What if your wedding day was actually focused on you?


Couple in wedding attire celebrating on rocky beach, popping champagne bottle with ocean waves in background.

What if getting married felt more like your honeymoon...


 

or like the best date you ever had?

 

Couple eloping at sunset on a rocky Pacific Northwest beach with dramatic sea stacks and golden light.

What if you didn't have to perform...


but you could just be yourselves...



totally present, having the time of your lives, laughing your asses off together.

 

Groom carries bride in lace wedding dress through a rocky stream surrounded by lush green forest.

 

And what if your photographer didn't just take kickass photos... but also helped you design and execute the whole dang thing?

 

Couple in wedding attire embracing on dramatic coastal cliffs with ocean waves and rocky shoreline backdrop.
A photo of Oregon elopement photographer, Amy Zumwalt, with dark long hair, glasses and tattoos.


I'm Amy. I've been shooting weddings & elopements for 16 years.



and I'm here to help you turn your ideas and inspiration into your dream elopement.

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Elopement photographer poses a couple in the water in Saint Lucia preparing for an underwater shot in front of the Pitons
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Black and white photo of a bride and groom walking along a misty beach with rocky headlands in the background.
Bride and groom walk hand in hand along a rocky Pacific Northwest beach surrounded by towering evergreen trees.
Couple holding hands on a coastal cliff at sunset with ocean waves and black sand beach in the background.
Couple embracing in front of majestic Skogafoss waterfall in Iceland, surrounded by misty spray and dark volcanic rock.
Silhouetted trees and people against a golden sunset sky in a scenic outdoor landscape.
Romantic couple embracing at golden hour on a rocky hilltop, wind blowing through her hair.
Couple sitting on a rocky mountain summit watching a stunning sunset with Mount Rainier in the background.
Bride and groom sharing first kiss surrounded by guests at an outdoor wedding ceremony.
Bride and groom kissing on a sunlit beach with ocean waves, bride wearing a flowing veil at golden hour.
A couple in wedding attire walks along a scenic rocky beach with ocean waves and misty cliffs in the background.
A smiling couple shares a romantic moment outdoors, with the woman laughing joyfully against a rocky backdrop.
Bride and groom walking hand in hand on a scenic coastal cliff with ocean views on their wedding day.
Black and white double exposure photo of a couple kissing on a beach with rocky coastline backdrop.
Couple embracing between rolling green hills under dramatic cloudy blue sky in scenic mountain landscape.
Split image of bride and groom each holding handwritten wedding vows letters.
Couple embracing on dramatic rocky coastline at dusk, with ocean waves and tide pool reflections.
Couple running hand in hand through ocean waves on a misty beach with dramatic rock formations in black and white.
A couple poses in formal attire in front of a cascading waterfall on a rocky beach.
A coastal wedding ceremony overlooking rocky ocean shores on a bright day.
A couple takes a selfie together against rugged coastal rocks.
A wedding couple silhouetted against a golden sunset on rocky coastal terrain.
A romantic dancing pose captured in a dark atmospheric cave setting.
A couple stands on dramatic coastal cliffs overlooking turbulent turquoise waters during a wedding photoshoot.
A couple stands silhouetted on a beach at sunset with dramatic rock formations in the background.
A romantic embrace on a coastal cliff with a flowing veil caught in the wind.
A couple walks along a scenic beach at sunset with towering cliffs in the background.

What's it like to work with me?

 

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Neurospicy,

introspective,

intuitive,

right-brained,

endearingly-awkward, passionate

& artsy AF.


 

 

 

 

 

 

Amy (the Oregon elopement photographer) hiking in Olympic National Park.
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An eloping couple exploring the redwoods in Northern California on their elopement day.
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choosing to elope doesn't mean

settling for something less.


it means focusing on something more.

b e   i n s p i r e d

 

 

 

by real elopement stories

 

 

 

you can do this anywhere

Where do your hearts want to roam?

 

 

 

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Who said you had to endure a big expensive wedding before you could adventure off to your bucket-list honeymoon destination? How about skipping the stressful wedding planning, and going all in on an elopement experience that's focused on the two of you, your love for each other, and all the beauty in the world?  


Here are some of my favorite places so far.

our favorite locations so far

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Columbia River Gorge

Latourell falls, Oregon

the northern coast

Oregon

the southern coast

Oregon

the north Cascades

Washington

Cape Elizabeth

Maine

Dyrholaey

Iceland

Reynisfjara

Iceland

Northern Ireland

Lake Lucerne

Switzerland

Zurich

Switzerland

Lauterbrunnen

Switzerland

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You Are Beautiful






If you only stop to read one thing on this page, I hope it's this.


The couples you see in these photographs look amazing. Every last one of them. But I think it's important that you know it's not because they are all some crazy kind of photogenic. The truth is that people photograph best when they are being 100% themselves.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's tempting to worry about looking like a model on your elopement day. But I promise that if you will let all of that go and simply focus on you and your partner, the adventure, and all of the unforgettable moments, your images will be as uniquely beautiful as all of the couples you have seen here.





Except they'll be even better, because they'll be yours.
elope with us
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Couple walking along a misty black sand beach with towering cliffs in Iceland.

This is about you, and for you

Let's focus on the adventure.

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