Ventana Elopement photographer // Corey and Adam

Elopement

Nov 2

Corey and Adam had to postpone their Big Sur elopement three times this year. Due to Covid and fires and hotel shut downs I was so happy we could finally meet and have their dream elopement in October. We Met at the Ventana Hotel and hiked to their ceremony location where Adam saw Corey for the first time. I loved how the light peeked through the tree’s as they said the sweetest vows to one another. We adventured down to one of my favorite Big Sur beaches post ceremony and had so much fun climbing the rocks and running on the sand. A little bit about Corey and Adam in their own words.

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Where did you two meet?
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We met way back when during Junior High - so when we were 12ish? We were just friends for the longest time until we were in our mid 20s and ran into eachother after we both moved home (Corey went to college in Tampa and Adam lived in San Diego)... the rest is history! The beginning of our relationship was up and down for years as we both moved around and traveled a lot but at the end of the day .. we were better together than apart :)
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When did you know he/she was THE one?
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Adam says "I'm not sure of an exact date, a long time ago though." I don't know the moment either but a game changer for me was when I changed my mind about having kids because I knew that I wanted him to be the father of my children and grow a family together.
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Why did you decide to elope?
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We are very nontraditional in a lot of aspects of our lives/relationship. We have been together for about 10 years and have known for a LONG time we would be getting married but it was never important to us to have that big traditional wedding .. and to be honest i think weddings have become about everything BUT the love and marriage. We want this to be about us and our marriage ..not the wedding. We also decided not to tell anyone we are doing this because we want it to only be about us and what we want with zero outside influence. We will do some sort of backyard BBQ down the line to celebrate with family and friends but for this one day .. we want it to just be us.
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Why did you choose Big Sur, have you been here before?
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We chose big sur because we have both been there, together and separately, and i think it is one of the most amazing places i have been too. It has both the ocean and the mountains. And i really wanted a place we could go back and visit relatively easily.

Dress: Spell and the Gypsy

Makeup: Malina hair and makeup

Florist: Fleurs du soleil

Venue: Ventana Big Sur