Julia & Matt | Eno River State Park Elopement Photography

It's not easy to plan much of anything in two or three weeks, let alone your wedding ceremony. And yes, that still applies to an intimate, relaxed elopement like Julia & Matt's! There are permits to get, an officiant and photographer to hire, outfits to plan...nothing is ever as simple as it seems.

Except, of course, deciding to marry the person you love. Julia & Matt's elopement ceremony mimicked the uncomplicated nature of their lives together—free-flowing, spent near rivers and trees with their boys—and of their engagement—with no prior plan to do so, Matt felt moved to propose while they were on a vacation in Hawaii!

A short and easy trek through the woods of the goldening Eno River State Park brought us to a riverside bank Julia & Matt had chosen previously. They had planned a short, sweet, and heartfelt ceremony, complete with vows spoken to all three of their children and a rope braiding to symbolize the blending of their families; it was performed for them by Carly of Magical Weddings by Carly, whose ceremonies are always touching and personal. After they were married, the boys climbed on rocks and splashed in the river, and we took some time for some relaxed woodsy portraits of Julia & Matt before they headed back home for what they told me are the best buffalo chicken spring rolls ever.

I'm so thrilled to have been able to capture this sweet marriage ceremony, and wish these two authentic and joyful souls a lifetime of happiness in their marriage! Enjoy a selection of my favorites from the day below!

Wedding and portrait photographers. Husband and wife. All-purpose nerds. Extremely enthusiastic. Durham, NC.

Julia & Matt | Eno River State Park Elopement Photography

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