Their Colorado elopement day started before sunrise, when we all met at the trailhead parking lot to begin our hike to a beautiful alpine lake for their elopement ceremony. At sunrise, Shayna and Josh shared an emotional first look with an epic mountain backdrop. This moment was so good that we devoted a good chunk of time in the video to it. Josh’s sweet words to Shayna make us tear up every time we hear them!

They had a beautiful ceremony along the lakeshore, then ate a picnic breakfast and read some letters their loved ones had written to them. It was such a special way to begin their marriage!

After a few hours rest, we filmed Shayna and Josh getting ready at their little mountain cabin they had rented, and then they shared a charcuterie board on the deck overlooking the river. We rounded out the night by driving to the top of a mountain pass for sunset photos and celebrating with cake and champagne. It truly was such a special day with two of the kindest people we’ve ever met!

The first time we talked on the phone with Shayna and Josh about their Colorado elopement, we learned two important things about them.

One - Shayna’s favorite film is the 80's movie Dirty Dancing.

Two - Their families took TONS of camcorder footage of them.

Little lightbulbs started going off in our heads, and we asked if they would like any of those old home videos incorporated into their elopement video. They were all about it! Plus when I threw out the idea of me bringing my “dad cam” to take some footage of their day with it, they were down for it. We absolutely love when our couples want to incorporate personal footage into their wedding video! Shayna’s love for Dirty Dancing inspired the 3rd song choice of their elopement video. With all that nostalgic camcorder footage, I had to bring in some 80s vibes!

One of the best parts of this elopement day was that we got to film it alongside our friends Shannon and Joe of Century Tree. Shannon photographed while Joe officiated, and they absolutely crushed it and made the day so fun!

Colorado Hiking Elopement Vendors

Location: Breckenridge, Colorado
Photography: Century Tree

Officiant: Century Tree

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