Hunter and Rachael’s wedding portraits in Alaska

A mountain adventure before the wedding

When the forecast threatened their plans for outdoor wedding photographs, Hunter and Rachael made room for something special a few days earlier.

Three days before their wedding, they put on their wedding outfits and headed to Hatcher Pass in Alaska. They shared letters they had written to each other and took time for photographs in the mountains. This was a pre-wedding portrait session, rather than an elopement ceremony.

It was summer, but snow still lay across parts of the landscape. I was bundled up in a beanie while they seemed quite at home in the mountain air. The setting made it an unforgettable afternoon.

Dress: Jovani.

Flowers: Simple Petal.

The session was featured by White Magazine.

For another mountain celebration, see Joel and Bridgette’s Cradle Mountain elopement.