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 […]

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 […]

Can I let you in on a little secret? Some of Arizona’s coolest places don’t reveal themselves immediately. You don’t pull into a perfectly paved parking lot. You don’t walk thirty seconds to an overlook, and you don’t wonder if your car is making good life choices. Merry Go Round Rock Sedona makes you earn […]

I have a theory. The best fall engagement photos happen right after couples stop worrying about posing. Not because they suddenly become professional models or because they memorize Pinterest poses. But because they realize engagement photos aren’t about standing perfectly or knowing what to do with your hands. They’re about the way your boyfriend makes […]

I think one of the biggest misconceptions about Arizona wedding locations is that people assume they all look the same. They picture a cactus. Desert. Red rocks. Maybe a sunset. Don’t get me wrong… Arizona absolutely understood the assignment when it came to desert landscapes. But every time someone tells me they’re thinking about getting […]

I noticed something recently while helping couples with planning an elopement. The things couples spend the most time stressing about before their wedding day are almost never the things they’re talking about afterward. Nobody is texting me six months later saying, “Thank goodness we followed that wedding trend report.” Which feels like a relief because […]

There’s something about driving into Strawberry that makes everyone instinctively roll their windows down. Maybe it’s because you’ve spent the last few hours surrounded by desert, and suddenly everything changes. The pine trees get taller. The air gets cooler. The road winds a little more. Before long, you’re looking around wondering how you’re still in […]