the very end of May, I was used to most out of towners expecting Spring so I cautioned them that we most definitely still have snow up here and are they going to be okay with that. Well…not only were they okay with it, they replied that they had specifically wanted snowy pictures! Hooray!!

Despite a snowy and rainy spring here in Summit County, Olga and Ethan’s day dawned beautiful and stayed beautiful. We got a few fresh snowflakes even! Check out their adorable photos below.