by Deanna Jun 6, 2022 | Elopement , Taos , Weddings
Lindsay and Ryan took an Amtrak train across the country to elope in Taos, New Mexico! They chose to stay in a few different off-the-grid Earthships while they visited Northern New Mexico, and have their wedding ceremony in one! The Earthship Biotecture home was a beautiful spot for their morning wedding ceremony. Dan Jones wrote a unique ceremony which spoke about the earth and mountains around the community. Lindsay wore a dress that she crocheted herself and Ryan wore a seersucker suit because his made-to-order suit did not arrive on time. They laughed and enjoyed the struggles and triumphs it took to travel to make their wedding day happen. It was beautiful
A little stroll around the Earthship as the bride and groom walk hand in hand
Lindsey crocheted her wedding dress and made her beaded belt for her destination Taos wedding
Groom with hands in pockets next to bottle wall in Earthship home
Bride and groom walk up recycled tire staircase at their Earthship wedding venue in Taos
Lindsey crocheted her entire wedding dress. Her beaded sash was also handmade.
Elopement inside of Earthship in Greater World Earthship Community
Bride and groom give the fingers, to show off their new weddings rings
Earthship home in Taos, NM with recycled tire stairs and mesa views
A colorful wedding altar with unique reflections, officiated by Embracing Ceremony
Lindsey laughs at Ryan's posing suggesting as we were doing after wedding portraits
This wedding venue was an airbnb, environmentally friendly and off the grid Earthship in Taos, NM
Picture of bride and groom and Trader Joe's bouquet at Earthship in Taos, NM
Elopement at Earthship community west of Rio Grande gorge bridge in Taos, NM
The bottled wall of this Earthship is a unique background for wedding photos
Blue, brown, green, and yellow bottles create a unique altar at this Earthship house
Destination elopement in Taos NM at Earthship community
Destination wedding elopement at Earthship community in west of Taos
This wedding took place inside a Earthship which is a home off-the-grid
This elopement was officiated inside a home found on Airbnb of Greater World Earthship Community
This destination wedding took place in an Earthship house in Greater World Community
by Deanna Jan 10, 2022 | Elopement , Taos , Weddings
Hurray for the first wedding of 2022! Cadia and Gareth made a last minute decision to get married on 1-1-22. Their wedding date was blessed by mother nature in the way of a giant winter storm that closed down Taos for several days following! Dan Jones had SpiriTaos shoveled and ready under the beautiful under the blanket of snow. Sacred Taos mountain played peek-a-boo. Gareth’s family joined the wedding via Zoom while Cadia’s mother and sister joined in person under the Ramada. The ceremony was as perfect as the gorgeous snow.
The red barn outside of SpiriTaos pops in white fields of snow
The wedding guests, in person and on the zoom phone call
Dan Jones officiates a wedding as the clouds over Taos mountain clear
Gareth keeps Cadia warm as they sit in front of a frozen pond in January
Zoom wedding call with friends and family who were far away
The snow sits on the latilla fence after this New Year's Day elopement
Cadia and Gareth connect with their friends via zoom prior to their SpiriTaos wedding
Bride's hands, cold and in gold, hold her lily bouquet on the first day of 2022
Wedding under ramada at SpiriTaos wedding venue in El Prado, NM
Fun picture of Cadia kissing Gareth as Taos mountain plays peekaboo
Cadia and Gareth got Zia tattoos with their wedding date
Red berries, snow, and latilla fence in northern New Mexio
Gareth and Cadia share a moment alone before continuing down the snowy path
A wintery kiss outside of SpiriTaos wedding site in Taos, NM
Bride with lilies and white crocheted dress with Taos mountain
The Taos sky offered the newlyweds a touch of blue after their 20 degree outdoor wedding ceremony
Dan Jones leads the bride and groom down the snowy path to the ramada at SpiriTaos
Gareth, in headphones, gets his Zoom-wedding ceremony ready via computer
Newlyweds Facetime family overseas to show them the ring after the New Years Day wedding
Piles of snow line the walkway for micro-wedding at SpiriTaos in El Prado
by Deanna Dec 6, 2021 | Anniversary , Elopement , Taos , Vow Renewal , Weddings
Gareth keeps Cadia warm as they sit in front of a frozen pond in January
The snow sits on the latilla fence after this New Year's Day elopement
Wedding under ramada at SpiriTaos wedding venue in El Prado, NM
The Taos sky offered the newlyweds a touch of blue after their 20 degree outdoor wedding ceremony
Dan Jones officiates a wedding as the clouds over Taos mountain clear
Red berries, snow, and latilla fence in northern New Mexio
Newlyweds Facetime family overseas to show them the ring after the New Years Day wedding
Bride with lilies and white crocheted dress with Taos mountain
Bride's hands, cold and in gold, hold her lily bouquet on the first day of 2022
Cadia and Gareth got Zia tattoos with their wedding date
Cadia and Gareth connect with their friends via zoom prior to their SpiriTaos wedding
Fun picture of Cadia kissing Gareth as Taos mountain plays peekaboo
The red barn outside of SpiriTaos pops in white fields of snow
Gareth, in headphones, gets his Zoom-wedding ceremony ready via computer
Piles of snow line the walkway for micro-wedding at SpiriTaos in El Prado
Dan Jones leads the bride and groom down the snowy path to the ramada at SpiriTaos
Zoom wedding call with friends and family who were far away
Gareth and Cadia share a moment alone before continuing down the snowy path
A wintery kiss outside of SpiriTaos wedding site in Taos, NM
Red haired bride walks through the courtyard at SpiriTaos wedding site
Hippie couple kiss on wedding day with Taos Pueblo hills in the background
Close up details of wedding vase, hand fasting sash, bolo tie, and her wedding ring
Garden bouquet and a turquoise bolo tie and lace wedding dress sleeves
Long haired bride and groom walk through short meadow during slight breeze
Groom with long hair, suspenders, a turquoise bolo tie, and a beard in front of NM door
Newly weds hold traditional wedding vase and hand fasting sash at wedding at SpiriTaos
Bride with turquoise earrings, red curly hair and lace wedding sleeves
Dan Jones officiates a micro wedding in early springtime at his wedding venue, SpiriTaos
Another kiss for the hippie couple next to the wooden post barbed wire fence at SpiriTaos
Young couple smile at one another after a wedding ceremony in El Prado
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Officiant, Dan Jones, recites a unique ceremony for Amy and Bill's August wedding
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by Deanna Jun 2, 2021 | Taos , Weddings
This small wedding group came here from Texas! We took a little walk out to the best spot overlooking the Rio Grande gorge and bridge. The wind made herself known as she whipped around, only to make beautiful formations with Mackenzie’s dress. The paper flower bouquet was made from Harry Potter book pages and names like “Dumbledore” and “Potter” adorned the buds. Steven and Mackenzie were comfy in their “wedding boots” and had a special ceremony with crowns made with leaves. Popular officiant, Dan Jones, wrote a beautiful ceremony and every single guest cried. Congratulations to these Texans on their destination wedding to Taos, NM!
