At some point during the morning of the elopement, I asked Andrey if he knew what Maria had selected for her wedding dress. He replied “I have not, but I am excited to see.” After the ceremony, we were driving back to their suite and I asked Andrey what he thought about her dress. Andrey smiled and said “Honestly, I didn’t even think about it. All that matters is I love her, now we are married, and everything is perfect.”

I can’t even begin to tell you what this day has meant to me. This was my first opportunity to photograph an elopement and having Iceland as the backdrop was a blessing. When you’re the only other person with the couple on such an important day in their lives, you become a very intimate part of the experience. By the end of the day it felt like we had all grown so close. When I left, we all exchanged hugs and I felt like I was leaving friends that I have known all my life.

I’m grateful to have shared all these special memories and moments with these two. Here is how our time together unfolded…

Music by Silence of Siberia.

Wedding Tours provided by: Aurora Tours