ELOPEMENTS
Kentucky Elopement Photography
Once upon a time…
What if your wedding day felt like stepping into the pages of your very own fairytale?
Intimate elopements and micro-weddings are the perfect way to create a magical chapter—just you, your true love, and the moments that mean the most, free from all the unwanted fuss.
Your fairytale love deserves all the special touches that make it uniquely yours: exchanging vows in an enchanted forest, a charming courthouse, or on a mountaintop straight out of an epic love story.
Elopements are all about creating the day you’ve always dreamed of, focused entirely on your love. I’ll be there to capture every heartfelt moment, preserving the magic of your story in timeless, artful images you’ll treasure forever.
"Lauren is an incredible talent and a pleasure to work with! We choose Lauren for our "modern elopement" and "we did it" session. Our photos are incredible and she has the ability to capture moments and details documenting your day in a way that left us obsessed with the final product. On top of the incredible artistry everything was communicated exactly and handled with total professionalism. Look at her portfolio and artistic capabilities and do the dang thing Hire her...you will not be disappointed.”
- Aaron & Brooke
a love story for the ages
Tell me all about your personalities, and how you’re crafting your elopement to reflect who you are. There’s no “one size fits all” way to do elopement photography, the beginning of your marriage should be 100% you. You deserve beautiful heirlooms for you and your family to look back on for years to come.
Elopement FAQs
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I have several elopement packages to accommodate the needs of my couples, from elopement-by-the-hour pricing to half-day packages. I can put together a custom package if you don’t see what you’re looking for on my pricing page!
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Yes! You can book an engagement session or pre-elopement session separately or we can add one to your elopement package!
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Absolutely! I love to travel, and my passport is up to date!
My travel fee is $0.76/mile round trip for locations outside Louisville or NKY/Cincinnati areas (no travel fee for Red River Gorge).
For further travel destination locations, a custom travel quote covering airfare, rental car, and accommodations (as needed) will be provided and invoiced with the elopement package.
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Depends on the situation! For indoor or night elopements, I can use a combination of on-camera and off-camera flash. If it would be appropriate during the ceremony, I can use flash as well, otherwise, I am comfortable photographing in low light and making sure the images remain of high quality in post-processing.
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I edit images in Adobe Lightroom for color, light, and black and whites, and I will do some minor skin retouching (if you get that big pimple from My Big Fat Greek Wedding on your face, I got you, I will 100% edit that out).
I do not do drastic body modifications or heavily edit out elements of the venue or scene.
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If you’re ready to chat about your elopement, fill out my contact form at the bottom of this page or click here to contact me.
If I am available for your elopement date, we’ll chat by email and we can set up a time for a Zoom call consultation to go over details and get to know each other better!
When you’re ready to book, I’ll send you a booking proposal, which includes the elopement photo contract and invoice for your first payment (the retainer, which holds your session date in my calendar). We can also set up a payment plan at this point, if needed.
When all is signed and the first invoice is paid, you’re booked! I’ll follow up in the months leading up to your elopement to help with your timeline and any details you need!
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Yes! I have business insurance and if your venue requires it, I can provide a COI.
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It can take up to 6 weeks for full elopement galleries to be edited and delivered, so I send previews or “sneak peeks” as soon after the elopement as possible to give couples a taste of what’s to come!
I deliver the final images in high resolution via an online gallery where you can download and share them.
If you choose to order an heirloom album, once your images are delivered, I will send a questionnaire and ask you to select images to start putting together your album. For albums and other products, there can be a 2-4 week turnaround time.
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My biggest advice is: your elopement photos will look like the elopement you’re planning. The decor, venue, wedding outfits, hair and makeup… it all will show in photos.
The venue or location you choose for your elopement will crucially impact how your photos look. I can do a lot with light and finding little corners of space at locations to make beautiful images, but I can’t magically make your all-white modern venue a moody historic castle, or a barn venue a villa. Find a location that truly speaks to you and the vision you have for your elopement.
Tell your love story, wherever it takes you.
Based in Kentucky, I can capture the next chapter of your epic tale in Cincinnati, Louisville, Lexington, Red River Gorge, or beyond.
Dreaming of a destination elopement straight out of a storybook? I’m ready to follow your adventure wherever it leads, documenting each magical moment.
So… how do you want to do this?
Couldn’t resist a little D&D reference there… What kind of elopement do you want to plan? Woodsy, epic views, lil’ bit of hiking in Red River Gorge? Beers in your neighborhood and a ceremony on a rooftop? Courthouse elopement? Not sure yet?
See below for some ideas to make your dream elopement come true.
elopement photography on the blog