Wedding officiant, Dan Jones, leads Steven's parents out to the wedding site on the Taos mesa
Mackenzie wears a bolo tie with her off-the-shoulder wedding dress
Brown wedding boots, Levis, and paper origami flowers
Mackenzie gives two thumbs up to the exquisite wedding cake that comes with Dan Jones' wedding package
Mackenzie and Steven and their families who travelled to New Mexico from Texas for a wedding in the mountains
Mackenzie and Steven cut the wedding cake together
Wedding bouquet made from pages of Harry Potter books.
A final kiss at a leaf-crown ceremony presided over by Dan Jones of Embracing Ceremony
Mackenzie and Steven laugh as the wind almost took their crowns made of leaves, into the gorge at their cliff-side wedding ceremony
Mackenzie and Steven and their processional from their intimate small wedding
The bride and the groom and the walk to the wedding venue
A prayer from a local indigenous people blesses the marriage as Mackenzie and Steven become husband and wife
Mackenzie's soon-to-be father-in-law puts a penny in her shoe in the traditional spirit of good luck
Mackenzie and Steven look over the vast opening of the Rio Grande gorge overlooked by Sangre de Cristo mountains
In her off-the-shoulder wedding dress, Mackenzie watches and listens to the Rio Grande river flowing below.
Happily ever after and posting it on social media immediately!
Beautiful bride and groom share smiles with their officiant during their customized wedding ceremony
Balance: A beautiful practice that will make the marriage last
Mackenzie and Steven listen to their officiant read a crown ceremony which he wrote for them
Groom, Steven, dressed in brown leather vest with bolo tie
Small group of Texans attending small outdoor wedding ceremony by Taos gorge bridge
Mackenzie and Steven exchange rings as they joke about them falling over the edge during their cliff-side wedding ceremony
And the cork is popped off of the local wedding champagne!
During their wedding toast, Mackenzie and Steven announce that they want to have many babies
The tradition of the bride and groom feeding one another cake has been around for centuries!
Lost in each others eyes, Mackenzie and Steven enjoy their customized wedding ceremony by local officiant
The sky is omnipresent and offers so much photographically in all open outdoor weddings
by Deanna May 15, 2021 | Elopement , Taos , Weddings
These women are awesome. Not only are they newlyweds expecting their first baby, they are sentimental, brilliant, and funny! Their wedding included their six favorite people in the whole world, standing in a semicircle around them. Officiant Dan Jones wrote the most beautiful ceremony that encapsulated the nature and emotions that surrounded the brides and their guests (there wasn’t a dry eye in the group). After the intimate wedding ceremony, Hacienda del Sol hosted a mini reception serving wedding cake and local champagne. Kelsey and April cut their wedding cake and toasted to their future. We walked around and captured a few shots with the brides and their moms. The awesome ring picture shows that April’s ring was too small for her swollen ring finger as it’s on her pinky…her pregnant belly shows in the background of that one.
April with purple hair and a gorgeous bouquet by Enchanted Florist
Intimate same-sex wedding ceremony at Hacienda del Sol with two brides
Two beautiful brides married at private ceremony at Hacienda del Sol
Officiant, Dan Jones, smiles as Kelsey and April say their vows
The Ring Shot! --Sometimes the pinky wears the wedding ring when your fingers are swollen from pregnancy
April and Kelsey's mother's look on as their daughters have a hand-tying ceremony
April's mother, with such pride in her eyes for her daughter, on wedding day
Kelsey and April cut the cake and get excited, for cake!
Two brides and two witnesses equal four besties!
Two brides and their two mothers who came to this destination wedding
April and Kelsey's New Mexico wedding ceremony, with chiles.
Same-sex marriage under the cottonwoods and adorned with chile ristras
Two brides, Kelsey and April, in pure bliss after a beautiful evening wedding ceremony
April's stunning blue eyes that match the Taos-blue gate and window pane.
