ICELAND PHOTOGRAPHER AND PLANNER FOR OFF-THE-BEATEN-PATH ADVENTURE ELOPEMENTS
 
 
 
Custom Iceland Elopement Packages for down-to-earth explorers ready to venture into nature & magic.


ICELAND ADVENTURE ELOPEMENT PACKAGES THAT ARE
AS AWESOME AS SECOND BREAKFAST.
 
 
 

 

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Iceland Elopement Packages
& Adventure Photography Experiences for a truly low key, location-forward day.

All Iceland Elopement packages & Adventure Photography experiences are custom, personal, and built just for you.

So you can say your vows in Iceland’s dynamic landscapes— without 400 randos watching you.


This is a completely customized Iceland elopement experience from single day to multi-day experiences to capture more of your adventure than just your elopement day.

These customized Iceland elopement experiences ensure that each couple can hand-craft the experience that fits the variety of different needs each couple uniquely has.

You will be seamlessly guided through the entire experience starting with the crafting of your customized Iceland elopement package, to putting your dream experience together, to your custom Iceland elopement location itinerary.

Each step of the way is tailored to who you both are as humans and the way you want your day to feel.


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How your designed Iceland Elopement & Experience is crafted.

01- CONTACT
Contact me here to start your hand-crafted experience.

02- CHAT
If we’re a great fit, we’ll have a chat so I can get a feel for your vibe & elopement vision.

03- CUSTOM MAGIC
I’ll create custom packages for you that can showcase the adventure you’re looking for.

04- HIGH-TOUCH, PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
When you’re booked in, you will get spoon-fed everything you need to make your day and trip a stress-less, magical time.


 
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Iceland Elopements, Adventure Experiences,
and Secret Proposal Packages are here


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Iceland Elopement Packages
Custom-built, personal, & private

    • All packages are custom-made and tailored to you through my special process.

    • Partial day options start at $6700 USD (+VAT)

    • Full-day and multi-day options are available. The most popular full-day booking typically falls between $9000-$13,000 USD (+VAT)

    • Every package includes personalized planning assistance, logistics coordination, and me as your photographer.

    • Every package comes with your final gallery delivered online.

    • There is no image limit per package, all images that pass my quality control. You do not need to purchase more images later.

  • This is a high-touch, personal experience.

    The process is simple as you will be guided through every part.

    1- Reach out via the contact form.
    2- During your consult I’ll get to know you and what you’re looking for.
    3- You’ll book in the custom package you love.
    4- Then we get to pulling it all together.

    • The difference: we get to know each other, it’s personal, bespoke, one-to-one the whole way,

    • I have almost 20 years of experience with multiple professional cameras.

    • Instead of meeting your contracted photographer the day of, minimal communications, and 99% hands-off planning.

    • I’m basically like having a friend in Iceland who happens to have cameras with her that you’re hanging out with.

    • And, you will have a local which I can not stress enough is essential here in Iceland with our weather, terrain, climate, and solving problems in real-time.

all Iceland Elopements are designed for you from start to finish. As this service is not only custom, but high touch, i only take on a low volume per year — so you get someone who is truly with you the whole way.

iceland elopement pricing starts at a Partial day $6700 USD (+VAT)

 
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The foundation of the most popular booked Iceland Elopement Package includes:

+ A custom-made and tailored experience from your elopement locations to your entire elopement coordination.

+ Photography coverage of your elopement story with someone who feels like a friend you’ve known for a lifetime.

+ Steph as your collaborative partner for personalised elopement planning assistance throughout the entire Iceland elopement experience.

+ The Iceland Elopement Planning Done-For-You Experience so you save time & headache on planning your trip and elopement in Iceland.

+ Every Iceland Elopement Package comes with your final gallery delivered online as your whole story— no image delivery limit or required purchase afterward for more.

+ The price of each Iceland Elopement Package includes all expenses with no hidden fees or post-booking charges.

+ Quick and always responsive during the entire Iceland Elopement process.

+ Weather monitoring and backup weather plans for your Iceland elopement day — with exclusive Iceland elopement availability should your elopement day need to change.

 
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Iceland Adventure Experiences
Fully custom & local-built

    • Adventure sessions are custom-made tailored to you.

    • Adventure sessions start at 1 hour and go up from there.

    • Adventure sessions can be planned from a Reykjavík session or out in the wilds of Iceland.

    • Adventure sessions start at $1400 USD (+VAT)

    • Your final gallery will be delivered in an online gallery.

    • There is no image limit per package, you do not need to purchase more images later.

