Most people don’t realize how fast their wedding day goes until they’re actually living it.

When you only set aside a couple of hours, everything has to fit into that time. You arrive, say your vows, take a few photos, and before you know it, it’s over. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with keeping things simple, but it can end up feeling like you’re moving from one moment to the next without really getting to enjoy them.

A full-day elopement is different.

It’s hard to beat this 3-in-1 mix of awe-inspiring destinations in entire Southeast US that’s fitting for most couples wanting an adventurous elopement. Easy hiking trail with a gentle climb, 360° mountain views, geological features, peaceful forest, and cascading water so powerful that you can feel the rush inside your chest.

This is the one of the only trail combinations that can give you the quintessence of North Carolina within a half-day elopement experience.

Montana carried the energy of vulnerability and honest love. It felt humbling and sincere. To me, it became a symbolic representation of Home. Not one that my human body has lived in, but a homely ground that my spirit is infused into. Intuitively, I knew that when Montana’s energy manifested in physical form in my life that I would indeed be at home within.

Read the origin story of why this place became so important and our first matching tattoos:
“tie me tight in little strands of paradise” a nod to John Mayer and his lyrical verses.