Magical Highland Springs Ranch Styled Elopement in Cherry Valley, CA

When event designer Jessica Lynne, founder of Engaged Life, connected with photographer Ariele Chapman on Instagram, she knew instantly that they were a creative match made in heaven. “We joked about throwing together a styled shoot after the holidays,” Jessica recalls. “Ten minutes later, Ari had half of our vendors signed on to contribute!” Jessica’s first step to planning any event is creating a dream board, and for this session, she drew inspiration from recent wedding photos, pulling together her favorite details from each image to solidify her vision.

Highlands Springs Ranch offered a variety of backdrops to choose from, but the team agreed to focus their shoot within the olive groves. The golden hour lighting created a picturesque glow amongst the trees and perfectly harmonized with Jessica’s bold color palette of vibrant indigos, deep purples, and mustard yellows. “We thought they would pop with the venue’s natural backdrop,” she explains. “We love that purple is coming back into the mix so [we] wanted to showcase subtle purple accents but also felt it was important to show couples they don’t have to pick one or two colors for their wedding day and can instead pick a variety that complement each other.”

You would never know this shoot marked Jessica’s styled session debut. It is truly magical!

Photography by Ariele Chapman Photography