If there was ever a reason to believe that everything happens for a reason, Justine + Peter?s Valley of Fire elopement as captured by Gaby J Photography is it. Justine had actually always dreamt of a small wedding in the desert?a complete change of scenery from New Jersey. But it wasn?t until their venue fell through that they were actually able to make this dream come true? in four months, no less! Luckily, she had a pretty distinct vision by then, so everything came together just right.

Justine explains, I knew from the moment I saw an elopement in Valley of Fire that it would always be a special place to me. I held it as our dream wedding place for years, so the fact that it actually happened and we did it there still feels like a dream. I love the desert terrain with its beautiful pastel colors sprinkled with sage brush. It was just something we had never seen before nor been to and that made it so unbelievably special.
The bridal bouquet Cultivate Goods dreamt up: coral anthuriums, white O?Hara garden roses, blueberry roses, mustard roses, Sahara roses, blue thistle, and baby blue eucalyptus.

We had about 45 people attend our wedding weekend. I have always dreamt of having an intimate wedding but to be honest in New Jersey that is not a common thing at all. So we actually went forward with planning a wedding at home at an alpaca farm. In an act of kismet, our venue unexpectedly shut down which left us with no wedding whilst losing out on our deposits and pla...