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It was a simple, nude, satin slip that cost me under $200, including alterations!ĪNY DIY ELEMENTS? I made my flower crown ahead of time using silks because I was nervous about the flowers surviving the extreme cold outside for the photos that day. I wanted selecting my dress to be just as easy and stress-free as I had set the day out to be. TELL US ABOUT FINDING YOUR WEDDING DRESS: I chose my wedding dress online in about a half hour. Him and I went out on to the platform at the top - I was taking in the unbelievable views, and when I turned around, Matthias was down on one knee! After we made our way back down, everyone from our guide to all the women working in the gift shop were congratulating us and so excited to see the ring - every person there was in on it and I had no idea! We walked the grounds, then made our way to the top of the lighthouse. We raced over and made what I thought was the "last tour of the day", but was actually a pre-arranged private tour for our proposal. After a particularly difficult day at work, Matthias suggested we go visit to take my mind off of it. TELL US ABOUT YOUR PROPOSAL: We have a lighthouse in the town where we live, and leading up to our engagement had been talking about how we had never been to tour the grounds, or made a trip to the top. About 4 years ago, after 6 months of persistence from Matthias, we got together to catch up, and we have been together ever since! Over the next 5 years, we always maintained our friendship and stayed in contact with one another. HOW DID YOU MEET? We met through friends about 9 years ago and briefly dated, but neither of us were ready for something serious at that point in our lives. We knew the room would be perfect, and we really just wanted to create a space that was as intimate and romantic as possible - lots of candlelight and a roaring fireplace was our only request!"

It was so important to us not to get caught up in stressing over the details. The Grafton Inn, which was walking distance to our home for the weekend, was the most perfect quintessential New England inn, with gorgeous little parlours to host an intimate ceremony for two. One night it occurred to us - we should get married while we are there! re there! Neither of us hesitated, and from the moment we made the decision to elope - just him and I - every detail fell into place perfectly. We booked our trip to a sleepy little town in southern Vermont and got the cutest airBNB to hole up in for the weekend. We knew we wanted to go somewhere cold (it was the middle of winter and we live in Florida, but both grew up in the Northeast). Approaching our daughter's first birthday we were able to get his parents to agree to watch her for a couple days so that we could go out of town. We had thrown the idea of going to the courthouse around, but despite not wanting to plan a traditional wedding, felt we still wanted something more special and intimate to celebrate our life together. We had set out to start planning our wedding practically a dozen times, but every time we stopped when it started becoming more about other people, silly details, and money, than about him and I becoming husband and wife. Rachael tells us, " Matthias and I had been raising my son together for over three years, engaged for two, and our daughter was about to turn one by the time we finally married.

They enlisted the services of Vermont Wedding photographer CHRISTINA BERNALES to capture their intimate snowy celebration. Vermont is one of the most beautiful states in the Northeast and does not have a shortage of stunning elopement locations.After planning their wedding what felt like a dozen times and realising it was becoming all about other people, Rachael & Matthias finally made the decision to get married on a weekend away to New England with just the two of them. Reach out to us if you are ready to find your Vermont elopement photographer! We are so passionate about documenting elopements, and we can provide customized vendor recommendations! Fine-Tune the DetailsĪfter you picked your elopement date, location, and vendors, it’s time to fine-tune the details for your Vermont elopement! These details can include travel, accommodations, or anything else you will need before your elopement day! Celebrate Marrying Your Best Friend in Vermont! It is so important to find Vermont elopement vendors you love! We highly recommend hiring your Vermont elopement photographer first so you can secure your elopement date with them. Find & Hire Your Vermont Elopement Vendors We recommend reaching out to a land or park manager to confirm what permits you need to have your Vermont elopement. If you are eloping in an outdoor location in Vermont, you will most likely need to obtain a permit.