Here for your greatest adventure
$3,800 starting price
Located in Portland, available for travel worldwide.
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Amber Slade
FOUNDER
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Wild Elopements Photography is a wedding photography company in Portland, OR, where genuine emotion and modern style intersect. A photographer for over 17 years, owner Amber is an artist and a storyteller devoted to chasing the perfect light to paint breathtaking scenes of love. Deeply passionate about the craft, she thrives on putting her heart and soul into stunning candid imagery that captures unique connections authentically.
Wild Elopements Photography is built on Amber's unwavering desire to capture people in the throes of their most thrilling, adventurous, life-altering moments. First beginning as a fashion photographer, she fell in love with the aesthetic power and raw emotion of destination weddings and elopements. Eager to express creativity from many different variations and perspectives, Amber makes it her mission to translate each profound moment perfectly on film.
Wild Elopements Photography is open to every manner of union, from classic affairs to breathtaking mountaintop ceremonies. Amber loves that no two love stories are the same and shapes her packages to reflect this sentiment. Attentive to the signature details, her shooting style is a captivating mix of natural portraiture and candid moments with a touch of edge.
Prices & packages
Weddings
$3,800 starting price
Weddings
$3,800 starting price
6 hours
6 hours
Timeline assistance with unlimited consultations
Timeline assistance with unlimited consultations
Pre-vetted local vendor recommendations
Pre-vetted local vendor recommendations
Hand-crafted editing of your complete gallery
Hand-crafted editing of your complete gallery
High-resolution images with full printing rights
High-resolution images with full printing rights
Creative direction for natural, emotive photos
Creative direction for natural, emotive photos
Elopements
$4,200 starting price
Elopements
$4,200 starting price
4 hours
4 hours
Timeline creation
Timeline creation
Travel included throughout Oregon & Washington
Travel included throughout Oregon & Washington
Full planning support with vendor recommendations
Full planning support with vendor recommendations
Personalized location scouting
Personalized location scouting
Creative direction for natural, candid moments
Creative direction for natural, candid moments
200+ handcrafted images in private gallery
200+ handcrafted images in private gallery
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- Weddings$3,800 starting priceWeddings$3,800 starting price6 hours6 hoursTimeline assistance with unlimited consultationsTimeline assistance with unlimited consultationsPre-vetted local vendor recommendationsPre-vetted local vendor recommendationsHand-crafted editing of your complete galleryHand-crafted editing of your complete galleryHigh-resolution images with full printing rightsHigh-resolution images with full printing rightsCreative direction for natural, emotive photosCreative direction for natural, emotive photos
- Elopements$4,200 starting priceElopements$4,200 starting price4 hours4 hoursTimeline creationTimeline creationTravel included throughout Oregon & WashingtonTravel included throughout Oregon & WashingtonFull planning support with vendor recommendationsFull planning support with vendor recommendationsPersonalized location scoutingPersonalized location scoutingCreative direction for natural, candid momentsCreative direction for natural, candid moments200+ handcrafted images in private gallery200+ handcrafted images in private gallery
- Starting prices may not include all fees a vendor may charge.
- Couples usually spend $5,600
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Destination Weddings
Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
Boudoir
Bridal Portraits
Day After Session
Engagement
Trash The Dress
Photo & Video
Digital Files
Photo
Printed Enlargements
Second Shooter Available
Social Media Sharing
Wedding Albums
Photo & Video Styles
Artistic
Classic
Documentary
Dramatic
Lifestyle
Modern
Vintage
Wedding Activities
Getting Engaged
Rehearsals & Parties
After Party
Wedding
After Party
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Meet the team
Amber Slade
Founder
Hi! I’m Amber, a wild-hearted mama and elopement photographer who believes in bare feet, authentic moments, and coffee-fueled adventures. Growing up in the Pacific Northwest shaped my soul – from creek explorations to bridge-jumping into hidden lakes. For over a decade, I’ve been capturing love stories that feel as natural as the landscapes that raised me. My purpose? To preserve those real, unscripted moments that make your heart race. Whether it’s a stolen glance during your vows or laughter echoing through ancient forests, I’m here to tell your unique story exactly as it feels. Because your love deserves to be captured in its truest, most beautiful form. There is nothing I would love more than to hear all about your vision for your elopement. Let’s connect! I would love to capture your story.
