• Elopements,  Real Alaskan Weddings

    Lorell’s Favorite Things 2021

    You didn’t think that I could go into 2022 without making a “Favorite Things 2021” list, did you? Unlike 2020 where my schedule was a little light on weddings, 2021 turned out to be hopping! It was so hopping that if I mentioned everything that I loved about wedding season 2021, we would be here until 2023! So to keep things simple, I am going to pick one thing/aspect from each of my weddings from 2021 to share with you all. So, let’s get started! We begin with Tony and Karen’s wedding in February of 2021at the Palmer Community Center in Palmer, Alaska. I had the privilege of being the…

  • Elopements

    Liz | Brett – Married!

    What happens when you have to cancel your wedding in Minnesota, then you decide to get married in Hawaii (since you were already going there for your honeymoon,) but then you find out that you have to pretty much quarantine for 2 weeks before you can leave your hotel room? Well, you end up eloping in Alaska! Yep, that is what Liz and Brett did! Brett reached out to me about two months or so before they were planning to elope and just needed someone to help officiate the ceremony, give him advice on the final vendors to book, and share any legal matters that needed to be tended to…

  • Elopements,  Real Alaskan Weddings

    Katelyne|Rob – Married!

    It was a beautiful summer day in July when Katelyne and Rob exchanged their vows in an intimate elopement in Moose Meadows. Katelyne’s immediate family and close friends were able to witness this in a socially distanced fashion, while Rob’s family watched from afar on Zoom. It wasn’t supposed to be like this, the day. See, Katelyne and Rob were one of those couples whose plans got squashed by COVID-19! They were planning a summer wedding with the majority of Rob’s family coming from the lower 48. But once June rolled around, and things weren’t getting any better, it was apparent that they had to make the decision to cancel…