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Yosemite Valley wedding couple with Half Dome and El Capitan views

Yosemite • 8 min read

Yosemite Wedding & Elopement Photography: A Local Photographer's Guide

A complete guide to Yosemite wedding and elopement photography from a recommended vendor at Tenaya at Yosemite. Permits, venues, seasons, and planning.

March 22, 2023

Glacier Point Yosemite wedding couple with Half Dome and High Sierra backdrop

Yosemite • 6 min read

Glacier Point Road Opens: Planning Your Yosemite Ceremony

When Glacier Point Road opens each year, one of the most iconic wedding ceremony locations in America becomes available. Here's how to plan yours.

January 4, 2023

Fall Yosemite wedding couple with golden autumn colors and granite backdrop

Yosemite • 6 min read

Fall Yosemite Weddings: Why October Is the Best Month in the Park

Why fall Yosemite weddings are the best-kept secret in wedding photography. Golden colors, thin crowds, dramatic light, and everything couples need to know.

November 18, 2022

Yosemite wedding couple with Half Dome backdrop at sunset

Yosemite • 7 min read

5 Wedding Tips From a Yosemite Wedding Photographer

Five hard-won tips from a photographer who's shot Yosemite weddings and elopements for 20+ years. Off-season dates, permits, lodging, and the questions couples never ask.

October 6, 2021

Yosemite elopement couple at Tunnel View with Half Dome and valley backdrop

Yosemite • 6 min read

7 Reasons to Elope in Yosemite From a Local Photographer

A Yosemite elopement photographer's 7 best reasons to skip the big wedding and elope in the park. Cost savings, meaning, stress relief, and logistics.

September 15, 2021

Yosemite Elopement Photographer

Yosemite • 3 min read

Yosemite Elopement Photographer

Yosemite national park provides the perfect back drop for your elopement in California. My couples always rave about the experiences that we craft together

April 15, 2020

Winter Yosemite elopement couple with snow-covered granite and frozen waterfalls

Yosemite • 6 min read

Winter Yosemite Elopements: The Park's Hidden Season

A winter Yosemite elopement guide from a photographer who shoots the park year-round. Snow-covered granite, frozen waterfalls, and an empty valley.

January 22, 2020

Yosemite wedding photographer Michael Morse at work in the park

Yosemite • 6 min read

How I Became a Yosemite Wedding Photographer

My story of becoming a Yosemite wedding photographer and why this park means more to me than any other destination I've ever shot.

November 4, 2019

Yosemite adventure elopement couple on granite overlook at sunset

Yosemite • 6 min read

A Yosemite Adventure Elopement: A Photographer's Field Notes

A Yosemite adventure elopement photographer's guide to planning a hike-in ceremony, sunrise vows, and backcountry wedding moments in the park.

September 12, 2019

Tenaya Lodge Yosemite wedding couple with mountain and forest backdrop

Yosemite • 5 min read

Tenaya Lodge Yosemite Weddings: A Recommended Vendor's Guide

A recommended-vendor guide to Tenaya Lodge Yosemite weddings. What to expect, how to plan, and why this resort is the easiest way to get married near the park.

August 10, 2019

Yosemite and Mammoth in Fall

Yosemite • 1 min read

Yosemite and Mammoth in Fall

So when packing for your camping trip, be careful not to over pack the "rocket box," on top or it may fly open at 80mph. Thankfully, I only lost an old sto

September 14, 2014