Intimate Downtown Grand Forks Elopement At Sky’s Restaurant | Grand Forks Wedding Photographer

Bailey and Payton reached out to me in January asking about engagement photos. We immediately started planning for our session and hoping for a break in the frigid arctic temperatures we were having so we could get some fun outdoor images in the snow.

We finally got some temps in the upper 20’s in Mid February, so we set our session date for the 10th. After meeting downtown, we began and quickly found out that the slight breeze was making it quite colder than we were hoping so we had fun alternating between outdoor photos and going inside to warm up. I had so much fun getting to know Bailey and Payton as we ventured all around the downtown area and got some awesome shots as we warmed up inside The Urban Stampede and The Spud Jr.

While chatting with them over a drink at The Spud Jr, I asked about when and where their upcoming wedding would be. They told me it was actually that evening at Sky’s restaurant (In about 2 hrs)!! After that little surprise, we discussed it and I was thrilled I was gonna be able to photograph their intimate little elopement!

It is the first time since I’ve been photographing weddings that I shoot engagement photos AND the wedding on the same day!

We took a little break and I later met them downtown in their private event room at the beautiful Sky’s Restaurant. Their elopement ceremony was short and sweet as they exchanged vows, rings, and a first kiss as husband and wife in front of their families.

It was quite an adventurous afternoon and I’m so happy to have been a part of it. It was an honor meeting Bailey, Payton, and their families.

Congrats to the new couple! Thanks so much for choosing me to capture your wedding day memories!