Elopement
From $2,400
Up to four hours with the two of you, wherever the trail goes. A sunrise on the summit, a weekday ceremony, a walk and a picnic afterwards.
Asheville, North Carolina
Unposed mountain weddingsin the Blue Ridge, and anywhere you elope
I am Maya Ellison. I photograph the parts of a wedding day that actually happen. The wind taking your veil, your grandmother's hands, the long walk up to the ridge, in whatever light the mountains give us that day.
This is how the day actually looked
Documentary, never arranged
There is no shot list read out loud and nobody gets moved into place. I stay close and stay quiet, and photograph what the day gives us. Your father's face during the toast. The fog rolling over the ridge while you say your vows.
Packages
Three ways to work together
Full day
From $4,800
Up to ten hours with a second shooter, from getting ready to the last dance. A portrait session in the mountains is included if you want one.
Engagement session
$650
An hour together somewhere you already love, and the easiest way for all three of us to get used to being in the same room before the wedding.
Every gallery is edited by hand and delivered online within six weeks.
How I work on the day
I build your timeline around the light instead of around a list of photographs, so the day usually has a slow first look, a long walk at golden hour, and enough time for you to actually eat. Then I stay out of the way and photograph it.
Recent work
Tell me about your day
Send me your date and roughly where you are thinking of marrying, and I will answer you myself.