A Quintessential Desert Adventure – Exploring Arches and Canyonlands National Parks $6,800

A Quintessential Desert Adventure – Exploring Arches and Canyonlands National Parks

  • Desert
  • Cliffs

This sun up to sun down adventure is going to take you to two of Utah’s most spectacular national parks: Arches and Canyonlands, both found in the vast desert surrounding the quirky little town of Moab.

We’ll meet you in Arches National Park before the sun pokes its head over the horizon. As the first light of the day begins to break, and the wild landscape around you starts to take form, you’ll share a romantic first look before cuddling up together to soak in the magic all around you.

We’ll explore multiple of the park’s soaring sandstone arches: some you can walk right on up to, others require a super short hike if that sounds like fun. The photos of you and your love amidst this gigantic, ancient landscape will blow your minds!

You can take time to throw out a blanket and enjoy a breakfast picnic together. How about some breakfast pastries and brew a little coffee on a camp stove while you take in the sights.

Midday offers a natural pause. You will step away from the cameras, enjoy lunch, decompress, and rest before the second chapter of the day begins. If you have guests with you, this will be time to connect with them and make sure everyone is ready for the afternoon’s adventure.

Later in the day, we’ll venture out to Canyonlands National Park to hold your ceremony. Imagine committing your lives to one another on the edge of a vast canyon, with ravens rising in the thermals behind you. This place just screams ROMANCE and we truly believe the views can’t be beat.

Now that you’re married, let’s celebrate in whatever way feels most true to you! A first dance on what feels like the edge of the world. Want to know what can’t be beat? Enjoying pizza and beers overlooking the canyon celebrating your nuptials.

As sunset approaches, we’ll focus on capturing truly WOW portraits of the two of you, the ones you’re going to look at again and again, reliving your beautiful day forevermore.

Guest Capacity
Guest Capacity
Up to 15
Package Location
Package Location
Utah, Moab
Hike Distance
Photography Coverage
8 Hours
Elopement Setting & Scenery
  • • 🏜️ Soaring Sandstone Arches
  • • 🧗 Dramatic Cliffs And Drop Offs
  • • 🌄 Vast Canyons
Package Style / Vibe
  • • Laidback adventure: all the views, minus the effort of hiking!
  • • Focussed on your experience, making epic memories together, rather than an all day photoshoot
  • • Quintessential Moab vistas: arches & canyons
  • • Ideal for couples who find a deep connection in the great outdoors and enjoy slowing down and just ‘being’
What’s Included
  • Photography Included
  • • Up to 8 hours of photography from TWO photographers, allowing for huge variety in your photos
  • • WOW portraits highlighting you, the couple, but also the epic landscape you’ve chosen to explore
  • • Capturing both sunrise and sunset, allowing for double the dreamy light for photos
  • • ‘True to life’ editing, creating images that won’t age
  • • Sneak peeks within the week
  • • Full gallery within 6-8 weeks
  • • Digital delivery with full downloading and printing rights

  • Planning Support Included
  • • Planning support throughout the entire process, keeping it easy and fun. We want this to feel like planning an epic vacation you’re excited about, not a huge event you’re dreading
  • • Suggestions on how to make your day personalized, fun and feeling like ‘you’
  • • Advice on the local area: places to stay, great places to eat and drink, fun activities to enjoy
  • • Recommendations for local vendors (florist, hair and makeup etc)
  • • Custom timeline design

  • Vendors Included
  • • 2 photographers (we’re a husband and wife team)
  • • Fully personalized officiant services (one of us will lead your ceremony, while the other continues to shoot)
  • • Recommendations for all other vendors (flowers, hair and makeup etc)

  • Permits & Legal
  • • Full guidance on how to fill out and submit your national park ceremony application
  • • Advice on securing your marriage license. Officiant and witness signatures.
NOT Included
  • • Flights, transport and accommodation
  • • Food and drink
  • • National park ceremony permit fee (less than $200)
  • • Additional vendors (flowers, hair and makeup etc)
Package offered by:
The Outlovers
The Outlovers
  • Based In
    Utah and Western Colorado
Additional Add-Ons
  • Extra hours of photography: if you’d like to stay out and star gaze, for example
  • Video coverage (a 3 minute highlight video, plus full ceremony coverage)
  • Creation of an heirloom quality album 
  • Expedited delivery, if you’d like your full gallery in 3 weeks
Availability

Spring, Fall and Winter are all glorious in the desert (mid June through mid September are too hot)

Optional Notes & Customization

This package is fully customizable. The outline we’ve laid out is for inspiration only. If it feels like exactly what you want, perfect! If not, we’ll tweak it until it does. We know Moab inside out so have tons of other ideas if you’re looking for something a little different.

Also, we live right on the border of Utah and Colorado, so if you’d like to add an extra day and explore the mountains as well as the desert, we can easily make that happen!

The Outlovers
The Outlovers

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