Destinations & Elopements

Wherever your love takes you.

A Tuscan hillside, a Colorado peak in winter, a quiet national park at first light. If your day is happening somewhere far from home, I would be honored to follow it there.

Destination wedding couple walking hand in hand toward the sea, photographed by Ohlson Photography
Why I Travel

“People choosing to take you to their wedding, somewhere abroad or in another state, that is another level of love. Getting to add my passion for travel to my photography is a two for one.”

Paola Ohlson
Weddings I Have Traveled For

I have already packed the bags.

A destination wedding is not a someday for me. I have already done it, from the rainforest of Puerto Rico to a castle in Colombia, in two languages, for couples who wanted me there.

Victoria and Jose embracing on a balcony above the Puerto Rico rainforest
Puerto RicoVictoria & Jose · in the rainforest
Nataly and Joey by the tower and gardens of El Castillo, a castle wedding in Medellin, Colombia
ColombiaNataly & Joey · a castle in Medellín

And the list of where I want to go next is long: a Tuscan hillside, a Colorado peak in winter, the quiet of a national park at first light, the cliffs of Portugal, barefoot vows in the tropics. If yours is not on it, even better. Surprise me.

Victoria and Jose showing their wedding rings, laughing poolside at their Puerto Rico wedding
A Real One · Puerto Rico

Victoria and Jose, married in the rainforest.

When Victoria and Jose married at Casa Bella above the El Yunque rainforest in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, I was there for every minute of it, the poolside vows under white drapes, the palm trees, the newspaper-style programs, and the quiet table remembering the loved ones who could not be there.

That is what a destination wedding with me feels like. Not a stranger flown in, but someone who folds into your family and your place like I have always belonged there.

Victoria and Jose beaming on the balcony with the Puerto Rico rainforest behind them The bride looking out over the palms and rainforest from the balcony
The poolside ceremony setup with a draped pergola and palm trees at Casa Bella, Puerto Rico A memorial table with framed photos, roses and candles overlooking the rainforest
The Newlywed Times newspaper-style wedding program for Victoria and Jose in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico

Their whole story, printed like a newspaper, El Yunque and all.

Nataly looking down from a castle tower as Joey watches from below, a fairytale first look at El Castillo in Medellin, Colombia
A Real One · Medellín, Colombia

Nataly and Joey, married at a castle.

In the hills of Medellín, Colombia, Nataly and Joey married at El Castillo, a real Gothic castle with turrets, fountains and gardens that look pulled straight from a storybook. I flew home for all of it, the first look with Nataly calling down from the tower, the dip beneath the stone arch, the quiet walk through the cypress garden.

This one was personal. Nataly is my sister, so it was never really a job. It was family, in their own country and their own language, at a castle out of a fairy tale. I did not simply photograph the day. I lived it.

Nataly and Joey embracing in front of the castle fountain at El Castillo, Medellin Joey dipping Nataly for a kiss under the stone arch of the castle courtyard in Medellin
Nataly and Joey forehead to forehead on a cypress-lined garden path at El Castillo, Medellin, Colombia

Nataly & Joey · El Castillo, Medellín

How A Destination Wedding Works

Simpler than you would think.

One

Tell me the where

The location, the dates, and the shape of your celebration. I build the plan around it.

Two

Travel, handled simply

Travel is quoted clearly and folded into your collection, so there are no surprises. Across the First Coast, it is already included.

Three

More than a day

Away weddings often mean extra time together, welcome dinners, morning-afters, the quiet in between. More of your story, told.

Investment

Destinations & elopements, from $7,500.

Every destination is custom, shaped by where you are going and how many days you want me there. First Coast travel is always included. Reach out and I will build a quote around your plans.

Somewhere Beautiful

Take me with you.

Tell me where your love is taking you. Wherever it is, I will make sure you remember exactly how it felt to be there.

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