This North Cascades Elopement was rad. Yeni and Alan flew in from Florida to knock of the trifecta of popular elopement spots outside of Seattle. We split it up into 2 separate days of shooting. The first day we headed out to Diablo Lake in the North Cascades National Park. As you’ll see, there were wildfires EVERYWHERE and it was very similar to this elopement I shot in Banff. It was really bad to the point it was raining ash the last day they were in town. For months Yeni had been planning this shoot and definitely didn’t plan for wildfire to be a part of it. I felt for her, for months she envision the bright greens and blues of the PNW and instead she was met with a blanket of smoke that went for miles and miles. I could tell she was really bummed about the smoke ruining the normal view. I on the other hand have shot with smoke before and knew what a different look it could give the photos. That soft pastel, layered mountain background is hard to get without the smoke and sun. It was absolutely stunning.

If you’re curious what it looks like without the smoke check out this recent elopement from Diablo Lake.