Beach Suprise Elopement

Have you ever wanted to invite your close relatives to a beach house party, telling them it’s an engagement party celebration, only to reveal it’s actually a surprise wedding weekend?! Well, that’s exactly what Zach and Ariana did for their family. They told everyone that they had hired a photographer to do family photos, led everyone to the beach, “randomly” found some set up chairs at the beach and suggested everyone take a seat for a photo. The unsuspecting family members all sat, somewhat confused by why there were chairs set up at the beach in the first place. Then Zach’s uncle stood up and said “I think we should get these guys married”. This was truly a unique story for me to be able to document and it was such an honor to be invited into this very tight family and document their story for them.

The moment the family started to realize what was happening.

Peter Mahar - Destination Wedding Photographer - Portland OR
Peter Mahar
I'm Peter Mahar, a professional wedding photographer based in Portland, Oregon. I grew up the youngest in crazy family of six--which was great, because I got to make my brothers and sisters laugh, and not-so-great, because I had to sit in the back of the van on the seat with the stupid bump in the cushion. I make pizza and talk a lot. I'm part Italian, so I use a lot of gestures (especially during photo shoots). I love deep conversations, a good fire, and a glass of wine. But most of all, I love Jesus, because He's great and I'm not.
www.petermahar.com
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