    • Couple’s adventure

    • Engagement Session (great for Save the Dates)

    • Vow Renewal

    • Fantasy and art

    • Commercial session

  • The process is simple as you will be guided through every part.

    1- Reach out via the contact form.
    2- During your consult I’ll get to know you and what you’re looking for.
    3- You’ll book in the custom package you love.
    4- Then we get to pulling it all together.

  • If you’re coming to Iceland, why not get professionally created content?

    These are completely custom, hand-crafted experiences from a partial day to multiple days. Each experience is personal to you.

each iceland adventure session is crafted to fit your needs and the locations are hand-picked to match. locations vary from within reykjavík municipality to around the island.
these sessions are not just for couples but also for brand photography, private photography for public figures, and portraits.

Adventure sessions start at $1400 USD (+VAT)

Get Engaged in Iceland
Secret, custom marriage proposals

    • Each proposal is a custom-made day.

    • I’ll help you find the perfect location and add in any special touches.

    • These are best in an ‘‘adventure style’’ versus a making it a big event with lots of decor.

    • By keeping it in this adventure style we can make it a real surprise through the whole thing. (Don’t worry, I have a whole plan for keeping it a secret.)

    • Proposals start at 1 hour and go up from there.

    • Proposals start at $1400 USD (+VAT)

    • There is no image limit per package, all images that pass my quality control. You do not need to purchase more images later.

    • You can have one hour at one location where you pop the question and get some photos afterward.

    • You can have multiple hours where I will create a custom location adventure for you both to get more photos in post-proposal bliss.

    • We can add on special touches to your experience.

  • The process is simple as you will be guided through every part.

    1- Reach out via the contact form.
    2- During your consult I’ll get to know you and what you’re looking for.
    3- You’ll book in the custom package you love.
    4- Then we get to pulling it all together.

want to keep it a secret that you’re popping the question while you propse in iceland? I’m your girl.
these are set up in a sneaky way so your partner has no idea. Iceland proposal adventures are built for you from a single hour to a full day.


Proposals start at $1400 USD (+VAT)

 
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The Revolutionized Elopement Experience


 

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT INSIDE EACH EXPERIENCE:

+ Your elopement is seen as a whole experience and not a singular few hours in your trip to Iceland.


+ Your experience is one-of-a-kind so you’ll never pick your wedding from a list of things to choose from.

+ Each package comes with hand-picked locations, logistics sorted, timeline built, a plethora of Iceland resources, open communication, elopement day coordinationwell beyond the generic PDF guide and scarce touch points.

+ My whole planning process is to lift any stress or anxieties off your shoulders.

+ Your elopement will feel intimate, personal, and meaningful instead of corporate vibes.

+ Exclusive amount of availability. Steph doesn’t book as many elopements as possible to give each couple the attention they deserve.

+ The experience is one of true adventure, empowerment to be yourselves, and permission to love however you want to - however that looks for you two.

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ICELAND ADVENTURE ELOPEMENT |

 
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Your Full Iceland Elopement Experience

LEAVE THE OVERWHELM BEHIND AND TAKE BACK YOUR time. I GOT YOU.

01.
First, we meet- inquire with me
via here.
If we’re a match, schedule our chat to talk about the dreams, vision, and experience you want.

02.
Design & Customize Your Elopement

Select the option you love then complete the contract & retainer payment.


03.
Hand-Crafted Planning & Design Begins
Through my proprietary, simple planning process we start crafting your elopement.

04.
Elopement Adventure in Iceland
The details are tied up with a bow, you will have your elopement in Iceland with me by your side.

05.
Image Delivery & Heirloom Albums
You will receive your images within 8 weeks from your elopement via online gallery and we will design your heirloom, bespoke elopement album for you
(and any as gifts).

Iceland Elopement Package Details below

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MORE THAN JUST YOUR PHOTOGRAPHER

Think of me as your 3-for-1 Iceland Elopement Yoda


01.


Personal knowledge hub for vendors, restaurants, craft beer breweries, and more.

02.


The person who will help you zip up your dress and put on that double-sided sticky tape.

03.


Personal wedding dress train holder as we hike up a mountain and boutonniere pinning expert.

04.


Personal experience where you’ll be working with me directly vs a handful of managers or a contracted out photographer you meet day of.

05.


Personal hiking expert to show you how to walk on ice and down lava rock hills without busting your ass.

 

With my 20 years of experience as a wedding photographer, I have the skills, talent, and proper professional photography gear to make any kind of weather or light Iceland throws at us look epic.