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5.0
out of 5.03 reviews
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Elizabeth S
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5.0
1/01/2023
Working with Amber has been one of the most wonderful experiences!! My husband and I hired her to shoot our elopement on the coast of Oregon after finding her work online from afar at our home in Colorado. She talked with us ahead of time and made us feel incredibly confident and comfortable as our elopement date neared. She was highly flexible to work with and incredibly attuned to our needs and who we are as a couple. She provided us with the perfect balance of recommendations and ideas that evolved seamlessly based on feedback we gave her along the way. It truly allowed our day to become perfectly unique and SO us. She has a true artistic and creative talent that is hard to find, and her ability to work so easily with people makes her an absolutely phenomenal photographer for an elopement. We recommend Amber and hope you love working with her as much as we did!!
response 01/01/2023
Thank you so much for your kind words! It was truly such an honor & privilege to help you ...
both plan your elopement day & capture such beautiful moments shared between you. I absolutely loved getting to know you two & had a blast adventuring to new places together!
I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to meet you both & document such an incredible moment in your love story. Thank you so much for choosing & trusting me with your memories!
Venezia R
5.0
5/10/2022
I HIGHLY recommend Amber at Wild Elopements Photography to anyone needing engagement photos, wedding photography, and more.
When I stumbled upon Amber's instagram, I loved her natural colors and airy aesthetic - but when we talked over the phone for the first time to discuss details, that is when I definitely knew I had made the best decision in hiring her for our wedding.
Amber had so many ideas, and continually kept me excited about the wedding!
When our wedding day arrived, she fit so seamlessly into our group of family and friends and was such a huge help throughout the entire day.
She was at our wedding for 10 hours (Can you say superwoman!?), and captured every part of our big day perfectly. We just got our sneak-peak recently and we are OVER THE MOON.... these memories we have captured now forever absolutely blew us away.
I am so grateful that Amber was a part of our wedding, and that we now get to call her a friend!
response 05/10/2022
Thank you so much Zia! Your kind words truly mean the world to me & I am so grateful to yo...
u both for choosing me to capture your incredible day!! I absolutely adore you both & your amazing friends & family. It was an absolute pleasure working with all of you & it made my 10 hour day a total breeze ;) You all made me feel so welcome & apart of your friends & family, I loved having the opportunity to connect & celebrate with all of you.
You two are an awesome couple & share such a special connection. I loved capturing your adventure session as well & I am so excited for future sessions together! And I cannot wait for our hiking explorations!!
Thank you so much for trusting me with your beautiful love story & memories & giving me the opportunity to know you❤
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Cassidy T
5.0
4/22/2022
There aren’t enough words to even begin to describe how amazing Amber is. I hired her originally just for photography, but when I had a hair & make up travesty she reassured me that was too a make up artist and though hair wasn’t her strong point that she would be there for me if I need her to.
I am a very reserved, closed off person, but her open personality made me instantly comfortable. We were able to talk about life past present and future. She really listened to me and even was able to give me advice and motivational guidance.
I’m grateful rain wasn’t in our forecast, but being near the water meant wind and it was FREEZING, but that didn’t stop her from taking AMAZING photos. I wanted mood and she gave me B E A UTIFUL elegant mood.
Just my sneak peek brought me to tears, I can not wait to see the final pictures.
You will regret it if you don’t hire her y’all.
Will 100% hire for future photography.
response 04/22/2022
Thank you so much for your sweet words Cassidy! From the moment we first spoke, I felt ins...
tantly connected to you - like we were old friends. Capturing your beautiful elopement day was such an amazing experience! You two are an awesome couple & share such a special connection.
Your elopement day was definitely an arctic one - part of my face literally went numb from the cold a few times haha! But the love & warmth from you all made me feel like I was among friends & made the frigid temp part of our adventure together. I am so grateful you guys chose me to document this incredible day! Your photos are breathtaking & I feel so proud to have helped create them.
I truly adore you both & am so happy our paths crossed. Thank you for trusting me with your beautiful memories.
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