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Fine art and destination wedding photographer and elopements by The Wayfarers Photography based in Asheville, North Carolina documenting moments all around the world.
 

Here’s to connection, story, and bending the rules.

 
 
 
 

Intimate weddings & adventurous elopements based in beautiful Asheville, North Carolina and far beyond.

 
 
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Hello! My name is Alex, and I’m a wedding & elopement photographer based in Asheville, North Carolina.

 
 

LET’S tell your story AND RAISE A FEW EYEBROWS.

 
 
 
 
 

Nostalgia is worth capturing.

 

I’ve been gathering evidence of it for 8 years in some of the loveliest corners of the world.

 
 
 
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Here you'll find some Delightful little journeys. Sip a whiskey and enjoy.

 
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A little bit of everything, for those short on time.

A selection of various adventures, from campgrounds in Michigan all the way to the South of France.

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Rachael & Jon: Asheville, NC Intimate Adventure Elopement

Just a couple of legends creating magic, despite the large supply of water on the ground and cascading from above.

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Katie & Nathan: Black Balsam Knob, NC Adventure Session

An evening washed in golden mountain light, followed by a tea-infused cabin session in my little corner of the Blue Ridge.

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Jacob & Lala:

Lake Powell Adventure Elopement

When lovers exchange intimate vows overlooking Arizona’s most glorious lake, shenanigans tend to ensue.

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Kate & Matt:

Death Valley Adventure Elopement

Two Aussies, a limo, a valley of death, and a stunning day that had more to do with life than anything else, really.

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Hannah & Stephon:

Yosemite Adventure Elopement

Sincerity is taken to wild new heights on a ridiculous cliff. A heart-warming groom sheds a tear. Mother Nature shows off.

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Elisa & Kevin:

Kauai Adventure Wedding

Four logic-defying days of gallivanting across Hawaii's most unrealistically beautiful island.

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Sam & Amy:

Morgan Bay, South Africa Wedding

A sleepy coastal African town, an alarmingly windy cliffside, & truly absurd amounts of charm. Topped off with a Toto-infused sunset.

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I believe small celebrations are often the most meaningful.

Say your vows somewhere meaningful and intimate, so you can focus more on your love and commitment, and less on what color linens should go on the tables.

 
 
 
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SHOUT AT ME (FIGURATIVELY) @the_wayfarers on instagram

 
Hey friends 😊 I’ll be completely off-grid for a few days to enjoy the earth. I have been feeling a quiet restlessness, a dull nameless urge to frantically avoid loneliness, but also to simultaneously relearn solitude... to become reacquainted with the self, and to remove distraction. Distraction from what? I suppose the discomfort that comes with stripping away things that prevent peace and deep calm. Being alone in nature is awakening, and I’ve fallen asleep. Just a little nap. Time to wake up a bit.
I don’t know what I wanna be when I grow up, but documenting stories like this is pretty incredible. Ali and Matt’s backyard mountaintop mischief will be coming to the blog very soon! 😊❤️
I’m just really grateful for the experiences I’ve had in the places I’ve had them with the people I’ve had them with. This story from Yosemite last year is certainly one of those, laced with some of the most breathtaking things I’ve seen with my eyes... both the human moments as well as the astounding landscape. One of the things I wanted to do in telling this story was capture the love using the natural beauty in ways I hadn’t seen before. We’ve all seen the views in little squares on this app, but I wanted to put a spin on it. I’m happy with what happened and I’d do it all again ❤️
On the blog today - Micah & Ellen! Link in profile 🤘 They show us you can: A.) Elope on a mountaintop during sunrise because you want to. B.) Get married again that same day beheld by family and friends, and C.) blend two families together into quite an admirable tapestry of love. Big thanks to @benjamorr of @new_relic for joining in on the shenanigan documentation. Couldn’t have done it nearly as much justice without him.
I had 666 posts (and that of course just wouldn’t do), so here is a photo of me with a glacier behind me and infinity in front of me.
It’s freeing to create without the constant constraints of whatever loud trendy thing is happening 🌲🌲
The greatest indicator of lasting connection, so they say, is attention. The prolonged, sustained, and undivided kind. Expressing with action that another person is worth the precious seconds of your life is a gift that can’t be replicated ❤️
So much new work to share on the blog soon, along with a facelift that shakes up how I share my stories. This image is an absolute favorite from Ali and Matt’s New Hampshire mountain celebration ❤️
These two have a new website and it’s particularly kickass. You should check it out, because it’s difficult to transcend @colagrossico - trust me, I try all the time. Go to their profile, follow them, and give the site a good gander. I do love them a lot personally, but despite that this is not a sponsored post... so you can rest *quite* assured that I mean it ❤️
Something sentimental from what feels like a lifetime ago ❤️
Little happy imperfect accidental beauties from Micah and Ellen’s mountaintop romp ❤️
A little spin on getting ready, courtesy of a window/pine tree reflection I originally had no intention of using to make anything. I love these fleeting slices in time, and I’m grateful for the trust I receive from couples for me to capture it all ❤️
A throwback to Kauai. Feeling the tender mix of emotions this evening, and I’m just grateful to be able to create artful representations of these rituals we celebrate as human beings ❤️
Headed to Banff. First goal is to see a grizzly. Second goal is to not get eaten by one. Maybe I have those goals backwards...
 
 
 
 
 
 
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