Samuel H Boardman, Oregon Coast Elopement

One of my highlights as a photographer in 2021 was having the privilege to witness my sister get married and photographing her micro elopement in Oregon. In college, I found a class me and Susana could take together that aligned with both our schedules and majors (Iā€™m older and we were studying different things). It was the only class we ever took together and where she met Arju, the man she would marry 6 years later.

With many changes happening from the pandemic, Susy and Arju decided to get legally married in Miami and celebrate by taking a vacation to Oregon for a couple of days to hike and elope on a cliff. She found a dress online for $100, we made the flowers ourselves the day before, and the whole thing was exactly what they had in mind for a perfect elopement.