Howdy, I’m Kimberly! Crist, like wrist.
I plan and photograph Colorado elopements for people who flew here or grew up here and have no idea what they're doing yet. Because neither did I.
Your good ol’ Colorado elopement photographer
So…I dressed for my first Colorado camping trip like the forecast was a suggestion.
I grew up in the Ohio suburbs. I hated being outside, and thought camping was something crazy people did to be uncomfortable on purpose. Then I moved to Colorado where I didn't know what a trailhead was. Or what elevation gain meant. Or that there's less oxygen up here and that's why we’re all winded walking up one flight of stairs.
So I had just moved to Colorado and my friend takes me on my my first camping trip. I wore a cute coat (not waterproof, not practical), leggings, and ankle socks. In late September. And of course it rained, and of course it snowed a foot overnight. If you ask me the coldest I’ve ever been while camping, this is it.
Turns out that was pretty much how I learned everything else I know about the outdoors: slowly, accidentally, and mostly by getting it wrong.
And that’s a big part of why I do this. The mountains aren't the hard part. The hard part is the hundred small things nobody tells you and the fear of getting one of them wrong when you only get the one day. I've already made most of those mistakes for you, which honestly might be the most useful thing about me.
That's what I plan for couples now. Where to go, when to be there, what the weather will actually do, and what to bring so you're not shivering through your vows.
(Bring the jacket. Mine’s orange and in most of these photos.)
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You might be my people if you…
are ready to introduce yourself to any dog, any time, anywhere.
believe a long drive isn't complete without a Taylor Swift singalong.
cannot stomach the sound of an alarm clock, but will gladly get up for sunrise.
cannot resist taking a plunge in a swimming hole.
would rather enjoy nature than tackle it.
love a good campfire and have unintentionally melted your shoe soles.
For the overthinkers in the room
100+ couples
Photographed all across Colorado.
Fully insured
Yes, it matters! Yes, I have it.
Two bodies, sometimes three
Cameras and SD cards fail, but I'll never be the reason you lose photos. Every photo writes to two cards, in every camera.
Backed up ×3
In three separate places (including the cloud) as soon as I'm home.
Always a plan B. And C.
Storms, closures, someone already at the spot. I've thought about it before you have to.
An actual car fridge
Nobody wants warm brie at 2pm in the Colorado sun.
Colorado, mostly
Here I know the weather, the light, the backup spots. Outside of Colorado, I'm just less informed, so it has to be a pretty good reason to leave.
Stuff you didn't ask, but I'm telling you anyway
01
I once had to interrupt vows because a moose was beelining straight for the couple. It went right into the water where they were standing. So wildlife wrangler is also on my resume.
02
I will swim in just about any body of water, clothes or not. Modesty stops mattering after you've pooped outside as many times as I have.
03
Hiking is really just an excuse for me to eat pastries in realllllly scenic locations. Chocolate croissants, cinnamon rolls, donuts. Give me all the baked goods.
04
I keep a wedding dress in the back of my car. It’s mostly for scouting, so I can show you what a spot looks like with a person in it. But I also really like running around in fields playing dress up so it works out pretty well for me.
05
I know it looks like Flapjack and I (and a suspicious amount of snacks) live out of my car, but I do actually call Denver home.
06
I recently got really into EDM shows. Which feels slightly out of character until you realize that if your elopement ends with dancing at 2am, I am extremely qualified to be there.
Okay, enough about me. This is what I mean when I say I have the best job ever.
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A two part elopement day that started with vows at Lost Gulch Overlook in Boulder and ended with a hike to a still snowy Dream Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park.