 

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Every Iceland Elopement includes my really easy
planning system to bring your vision to life:

  • This is the best-of-all-worlds planning help for you.

    • You will get an exclusive vault of Iceland planning resources for your elopement AND your vacation to Iceland.

    • You’ll also get my hands-on assistance in pulling every single piece of your elopement together with:

      + Your other vendors needed- you’ll only get the names of people I trust.
      + Your unique and custom timeline for the day to make a spontaneous yet planned day.
      + A weather plan B, C, & D because Iceland is gonna Iceland.
      + Your locations will be literally hand-picked for you via my location planning process so you can stop Googling locations from unreliable sources.
      + You can just relax, be in the moment with your love, and let me do all the heavy lifting on your elopement day.

  • You’ll have me, Steph, with you elbow-deep throughout your whole experience, unlike most photographers who have very little involvement in pre-elopement as their service is really just photography.

    With me, we will really know each other through phone calls, the planning system, and lots of communication.

    So on your elopement day, I will feel like a friend- any awkwardness you might be afraid of right now will disappear. I’m one of those down to earth people who makes you feel comfortable, cracks the dad jokes, and can move you through the day without you even feeling like you’re in front of a camera.

  • Your experience from the minute you reach out to me until you have the photographic story of your elopement in your hands is intentional, intimate, and detail-oriented. I understand how planning an international trip AND your wedding can be daunting, so I’m here with all the little details to make you feel excited, ready, and stoked for your adventure.

    You can see in my reviews how other couples have felt being with me in Iceland. I got you.

  • You’ll have a private client portal with me that will have everything you need for reference in it, including a super simple contract and invoice experience.

    Inside your portal will also be resources for your Iceland trip planning, VIP Elopement resources, and more.

    Everything is done online with a smooth interface, including your final image gallery delivery, download with web-size AND high-res, and sharing.

  • I’ve been documenting weddings for about 19 years so I have seen so many wedding photography trends come and go that looking back makes people cringe.

    I mean like ‘‘what the fuck were we thinking’’ cringe.

    So my style is true to life colors so when looking back on your images you are transported back to how Iceland and you both actually looked, felt, and experienced.

    My special flare is creating images that feel like Wes Anderson and J,R.R. Tolkien had a photographic love child.

    I am a nerd and I think everyone deserves to feel like they are in a fantasy, dreamy, magical world every once in a while.

Please note: I’m a low-volume, high-touch vs high-volume, low-touch service.

I only take on a very limited amount of Iceland Elopements a year to ensure each couple has the guidance, attention, and weather planning flexibility needed.

Pricing starts at $6700 USD for a partial day.
However, because my service is custom, some couples have booked $18,000+ depending on needs.

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‘‘She is exactly what you want and exactly what you need… she beautifully captured the impulsivity of the [elopement] day.’’

‘‘It took a ton of stress off me to have her able to pick out locations and plan our elopement day.

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You let me do the Iceland Elopement Planning for you, so you can focus on these things, instead.

No two elopements are the same— the elopement forging process

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What to wear for your Iceland Elopement

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How much delicious food you’ll eat.

03.

What to experience after your Iceland elopement.


PS- you guessed it, i can help you with all of those thigs, too.


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Frequently Asked Questions

 

+ Your service is so different from what I see others do- what are the options to work with you?

Yes, I am quite an unconventional type of person. I see rules and I kind of want to break them. Once a punk kid, always a punk kid I guess haha So with that being said, unlike everyone else, there are 2 ways to work with me and all are industry disruptors. :)

  • ONE: You can book me as your photographer & planner where I'll hand-craft a completely unique-to-you elopement experience and create timeless, epic works of art for you. I differ here than others because the day is bespoke rather than a list of pre-determined itineraries for you to pick and my photography style and way of capturing images is also a different approach- there is no posing. This service is the wholeshebang. This is where you can sit back and let me do the heavy lifting, bring the bubbly, and take you on a custom hand-picked location adventure after we have designed your elopement day completely for you two. My secret location service and day-of custom logisitcs planning is kept for this service only. And of course, having me along your side to deliver an epic wedding photography gallery where I make you feel comfortable and seen all day long.
  • TWO: If you want a nice middle ground between having more help than random free blogs telling you half the info you need, and hiring a planner seperately starting at about $3,500- you can purchase a DIY Iceland Elopement Planning Kit. This kit will help you plan on your own terms, get step-by-step help, and not have to worry about bringing in someone else to the mix. If you hire another photographer other than me after you purchase the kits, these kits will help you with the parts they probably aren't helping you with- especially if they aren't local.

