Picacho Peak Sunrise Elopement // Cassie + Kenzi

Elopement2-Person Elopement
Written By Bethany Wolf

Cassie and Kenzi met me as soon as the gates open at 5:00 AM to Picacho Peak State Park. We drove into the park together and up to our trailhead, Calloway Trail. Only 0.8 miles to an absolutely stunning overlook in the park where we could truly enjoy the sunrise and Cassie and Kenzi could say their vows. Before heading up the trail, Cassie sat in their car and had Kenzi put on her orange floral tie (that she actually got from Amazon!) with only the light from the inside of their car as it was still dark outside.

We started our hike up and talked about Cassie and Kenzi’s adventures in Arizona so far and why they chose to move to Arizona from Massachusetts. Cassie and Kenzi absolutely love to hike, camp, and experience new places but neither of them had traveled out west before! So, they decided to pack up their belongings and temporarily move out to Tucson to fully submerge themselves in the west and to have that opportunity to be close to so many beautiful places where they could easily just pack up and drive where they wanted to go! Since they’ve moved, they’ve been able to visit White Sands National Park, Mt. Lemmon, the Salt River, Zion National Park, Tonto Natural Bridge State Park, Saguaro National Park, and SO many more amazing places in Arizona. These two are so inspiring and honestly straight GOALS.

When we reached the overlook at the end of Calloway Trail, Cassie and Kenzi pinned their boutonnieres one one another, made by Daisyhead Floral Co. and then sat on the bench at the overlook to enjoy the sunrise as we started to see those beautiful colors come through even with it being overcast.

We walked over to another viewpoint for Cassie and Kenzi to exchange their vows. Kenzi had initially wanted to go first, but just became overwhelmed with the emotions of the day. Kenzi kissed her forehead and decided to go first instead. Watching these two exchange their vows and listening to the promises that they were making to one another was truly so beautiful. These two are some of the most beautiful, caring, and souls that I’ve ever had a chance to photograph.

After saying their vows and sharing their first kiss, Cassie and Kenzi hummed their favorite song to one another as they danced and spun one another in the morning light, completely surrounded by saguaros on the top of a mountain.

Cassie is sitting in their car putting on her orange floral tie with only the light from the overhead light in the car as her partner, Kenzi, helps to tie it.
Early morning blue hour at Picacho Peak State Park right before sunrise with a crescent moon in the sky.
Cassie and Kenzi are at their ceremony location putting their boutennieres on one another before exchanging vows.
Cassie and Kenzie sit together on a bench at an overlook to watch the sunrise at Picacho Peak State Park.
Cassie and Kenzi walk over to their ceremony location, cuddle up, and admire the astonishing view below us as the sun rises.
Kenzi gently caresses Casse's cheek as they smile and giggle at one another.
Cassie shares her hand-written vows with Kenzi at the top of a mountain in Picacho Peak State Park.
Kenzi now shares her hand-written vows with Kenzi at the top of a mountain in Picacho Peak State Park.
Cassie and Kenzi share their first kiss after their vows at the top of a mountain in Picacho Peak State Park as the sun rises.
Cassie and Kenzi smiling at each other and smiling at the camera on the top of a mountain at Picacho Peak State Park.
Solo portraits of Cassie in her khakhi pants, a white button-up with rolled sleeves, black suspenders, and an orange floral tie for a pop of color.
Solo portraits of Kenzi in her ivory off the shoulder bridal jumpsuit.
Cassie is holding and kissing Kenzi from behind and nuzzling her nose in her hair on a mountaintop surrounded by saguaro cacti as the sun rises at Picacho Peak State Park.
Kenzi is grabbing Cassie by her suspenders and pulling her in close for a kiss.
Kenzi kisses Cassie on her temple and nuzzle her nose into the side of Kenzi's face.
Cassie and Kenzi share their first dance after their vows on the mountaintop surrounded by saguaro cacti in Picacho Peak State Park.
GIF of Cassie and Kenzi twirling each other during their first dance.
Kenzi hugs Cassie from behind and rests her head on Cassie's back as Cassie looks off into the mountains.
Cassie and Kenzi share a kiss in a distant landscape photo in front of Picacho Peak surrounded by saguaro cacti.
Cassie leads Kenzi along the trail in front of Picacho Peak.
Cassie grabs Kenzi's jaw and pulls her in close to kiss her forehead and rest her own forehead against Kenzi's.
Cassie and Kenzi sit on a rock in front of Picacho Peak in direst harsh light as they smile and giggle at one another.
Cassie and Kenzi hold hands while sitting on a rock in direct sunlight while nuzzling noses and then leaning in for a kiss.
Kenzi stands beside Cassie and holds Cassie's arm as Cassie sits on a rock.
Kenzi stands between Cassie's legs as Cassie sits on a rock. Kenzi grabs Cassie's legs as Cassie grabs Kenzi's face as they kiss.

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