Recently engaged? Hiring a travel elopement photographer can be a great decision for couples looking to capture their special day in a unique and memorable way. Courts Captured Moments is ready to travel to you! I book a number of engagement sessions and adventure weddings around the country. Skip over the usual travel fees and […]

If you’re trying to figure out what to wear for engagement photos and every Pinterest search is giving you some variation of a beige dress, khakis, and two people frolicking barefoot through a field…COME ON. We have more options than that. Your engagement photos are supposed to look like you. Which means your outfits should […]

If you’re planning a non-traditional wedding and keep coming back to black wedding dresses while everyone else keeps sending you white gowns…I think we both know where this is going. Wear. The. Black. Dress. A non-traditional wedding can look about a million different ways. Maybe that’s getting married on top of a mountain, inviting 20 […]

Listen, I love Diablo Lake. She’s gorgeous. She knows it. The turquoise water is doing exactly what it needs to do. But if you’re planning a North Cascades National Park elopement, I need you to know that your options don’t start and end with the most recognizable overlook on Google. The North Cascades are packed […]

If eloping in Washington is already on your radar, I’m guessing you didn’t choose Washington because you wanted to stand in a perfectly manicured garden for twenty minutes, take a few photos, and call it a day. You want the views. The mountains, lakes, and giant trees. The winding drives where every five minutes somebody […]

Arizona wedding venues are kind of known for a few things. Cacti. Red rocks. Desert. More cacti. And listen, I LOVE the desert, but maybe your Pinterest board is looking a little more secret-garden-meets-romantic-estate and a little less “please don’t back into that saguaro.” That’s where Secret Garden by Wedgewood Weddings comes in. Hidden away […]

Can we normalize planning a backyard wedding because it makes you happy instead of because it’ll look good on Pinterest? Seriously. If your favorite date night is grabbing tacos together, have the taco truck. Maybe everyone knows your dog is basically your first child; let them walk down the aisle. If hosting a backyard wedding […]

Arizona has no shortage of incredible places for engagement photos. If you’re still deciding where to take your engagement photos, you might also enjoy my guide to the best Arizona wedding locations, where I break down some of my favorite landscapes across the state. Seriously, you could throw a dart at a map and probably […]

Arizona has a pretty iconic reputation. Most people picture towering saguaros, red rock cliffs, endless sunshine, and those classic desert landscapes you’ve probably seen all over Instagram. And they’re not wrong. But then there are places like Boojum Tree Hidden Gardens that completely flip that expectation on its head. The first time I walked through […]

Can we all agree that Halloween weddings are just ridiculously fun? If you’re the kind of couple who’d rather have candlelight than chandeliers, a witch officiating your ceremony instead of a stranger in a suit, and a wedding that has your guests saying, “Honestly…this is SO them,” then you’re in the right place. Halloween weddings […]

The drive to Pinetop feels like you’re slowly leaving Arizona behind. The saguaros disappear, the air gets crisper, and the road starts winding through pine trees instead of desert landscapes, and somewhere along the way, you catch yourself thinking… “Wait… we’re still in Arizona?” I absolutely love that about this part of the state. If […]