This may be the sweetest, most romantic elopement session ever. And the fact that it’s set in the super scenic Emerald Lake in Canada, makes it beyond beautiful. I’m totally head over heels smitten with these photos from Eric Daigle that truly capture the love between the adorable bride and groom. The row boat, the vistas, the poofy dress, I’m in wedding blogger heaven! Click here for even more.
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As my fiance, Harold Todd Chapman, is an avid hiker and outdoors man we decided to have a low-key mountain elopement. Minimal fuss but magnificent beauty captures the essence of our day. I scoured the internet for potential sites for our ceremony and found myself enchanted by the glacier fed lakes of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. The colors, trees, and awe-inspiring mountain-scape lingered until it took permanent root in my mind: this is it! And so these two Detroiters made our way north, to the gorgeous mountain landscape.
No need to pack additional decorations – Emerald Lake provides abundant natural beauty. Emerald Lake Lodge staff, specifically Tina Barz, helped me to set up an elopement package that included a romantic lake-view room with a wood burning fireplace and balcony, a local mistress of ceremonies who guided us through the vow process, delicious breakfasts and dinners, our own wedding cake, and our flowers.
On June 16th, 2011, the rains had set in early that morning. I drove to Banff where Stephanie Roy performed her miracles with my hair and make-up. We used Joan from the tv show Mad Men as our red-head hair inspiration. As we arrived back at Emerald Lake Lodge the rain stopped and the sun started to shine – just in time for the arrival of our energetic and inspiring photographer, Eric Daigle. Eric made the photo session incredibly fun and spontaneous! The impromptu row boat was my fiance’s idea – which only added to the romantic feel of our day. I tried to juxtapose the soft, billowing Mori Lee wedding gown against the natural beauty of our surroundings. Minor shoe changes, from lovely Badgley Mischka pumps to Hunter Red Boots drew plenty of smiles from those around us and emphasized our fun side! I made our wooden sign props for a touch of whimsy. The Groom’s Calvin Klein suit and tie meshed perfectly with my dress. Overall, a perfect elopement! I can’t wait to return to Emerald Lake Lodge for many anniversaries to come!
Photography: Eric Daigle Photography / Location: Emerald Lake Lodge / Bride’s Shoes: Badgley Mischka / Wedding Dress: Mori Lee
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This is an amazing capture - Love Emerald Lake Lodge - an exquisite destination wedding location in the heart of the Rocky Mountains! How Romantic. Well done Eric!
Beautiful - amazing how they got all the photos to look vintage!
wow those are amazing photographs - what a wonderful way to capture your memories
Lovely, romantic feel to these images and (as always with Eric) very natural posing. I love the Mad Men inspiration for the hairstyle - Joan is my favorite! Emerald Lake is a wonderful spot for an intimate ceremony and a stunning backdrop for photos. Congratulations!
Congratulations to the lucky couple and to Eric for capturing their day so beautifully. You can really feel the love in these images
Beautiful photos of a very pretty area. Well done Eric Daigle. You have done it again!!
Congratulations on such a lovely set of images Eric! Emerald Lake is a lovely backdrop to such a sweet couple! Nice work!
Great stuff Eric...so beautifully captured.
Lovely images at such a beautiful little corner of the Rockies. Bravo!
Beautiful! Lovely location and lovely photos!
Beautiful! Great work Eric!!
What a beautiful couple! Emerald Lake Lodge and Eric Daigle Photography....how could they possibly go wrong?? Congrats to the newly weds & Eric!
Gorgeous photos and couple. Emerald Lake is one of the most beautiful wedding locations anywhere!
I can feel the love between the couple, nice job of capturing the emotion of the day.
I love those red boots!!
Congrats, Eric!
I love Emerald Lake and I love your work Eric Daigle! Just beautiful.
Wow - I have friend's marrying at Emerald Lake this winter. Eric - you're the man!
My hearfelt thanks to Eric Daigle for his amazing photography for my Emerald Lake Elopement! He was incredibly fun and energetic! He really went to great lengths to get the perfect shots for us! Thank you again - Eric - for making my dream wedding photo session come true! You are a true artist and a wonderful person.
All my best,
Amanda
(the bride)
Eric Daigle, you are without doubt the best photographer about wedding pictures that i have never seen.
I like the light, sensitivity and originality from inside the your pictures. Congratulations, to keep on...
Super Eric,
I'm not surprised at all. From the first pictures that I saw from your wedding album, I knew you were going to be very successful and that's just the beginning. You will keep amazing us, I'm sure. Felicitations et Way to go Eric
Thank you for sharing with us your wonderful journey in the world of photography. Talented man!
Take care
Helene:)
Beautiful and love the rain boots!
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Oh the boots! Love love love :O)