Be yourselves
If your wedding day could be a snapshot of your connection and the values you share – how would that look? Where would you be excited to be? Who would you be excited to invite? What would you be excited to do?
Putting your hearts into a day designed around your idea of fun, your relationship, your vibes, will make your wedding day feel effortless — and gorgeous wedding photos to remember it will come easy when you’ve got two experts by your side.
Who we are
7
Years of elopement experience
350+
Couples helped
We're Jess & Austin Drawhorn — a married, do-it-all Colorado elopement photography, planning, and officiation team based in our beautiful town of Longmont. We’ve been planning & photographing elopements all over the western US and beyond since 2017.
Some things we love:
Traveling together • ANIMALS • synthesizers • exploring every inch of Colorado • making art • off-roading • birding • video games • pontoon boats • reading • social justice • chill dinner parties • motorcycles • movie nights • supporting friends • photography (!!)
We’re passionate about it all, and love working with other passionate people 🧡
Planning is everything
Anyone can help you create a basic timeline — logistics are important but they’re just one part of a truly great wedding experience.
Dreams, fun, possibility, connection, intention — our real expertise is helping you tap into these things as we help you build from scratch a wedding day you can feel totally stoked about.
For great wedding photos, you gotta commit
— to joy, to intentionality, to authenticity.
Imagine one great wedding photo you’d love to have of yourself — what are you feeling? What are you wearing? Where are you? What do you want to be reminded of?
The way to get this photo, and so many more, comes back to a well-planned day based on reflection on your values and temperaments and preferences — and some expert direction.
You just gotta pin down what would really make the day fun and special, and then do that.
It’s easy to get photos you love from a wedding day you really love — and difficult from a day that you don’t.
Kind words from clients
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Miosotys
"My biggest fear of eloping was not feeling like a bride, or feeling like I was going to regret it in the future. I wish I would have relaxed more during the build up of it. Seriously – RELAX! If you are working with Jess and Austin you are in GOOD HANDS! I had never felt so at peace for such a big day."
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Morgan
“They are able to capture sincere joy, freedom, and love unlike anyone else. If having your wedding day captured beautifully, in a way that reflects who you and your partner are together appeals to you, then I cannot recommend working with The Drawhorns enough.”
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Dylan
“They were thoughtful and genuine about their support and work with queer couples, which immediately helped us feel comfortable. (Also, for what it’s worth we looked at literally 100 photographers and The Drawhorns rose right to the top.) We will forever be grateful for the care they took to ensure we have our special moments forever.”
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Caitlin
“We felt supported in the planning process from the very beginning. They work together seamlessly and exude positivity, joy, love, and calm. Meeting them for the first time was like meeting up with old friends. Austin’s excitement for life (and birds, and cool stumps) was contagious. He helped anchor us in the moment and enjoy the beautiful scenery. Jess’ ‘go-with-the-flow’ attitude allowed our hike and ceremony to feel effortless.”
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Allison
“When I look at our photos, I see us as we truly are. The only worry I felt leading up to our day was how I would feel in front of the camera. But Austin and Jess are so passionate about capturing couples as their genuine selves, that those worries melted away immediately upon meeting them. Our photos capture every bit of silliness and joy that we felt that day.”
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Kayla
“Once we found the Drawhorns’ work online, all our wedding plans fell into place. In our wedding photos, you can see how much love we have for one another. We do not look awkward or shy, we look relaxed, happy, and smitten.”
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Cori
“Being an introvert, I was worried that I would be exhausted going for a long hike with people I didn’t know on our wedding day but it was the opposite. I mean, don’t get me wrong — we were physically exhausted but it was the best day of our lives! It was like magic. You can feel the emotion in their pictures. They are real, genuine people who believe whole-heartedly in the work they do.”
How this works:
The booking process:
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If you like what you’re reading and seeing, hit that button below. We’d love to hear from you!
Note: you truly don’t need to have everything figured out before inquiring! Most couples book with a general timeframe and vibe in mind (and we help them with all the rest of the details during our planning process). -
We’ll meet over video and just get a feel for what you’re looking for and what we offer, and answer any questions you may have about us, our process, or eloping in general!
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We’ll send over a proposal and contract to sign when you’re ready. Note: As much as we’d like to, we can’t work with everyone that inquires with us.
And then?
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After you’ve signed your proposal and contract, the fun begins! Tons of exclusive resources coming your way, including a questionnaire to get the ball rolling and help you get a feel for what’s possible!
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We’ll review your questionnaire together over video, chatting through possibilities, specifics, recommendations, and timeline.
Our planning help is truly unlimited and totally at your pace.
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With a great plan in place, all that’s left is to show up and get to it
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