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The Complete Leave No Trace Guide for Your Elopement (updated for 2025!)
client education, for photographers Van Gachnang 10/24/23 client education, for photographers Van Gachnang 10/24/23

The Complete Leave No Trace Guide for Your Elopement (updated for 2025!)

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The REAL party is over on Instagram!

🐾PRESENTING: THE DOGS OF 2025🐾

Not only did many of my couples this year choose to include their dog in some way on their elopement day, I got to make so many sweet puppy friends that shared their muddy paws, wet noses, and excited lil butts with
When you slow down, *really* slow down, and think about what you want your elopement day to feel like, it usually leads you somewhere deeply authentic. Something that feels like home.

That’s exactly what B + B created. Every choice, from the p
Stay out til dark, trust me. πŸŒ™

Everyone knows that experiencing golden hour can create pure magic in your elopement day photos, but what happens AFTER that? We’re not packing up and heading out the moment the sun dips below the horizon becaus
πŸ’› Larch season = blink-and-you’ll-miss-it magic 🌲✨

Every fall in Washington, something kinda remarkable happens: For just a couple of weeks (usually late Sept through mid-Oct) high-elevation evergreen trees turn gold before dropping their ne
Sunrise hike? βœ…
Family time? βœ…
Mountains? βœ…
Solitude? βœ…
Forests? βœ…
Alpenglow? βœ…

Yeah, you really *can* have it all πŸ’ƒπŸ•ΊπŸ»

V+G managed to fit eeeeeeeeverything they wanted into their day and never had to rush on to the next thing without slowing dow
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