Emily May Photography

Part 1 of MacKenzie + Joe’s 2 day wedding 🪻

This was my first wedding of busy season, and my god. It set the bar HIGH.

We started day 1 at sunrise for a wildflower adventure, followed by a sweet little picnic by a lake.

We hiked to an incredible waterfall, where they read personal vows to each other, surrounded by rushing water and mist (that I swear was a paid actor bc hello???)

I met back up with them in the evening for their rehearsal dinner, where they ate pizza and spent quality time with their guests, followed by creating the bud vases for the wedding day! Everyone banded together and helped create stunning centerpieces for the dinner table (which you’ll see the final product in part 2 👀)

Wow. If this day is any indication of how my 2026 season will go, I’m in for an extraordinary year 😭

Stay tuned for part 2!

Photography: emily ✶ colorado elopement photographer ✶ stop-motion films
Hair & makeup: Kaitlin Young
Suit: H.M. Cole
Dress: Anthropologie Weddings
Pizza: Secret Stash Pizza
Hats: Stetson
Bud vase florals: Keegan Athey

When Marissa said that LOTR and ACOTAR was the vibe twin for their elopement, I think I blacked out from excitement.

And then this beautiful couples shows up looking like they straight up walked out of a fairy tale 😭 the dress? The sleeves? The CAPE?? I’m wholeheartedly gagged.

Marissa’s mom even sent over traditional fresh Hawaiian leis all the way from Hawaii 🌺 they smelled DIVINE.

The fantasy vibes were off the charts, and being set in the mountains made it even more majestic.

M+N’s elopement day was nothing short of magical, and I’m so honored I got to be a part of it ✨