Unvarnished + Cinematic Elopements in Acadia + Maine + Spaceship Earth
We help the madly in love have an elopement without pretense.
You want an elopement that feels like you two.
Elopements are as romantic as you imagine they are. 💙
You don’t want perfection. You want to feel alive. You don’t want to keep your hair perfect or your shoes on. You want to feel the mist and the familiar hand of your partner. Eloping quiets all that noise and embraces the essentials.
No show. No performance. No weird Uncles. Just the two of you, and the story you tell on the day your marriage begins.
The place you make this commitment matters. The words you exchange are sacred. Our photographs will help you feel those goosebumps again.
We have been the sole witnesses to some of the most extraordinary moments between couples. “How it feels” is what we are good at photographing.
“We’ve never eloped before, so we don’t know how this works?”
We have photographed 300+ weddings of all sizes and vibes. After the legalities are in place, every single wedding day is different. The possibilities from there are truly endless. We can tell you what we’ve seen done before and how some of the logistics work, but at the end of the day, there are countless ways “this works”.
Did you catch that? I wrote “ditch” and “hitch”? So good.
Let’s ditch the party together + we’ll take pictures while you get hitched.
You are here because you want:
A photographic record
We will take photographs of your elopement and then take care of those photographs in order to return them to you for your family record.
Ease
The experience of being photographed needs to feel comfortable, genuine, and like you’re with friends. That is how we want to feel, too. Whew.
Trust
This is a big deal and it matters who you choose to be there with you as your photographers. This is our job and our income. We take it seriously.
Custom Collections Begin at
$2000
Every elopement is a little different, so we like to hear more about what you have planned. Together, we can create a custom collection to fit your idea. Our most often visited locations are the City Hall of Portland, Maine, and Acadia National Park. We have lived in Maine since 2013 so we know a few great spots around here. That being said, we have traveled to lots of other places for ceremonies, so thats an option with us too. Let’s chat.
Hi.
Bethany
Photographer
Editor and Ideas Person
Dan
Photographer
Logistics Coordinator and Chill Person
Just normal folk.
We met in a lifeguarding class in Raleigh, NC, in 2006.
Our wedding was at sunrise during a nor’easter inside a beach house. Afterward, we were in a parade.
We began photographing weddings in 2010, and since then, our experience includes 300+ weddings, tropical storms, a ceremony outside in the dark, travel, broken bones, the pandemic, and a helicopter ride to a volcano.
In 2013, we moved to Maine because this is the most beautiful place in the world.
Our personalities are opposite. Dan is a quiet extrovert. Bethany is a chatty introvert. Dan spends his free time paddling and surfing. Bethany is listening to a macabre podcast right now. Dan smiles and chuckles a lot. Bethany is animated. We both enjoy gaming. 🤓
Picture made by the one and only Michael Wilson
Kind words clients have said about us:
“Bethany & Dan are MAGIC!”
— Esme on the Knot
“(CW: broken bones!!) Bethany & Dan are cool under pressure and in a crisis...we started our day after-shoot by getting caught on the water in a squall, then DURING the shoot I broke my toe at a right angle. I can confidently say there were no two people I would've rather had around! They made me laugh, they helped out where needed, and then they were totally down to keep shooting once my friend reset everything and I got my wits about me.”
— Liv on Google
They are great communicators, they are fun and silly, and we had a blast wandering around Portland with them.
— Amy on Zola
If you are looking for standard-issue wedding photos--well, I'm sure Bethany and Dan Photography can do those, too, but why bother hiring them?! Hire these two lovely, mellow people if you want photographers who are actual artists, who have a vision, who will translate your wedding into incredible, indelible images.
— Arielle on Facebook
The holiest of all holidays are those
Kept by ourselves in silence and apart;
The secret anniversaries of the heart
-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Come along with us to a few ceremonies.
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Shawn and Lis
It rained the entire time. Some might say that’s not perfect… but you already know what I’m going to say — it was perfect. The weather was moody, the light was soft, and the couple was pure sunshine. From the moment we met Shawn and Lis, it just worked. We understood each other instantly. They got our dynamic right away and trusted us completely, which made the day feel effortless in the best possible way.
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Build it.
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
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Grow it.
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
