desert rat, LIVING IN UTAH

 

I grew up in the desert, and every chance I get, I find myself returning to the beautiful landscapes that make up the great American West. I’m constantly inspired by the open spaces and the plants and animals that thrive in them. Protecting these spaces means everything to me.
My work is influenced heavily by this,
but even more by chance encounters on this blue speck we call home.

 
 

BASED IN moab—
AVAILABLE across the Southwest

 

HI, I AM

haley

 

UTAH DESERT ELOPEMENTS & Little Weddings

 
 
 

Yeah- that love stuff. You know how we’re hurtling through space but there’s that one person who makes it seem like time doesn’t exist? That’s what drives me. Put these two things together- heart pounding love and beautiful western vistas- and I’m one happy camper. (Sometimes literally, I’ve lost count of the special weddings I’ve photographed where we are sleeping in tents).

Books I love endlessly: Anything Ed Abbey, Just Kids by Patti Smith, and Travels with Charley

Music: Stevie Nicks (THE QUEEN), The Doors and throwbacks to my emo/metal high school days

Films: No Country for Old Men. The end.

Art: Mark Maggiori, Stella Marie Baer, Hannah Sue Crane


 

I am a strong believer that wedding and elopement days should be crafted around things that feel meaningful and significant

 

The romanticism, the intimacy, the sacred litte rituals

BEING surrounded by the FORCES OF NATURE, EMBRACED IN THEM.

The meaning of eloping

eloping has long been thought of as being synonymous with a “shotgun wedding.” That is no longer the case. Eloping is for couples who are choosing to put the true meaning of being in ceremony together at the forefront of their wedding day.

This can look like many things, but at the core I always encourage you to think about what is it that makes the two of you feel most at home. If you stripped away all notions of what a wedding day “should be,” and instead thought of the times you have felt the most connected with your person, how could you incorporate those into your elopement day? For some couples this means a slow morning with coffee together, other’s it means a roadtrip seeing as many sights as possible. The beauty of getting married this way is that when you focus on what feels best for you two, everything else falls into place.

 

LET’S plan your elopement day

Places I love to shoot in

Amangiri

Moab

Monument Valley

 

Mojave desert

New Mexico

Snow Canyon

Zion National Park

TEXAS

Arches National Park

Salt Flats

Testimonials

 

10 jaw-dropping

places

to elope

in utah

Featured Guide

Everything you need to know for choosing the best spot for your elopement in the Utah desert.