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Oct 19

Elopement Planning Checklist

A step-by-step guide to help you plan an epic day you’ll love. Yay! You ditched the traditional wedding in favor for what’s true to you. ...

Mikalynn Amos

Oct 3

How to Plan an Oregon Elopement

A step-by-step guide on how to plan your Oregon elopement and simplify the planning process. Oregon is a true gem. It has a little bit of...

Mikalynn Amos

Sep 20

Posing During a Photography Session

How to get comfortable in front of the camera and get natural, fun photos during your session. Ah, yes. The statement all photographers h...

Mikalynn Amos

Sep 14

Wedding Traditions You Can Ditch

Old school wedding traditions you can leave behind to create a wedding day that is actually what you want. Weddings have turned into a gr...

Mikalynn Amos

Sep 11

Planning Your Elopement Timeline

A closer look at how the hours of coverage can make a huge difference for your elopement day experience. 10 HOURS. That’s right, my bigge...

Mikalynn Amos

Sep 3

10 Reasons to Elope

Just a few reasons why you should chose eloping and create a wedding that's 100% true to you. This pandemic has couples considering elopi...

Mikalynn Amos

Aug 19

The Science of Leave No Trace

Diving deep into the scientific basis of why practicing Leave No Trace is so important. If you’re an outdoors(wo)man, you’ve likely heard...

Mikalynn Amos

Aug 7

What to Expect on a Session With Me

All the technicalities, services, and products you can expect if you book a session with me. There’s so many photographers to pick from f...

Mikalynn Amos

Jul 30

Reasons to Elope in Brookings, OR

10 reasons why Brookings is the best elopement spot on the Oregon Coast There’s Cannon Beach, Newport, and many other Oregon Coast spots ...

Mikalynn Amos

Jul 9

Hiring the Right Photographer

I’m going to say something that might shock you…but photographers actually don’t want to be hired by everyone. In the industry, we have a...

Mikalynn Amos

May 23

How to Schedule a Full Day Elopement

So you decide to elope. You need to have a ceremony and you want some photos. Now what? That's really not much of a wedding day. But what...

Mikalynn Amos

May 23

What is an Elopement?

Answers to all your questions about choosing to elope over a traditional wedding day. Eloping has become a cool trendy word floating arou...

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