Girdwood Alaska Airbnb Elopement | Alaska Wedding Photographer

Devin and Lily had the sweetest day ever.

These two booked me at the beginning of 2020 (we all know how that went). They ended up canceling their big wedding that year to lay low and figure life out.

Which made it even MORE special that they found me again the following year and asked me to photograph their now intimate wedding day! They booked an airbnb in Girdwood (Tanner Mountain Estates), hired the incredible Diane’s Wild Fork Catering for the tastiest spread to enjoy with their small group of friends and family, had their cake from Midnight Sun Cakery and ate it too.

(the rest of the vendors are tagged at the end of the blog!)

These two are SO in love, it’s infectious. Everyone cried through their vows.

We took magical portraits in the snowy haze outside, and returned to their little reception to enjoy a signature cocktail while their friends all shared stories about how Devin and Lily met and how much they were meant to be together.

It was beautiful, intimate, meaningful, relaxed, and magical.

I hope these photos give you inspiration for what your own intimate wedding day could look like at an Airbnb in Alaska, even in the winter!

Moody details from an intimate Airbnb elopement in Alaska.
Two wedding rings sitting on a vow book for an Alaskan wedding.
Bride getting her dress zipped up before her intimate wedding ceremony.
Bride walking into the living room with her father for her Airbnb intimate wedding ceremony.
Intimate wedding ceremony in front of large windows overlooking the Alaska mountains in the background.
Bride and groom sharing a first kiss at their in-home wedding.
Bride and groom celebrating their first kiss as man and wife as they leave the alter.
Bride embracing brother after her small wedding ceremony.
Bride and groom share a signature cocktail at their intimate in-home wedding in Anchorage.
Newlyweds run through the snow for their couples portraits.
Groom twirls bride in the snow for their couples portraits in Alaska.
Man and woman in wedding attire walking in a completely snowy setting in Alaska.
Bride with large glasses surrounded by snow outside in Alaska.
Bride and groom curled up close by a frozen river in Alaska.
Bride and groom portraits in the snow after their intimate Airbnb elopement.
Bride and groom laughing and posing in the snow next to a frozen river in Alaska for their couples portraits at their wedding.
Bride and groom kissing in the snow by wedding photographer, Rachel Struve.
Newlyweds kissing with snow in their hair.
Newlyweds walking across a frozen tundra after their Airbnb intimate elopement in Alaska.
Groom portraits in the snow at a micro wedding.
Bride and groom lift their wedding attire to show their funky animal socks.
Bride and groom holding hands and walking on a snowy path.
Matching champagne flutes at a micro wedding in Anchorage.
Thwo tier white exposed wedding cake with rust orange accents.
Bride and groom cut the cake together at their intimate Airbnb elopement reception.
Bride and groom hands with their new wedding rings.

Interested in booking an Airbnb intimate elopement here in Alaska? I’m your girl! Inquire HERE.

Rachel Willyerd

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