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Eloping with friends and family right by your side can be the most incredible experience. But it will have a direct impact on your planning, flexibility and overall experience in many ways.

Should You Elope With Family?

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Highlighting the possibilities of a Llano River Elopement and giving you a sneak peek at the behind-the-scenes of planning!

Llano River Elopement | A Behind The Scenes Look at How I Help Couples Plan and Document Their Elopement

Couple hiking around the Llano River during their Llano River Elopement

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Forget a copy and pasted ceremony in the middle of a barn, lace up your hiking boots and opt for a Palo Duro Canyon elopement instead. Say your vows in the second largest canyon in the united states.

The Ultimate Guide to a Palo Duro Canyon Elopement

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Imagine travelling into an unknown state for your elopement or wedding, you arrive at your Airbnb to find there’s no electricity or running water. Let alone space for your hair and makeup artist to come do their thing. And there’s DEFINITELY not enough space for you and your fiancé to enjoy your time together. Yikes! […]

Booking Lodging for your Elopement or Wedding 101

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You want to have an adventure elopement but you’re more of a city enthusiast than you are an outdoorsy hiking enthusiast. Is there an option for you? Urban elopements are another amazing and adventurous way you can get married! If running around exploring your favorite city with your favorite human sounds like the best date […]

9 Ideas For Eloping In Austin Texas | Urban Elopement Planning Tips

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A single wedding produces about 400-600 lbs of waste. Meaning at 2.5 million weddings per year that’s billions of pounds of waste every year! Just in the US! Yikes.

Have a Sustainable Wedding In Austin Texas

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This blog covers what you want to consider when building your elopement timeline as well as give sample timelines with a few different scenarios. We will cover considering weather for an elopement timeline, examples, tips for an intimate setting, impact light can have, travel time, flexibility, how photos fit in and more!

Elopement Timeline Tips and Examples

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So you want to have an Enchanted Rock wedding or elopement. Yeehaw! I love Enchanted Rock, it is such a cool and accessible location great for any adventure wedding! Whether you want to get married just the two of you or bring your closest friends and family members along. Enchanted Rock is a great location to make it happen!

How To Get Married at Enchanted Rock

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Big Bend is HUGE and full of possibilities. So When you start to dig in to actually planning it gets pretty wild pretty fast. I’ve got you covered with this blog that acts as the ultimate guide to a Big Bend Elopement.

The Ultimate Guide to a Big Bend Elopement

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In this blog I walk you through how to plan your Texas elopement. My goal is to make your planning process fun and stress-free!

How To Plan Your Texas Elopement

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I'm Nikole Velasco and I specialize in Houston Texas wedding photography. I create documentary style imagery for couples who value the freedom to be fully present on their wedding day. I love creating artful photographs and heirloom quality albums that you will cherish for years to come.
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