Elopement Photography: Civil Ceremonies & Intimate Weddings
Intimate elopements and micro-wedding celebrations documented with a documentary style, film-forward approach — designed around your story, your pace, and the people who matter most.
Elopement & Civil Ceremony Photography, Documented Your Way
Not every wedding story needs a ballroom, a packed timeline, or hundreds of guests.
Some celebrations are quieter. More personal. More deeply connected.
Eelopements offers space for the moments that matter most — the anticipation before your vows, the quiet exchanges between you, and the genuine emotions shared with the people closest to you. Whether it is an intimate civil ceremony in Minneapolis, an Chicago City Hall celebration, an NYC or LA restaurant wedding, we document your celebration true to you as it naturally unfolds.
Through a documentary approach and a blend of real 35mm film photography, medium format film, Super 8mm motion film, and intentional digital photography, Storyteller Co preserves the honest moments, fleeting gestures, and meaningful connections that make your wedding memories uniquely yours.
This is your love story, captured as it truly felt.
Words From Real Couples
T & J
"We were working on a small budget with an elopement-style wedding and just a few guests. Kayla and Zoey were accommodating and worked out a package that fit into our budget without compromising too much of the coverage we wanted. Kayla kept in regular contact throughout the process and I was never lost or confused. I was planning everything myself and they didn't make me feel small for not having an extravagant event that fit into a particular aesthetic, which was a problem I ran into with similarly skilled videographers. Overall, their customer experience is amazing and they are so supportive from start to finish."
WORDS FROM REAL COUPLES
G & A
"Kayla and Zoey were able to capture all the big and little moments from our elopement, some that I didn't even see until I was looking back on the photos. They are incredibly thoughtful, kind, and gifted storytellers. The photos are exactly how we envisioned, and more importantly how it actually felt to be there on our elopement day. We are absolutely in love with them."
Words From Real Couples
B & A
" they helped my now husband feel SO comfortable in front of the camera, and worked with us to capture the real emotions and feeling of the day. We trusted them fully, and it shows. Our photos are perfection."
A Wedding Day That Feels Like You
Couples who choose an elopement are not choosing less — instead opting for a different version of more, a celebration that reflects what matters most to you.
Elopement couples are often choosing:
- presence over pressure
- connection over expectation
- meaning over tradition for tradition’s sake
For some couples, that means exchanging vows privately and sharing an intimate meal together. For others, it means gathering their closest people for a meaningful celebration with room to slow down and truly experience the day.
Whether your wedding is an ultra-intimate elopement or a larger celebration, the moments that matter most are often the ones that happen naturally — the quiet glance before your vows, the hand held a little tighter, your grandmother's laughter, and the candid emotions that unfold when no one is worried about trying too hard or performing for a camera.
As documentary wedding photographers, we preserve those honest moments through a film-forward approach featuring real 35mm & medium format film photography, Super 8mm motion film, and intentional digital photography.
City Hall Elopement Photography by Storyteller Co
For many couples, the wedding day begins with a meaningful ceremony at city hall — a moment that is intimate, personal, and filled with anticipation.
Whether you’re drawn to the architectural character of Minneapolis, the timeless charm of Chicago, or the iconic coastal energy of NYC or California, a courthouse ceremony offers a beautiful setting to begin your marriage and create memories worth preserving.
From the first moments before your vows to portraits throughout the city, a private dinner, or an evening celebration with your closest people, we document the full story of your day through a documentary, film-forward approach.
Through real 35mm film photography, medium format film, Super 8mm motion film, and intentional digital photography, Storyteller Co preserves the emotions, connections, and fleeting moments that make your city hall elopement uniquely yours.
More Than Just a Ceremony
An elopement is more than a single moment — it is the unfolding story around it.
Your elopement memories are:
- the walk between locations.
- The quiet anticipation before your vows.
- The laughter, movement, and in-between moments that happen naturally throughout the day.
When planning their elopements couples can create celebrations with a beautiful sense of place — from historic architecture to natural landscapes, intimate gathering spaces, and meaningful locations woven throughout their story.
Whether your day begins at city hall, continues through portraits around the city, and ends with dinner and the people you love, or takes a path entirely your own, we are there to document every chapter.
Through a documentary approach and a blend of real 35mm film photography, medium format film, Super 8mm motion film, and intentional digital photography, Storyteller Co captures not just the ceremony, but everything that makes your elopement memories unforgettable.
Elopement & Intimate Wedding Memories You Can Take With You
We choose analog film and tangible keepsakes intentionally. There’s something different about photographs made on 35mm and medium format film — and about having the negatives, Polaroids, and a retro viewfinder you can actually hold in your hands. For couples who want more than a digital gallery, we preserve your elopement through archival film negatives, Super 8 reels, Polaroids, and our signature retro viewfinder keepsakes, with heirloom album commissions available. The result is a collection of photographs and films designed not just to be viewed, but kept and revisited for generations.
Candid Analog Film Elopement Photography
Your wedding deserves to be documented in a way that reflects how it truly felt — not just how it looked.
At Storyteller Co, we're a Queer wife and wife duo, along with an ultra-select team of trusted assistant documenters (never ever associates!!) approaching elopement photography with a focus on honesty, movement, and connection — capturing the in-between moments as much as the big ones. The same way we wanted and had our own intimate, out of the box wedding memories captured — it involved a purple hair, Costco cakes and Kwik Trip donuts, a music photographer as our wedding photographer, a touring DJ as our music, oh and all barefoot at a western Wisconsin brewery on the hottest day of the year! Ask us about it sometime ;)
When the florals have dried and more seasons of life new and old have passed, the memories you'll want to return to are the ones that felt real. And your photos and films are, in the end, what truly transform those fleeting moments into truly processed full memories, able to be passed on through the hands of time.
Our role is to preserve those moments with intention through documentary photography, real 35mm film photography, medium format film, Super 8mm motion film, and thoughtful digital coverage — so your wedding story can be remembered exactly as it happened.
Let's Plan Your Documentation Experience
Share your vision and details, and we’ll respond with a personalized quote within 24 hours, tailored to fit your one-of-a-kind celebration.
Fill out the inquiry form below or email storytellercollc@gmail.com for availability & a detailed quote
