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Where do I begin? After designing for gorgeous weddings for 8 years, testing out flower combinations and dream design scenarios for hundreds of lucky couples, it simultaneously gets easier and harder to narrow down what you might want for yourself. And that’s exactly what happened to me. I fell in and out of love with color palettes, my style grew and transformed, I wanted to fully design my own wedding day with all the touches that I had loved from previous weddings or ideas that never quite made the cut for other couples. Then I met Eric and started The Elopement Co and after a few conversations, my vision became very clear. While I love big gorgeous weddings and all the pretty details that go along with them, small is where my heart is.

You see, all that stuff I say about eloping isn’t just words. It’s exactly how I feel–Growing up in a small town in Northern Michigan, I cherished the privacy that our home in the woods provided and spent a lot of time playing outside with my sisters and a few close friends. We didn’t focus on material things and didn’t live a luxurious life, but one that was rooted in family and friendship and independence. I think because of this, wedding that are big, over the top productions were never in my comfort zone. I value the privacy that elopements hold. I value intentional, meaningful, heartfelt vows, pretty bouquets, getting dressed up for special occasions, and celebratory champagne. I believe that weddings are for two people in love and their closest humans. So that’s exactly what we did.

We ran off to Scotland. We invited our immediate families and the Elope Co team. I found an amazing restaurant to host our celebratory dinner, got in touch with a local floral designer and grower for my product, scouted locations for our ceremony, and then married my best friend. In the most intimate and meaningful way I knew how. Surrounded by nature, overlooking an old city we were growing to love by the second, on an island that will forever have our hearts.