I’ve always struggled with how to write about this particular elopement. These were more than just clients for me… the groom, James, was one of my dearest friends through some of the hardest years of my life. I met him in his early 20’s, watched him go through a struggle with becoming sober, he helped me through my divorce and then supported me as I got on my feet as a single mom…

Lillie and Tyler’s Oregon Coast elopement turned out to be the rainiest, windiest elopement day I’ve ever experienced. From the vows flying over a cliff in the wind at Hug Point, to signing their marriage license in a fish and chip shop – this was a PNW elopement for the books