+ Do you document Adventure Elopements & Weddings outside of Iceland?

Yes, I love to travel! I have documented weddings in 6 countries & you can always find me hopping on a plane. Being an American in Iceland, I also am frequently back in the States.

+ We have not picked out our wedding destination yet, is that ok?

Absolutely! We can talk about the locations that are on the top of your list. Patagonia, Iceland, Norway, Scotland, Yosemite, wherever it might be. Once decided, we will create a custom timeline & location itinerary for your wedding. I got you covered.

+ What does an Elopement day feel like?

Your elopement day will feel like you are on top of the world. It’s a day we have crafted together to make you feel completely authentic & comfortable enough to let your walls down. It does not feel like a long photoshoot. Instead, it feels like something absolutely breathtakingly special. It feels like the world is yours for the day while adventuring with your love in an intimate space. You can be as awkward, mushy, or goofy as you want. These are your vows & your promises to each other so feel free to say them however you want

+ Do you help with any elopement planning & have elopement planning packages?

Hecken heck yeah I do. I am essentially your triple threat- help you plan, help day of coordination, and am your photographer. This is why my couples often refer to me as their Elopement Yoda or a unicorn. I will give you resources to pull together all other pieces of your elopement day & trip, build your timeline, a custom location itinerary, and my inbox there for you every step of the way.

+ Do you document Adventure Intimate weddings with guests?

I do! I document elopements and tiny weddings, usually weddings with less than 10 guests. I will help you with elopement style ceremonies, meaning if you need chairs or a not-so-simple set up- I can link you to someone who can help with that as that isn’t my jam.

If you are bringing some loved ones along for the fun, we can talk about how your adventure itinerary & transportation will work on our chat.

+ We are interested in a cinematic film, do you offer this?

Under my brand I currently don’t offer video filmmaking services. However, I do have some filmmakers I absolutely love, who vibe with my photographic style, and will take as good of care of you as I do. You will get their information immediatly after booking!

+ Do you have suggestions for breweries, restaurants, & day trips?

Oh yeah I do. ‘All-you-can-eat-soup’ is my middle name. I travel a lot and my main hobby while traveling is eating. So even if your wedding isn’t in Iceland, I can still toss some suggestions your way. Because, food.

  • If you booked me for your entire experieince, you will get in the vault of resources many suggestions for all of these.
  • If you purchase the DIY Iceland Trip Planning Kit, you will also get the same suggestions in your kit.

+ When do we get help with planning, I don't even know where to begin?

You get help literally as soon as you have decided which type of help you want.

  • If you want to book me as your photographer & planner after the consult, once you have officially booked you will start to get a vault of planing resources the minute we are official. Literally, immediatly.
    • If you want DIY help, the minute you purchase a DIY Iceland Elopement Planning Kit you get your information for the access. (Please allow a 48hr turn around in case I'm off adventuring with a couple!)

+ Ok, so you talk a lot about planning, you're our photographer too, right?

Photography is my first love. I will be your photographer (award winning. published. all that jazz), elopement specialist for planning help, and then day of coordinator once the adventure starts so you do not have to micro-manage or worry about timiing + locations. In a past life in NYC, I was a production coordinator for big studios, project manager for a major publication, and even a coorporate trainer for a huge-name brand. Planning and coordinating comes second nature to me, so, this is why you get me as a triple threat. (I feel like I should mic drop here.)

 

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“I can’t say enough fantastic things about Steph.”

From her insane photography skills to her amazing recommendations for delicious craft beer. Anything you need while planning your elopement day - She is there!

From the moment we met Steph we just knew she would make our day special. She’s passionate about her art and passionate about making the bride and groom feel super special on their day! (And when you meet her you’ll feel like you’ve known her forever. It’s like a crazy magic power she has!) She was there for assistance with planning needs and was also an amazing tour guide on our wedding day. Just received our photos back today and we are going to need to get absolutely everything printed.

If you are planning on eloping-reach out to Steph.
It’ll be the best decision you’ve ever made!

ASHLEY & KEVIN

 

 
 
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Your Iceland elopement will rival the landscapes for which is most epic.

 
 

We’ll all be together during your elopement so it’s super important that we connect and you feel comfortable with me.

You can learn more about me here.

 
 

During our consult call

  • We will go into depth about what’s important to you for your adventure elopement

  • You can ask me any questions you have on the experience or about Iceland

  • You can pick the package collection that best suits your dream elopement and customize it according to your design if you decide you would love me as your photographer & planner

  • Start planning and get hyped up

  • Celebrate the adventure you are about to have!

 
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