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.

What I'm About

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.

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.

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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It’s Saturday, I’m painting my kitchen, and congruently wondering why I make art in the particular way I do. Admittedly I have no real coherent answer to this... but the isolated words that come to mind when I look at my favorite photos are that they make me feel limitless, hopeful, quiet, and curious. What drives you to create?
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I’m happy I live in a world where I can literally do what I love for a living without societal constraint 😊
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Most of my youth was spent living up to something. The older I get, the more I just hope to be a better man today than I was yesterday and experience myself and others without judgement or expectation. It’s a gift we get to give ourselves and those around us, especially our loved ones. Also macarons- those are also a good gift.
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A handful of years ago, there was a moment of blue light at Lake Cushman that lasted no more than five minutes. I was trying to soak it in while doing my damndest to capture @ash_koke and @bkoke of @roseyredphotography in a way they could remember fondly. Their vow renewal on the Olympic Peninsula still rests squarely in the “remember forever” box in my brain, and for good reason. Sometime soon I want to re-curate their story and tell it again, through my eyes and circumstances now. In the meantime I’ll leave you all with this, while I stare into the Appalachian forest outside my window. Cheers, everyone 😊❤️
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Recently I’ve been thinking about perseverance vs. discernment. You hear it all the time: “hanging in there is the key.” But there is another side of the same coin I think. The part no one really talks about. And that’s knowing how to adapt while persevering. Doing the same thing over and over rarely works, just like giving up rarely works. I think after a while, there is this wisdom that shows up, telling you when and how to pivot. Still moving forward, but diagonally. Not sure how that relates this image of some of my favorite goobers in the woods, but Instagram is for photos so here ya have it 😊
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The look. You know it when you see it 😉❤️
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Some images give me a light and hopeful feeling. For whatever reason, this is one of them ❤️
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Sometimes, when photographing a story like this, I try to envision an old western painting, with the rolling sierras, the cliffs, the high plains... sometimes it works. ❤️
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Ghosts.
Cannot wait to continue capturing stories in these mountains in interesting, new ways. What a gift to be able to create. What a life. ❤️
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There seems to be this hectic energy of “do more, be more, make more, go more” in today’s social community. Especially online, where we have access to the upper crust on a global scale... Which is really weird when you think about it. Thousands of years of small, tribal communities and suddenly we have instant portals into giant, unfathomable multitudes of human existence. I don’t think our biologies are suited well for that... but I digress. Lately I’ve taken a liking to limiting my energy spending toward the modern world. It’s a pursuit of less, but better. And this hopefully reflects in my shooting, my artistic approach, and the way I interact with those around me. A big part of what’s driving that has been documenting couples celebrating their vows in a simple fashion, like Jacob and Lala here. Here’s to more of it ❤️
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Giddy 😆❤️
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I turned 30 today. And I feel good :) Last year I left behind many things, and the end of my 20s was an intense, pressurized, confusing one... except for the very end. I miraculously met @christianlemons, deepened friendships, and started looking at myself with awareness. I’m filled with a calm gratefulness that took me quite a long time to realize, and it feels pretty damn divine. I’m just amazed by how much of a gift each day is. I will do this decade with a softer heart and a better mind. Let’s do it. 🤘❤️
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I was about 7 years old when my mother (thankfully) forced me to take piano lessons, write stories, and begin painting with oil and acrylic. I resisted for quite a while, but she saw something I was too young to cultivate, and the plain truth is that she knew better. As the years went by I began appreciating the foundation in the arts that I was steered toward by my parents. I phased in and out of drawing, music, writing, and throughout the most recent decade, photography. A couple years in the College Conservatory of Music at UC followed by resolutely dropping out solidified my belief that I could (and would) create success outside the expectations of society, and I’ve spent the most recent third of my life pursuing it. What I’m trying to say is this: My 7-yr-old self insisted that I knew what I wanted... but ultimately it’s the mothers of the world who know best 👍
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I’ve learned slowly my whole life. Lessons in tact, grace, perseverance... humility most of all. I’ve watched my own detailed description of “what a good man should be” get steadily eroded by the necessity of simply being one. And what a badass gift it is to endure that particular obstacle, because without it I would never grow! Ok enough verbose reflection, here is a photo of a reflection 😉
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