Elopement Planner
Your elopement,
curated
into one day
I design intimate elopements around the two of you, then photograph and film the day as it unfolds. One person shaping the experience and capturing it.
I plan it, book it, run the day, then photograph and film it. You just show up married.
Canada · Mexico · Destination
How it works
From no idea to married,
in four steps
01You do not need a location or a date. Just the two of you and a sense of how you want the day to feel.
02I shape the whole thing around you. The place, the timing, the arc, every activity that fits who you are.
03Permits, vendors, the marriage license, the timeline. Every moving piece is mine to carry, not yours.
04You arrive and live the day. I run it, photograph it, and film it. You never touch a single detail.
What is included
Everything a wedding makes you do,
I do for you
The entire day, built around your story and no one else's.
I find the place, arrange access, and pull every permit.
Florals, officiant, hair, transport. Booked and coordinated by me.
The paperwork and the marriage license, handled start to finish.
A day that flows, worked out to the hour around the light.
I run everything on the ground so the two of you stay present.
Cinematic, film inspired images that look like you, never posed.
A short film of the day, shot by the same person who planned it.
One person plans it, books it, runs it, shoots it, and films it. Nothing gets lost in a handoff, because there is no handoff.
The backstory
“I run the day so you get to be in it.”
I did weddings for 12 years. Traditional weddings often become performances for everyone except the couple. Elopements bring the attention back to the vows, the place, and the experience itself. They are not a photoshoot. They are logistical events in an unfamiliar place, with legal requirements, permit timelines, seasonal windows, and weather most couples are navigating for the first time. Doing it well takes someone who is good at running an elopement, not only at photographing one.
That is the whole idea here. I go far beyond the shoot: straightforward from the first message, handling every detail so you do not have to, and genuinely easy to have around while I do it.
Read my story →
The Experience
I don’t bundle activities.
I build a story you live through.
Most elopement packages hand you a list: a hike, a picnic, a photographer for a few hours. I work the other way around. I start with your story, the way you met and the small things that belong only to the two of you, and I design a day that moves like a film. A beginning that settles you. A middle that surprises you. An ending you feel in your chest.
One person plans the experience, guides the day, photographs it, and films it. Nothing gets lost in the handoff between a planner and a shooter, because there is no handoff. The story I design is the story I capture, and it belongs to no other couple on earth.
Is this you?
The day gets to be about the two of you
Maybe part of you wonders if eloping is selfish, or worries that family will feel left out, or quietly fears you are doing your wedding wrong. Those doubts are normal, and they fade fast. Choosing a small, intentional day means spending the most important morning of your life fully present, with the one person it is actually about. Everyone you love can still celebrate with you afterward, on your terms. The vows come first, and the day belongs to you.
The day is about the two of you
Everyone you love can still celebrate
You stay present the whole time
Starting from zero
Most couples come to me
with no plan at all.
No location. No date. No idea what is even possible. That is the normal starting point, and turning it into a day you will never forget is the entire job.
If you want to see what an elopement can actually be, from a glacier landing to a dinner on a cliff, I wrote a plain guide for exactly that.
Read the elopement guide →In their words
“Arman doesn't just take photos. He manages your entire day with quiet confidence. He knew the light, had a plan before we asked, and made us feel completely at ease.”
“We flew Arman in for our destination day. He arrived two days early, scouted the whole place alone, and on the day nothing surprised him.”
Priya & Kai · Antioquia, Colombia“I am the nervous groom who hates cameras. He spent the first hour making us laugh and forget he was there.”
James & Elara · Tuscany, ItalyWhere I work
CanadaMexicoCosta RicaItalyJapanWherever your mind takes youReady when you are
Tell me who you two are
and where you dream of being.
Book a free planning consultation with no plan required. I will take it from there and design the rest around you.