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Mexican Wedding Fiesta In Playa Del Carmen || Ashley & Mike

Mexican Wedding Fiesta At Azul The Fives In Playa Del Carmen // Destination Elopement Photographer Victoria Selman

After starting to plan a local wedding, Ashley & Mike quickly realized that it didn’t feel right for them. So instead, they decided to plan an adventure to Mexico with their dearest friends & family full of exciting activities that would lead right up to their low-key & EPIC wedding day. MMMM YEAH. That sounds […]

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I’m Victoria, a Maryland wedding photographer who loves cats, plants, minimalism, & the outdoors. I love working with unique, edgy, outdoorsy couples who love candid, documentary photography. If that sounds like you, let's chat more!

Max Patch Sunrise Adventure in Autumn || Megan & Craig

Before the early morning rays had touched the Smokey Mountains, Megan, Craig & I journeyed from Asheville through an hour & a half of winding gravel roads in the pitch dark. Aside from being slightly questionable as far as safety & sanity might’ve been concerned, the lack of sleep was worth the view of stars […]

Max Patch Asheville Photographer Sunrise Early October Fall

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Edgy Desert Elopement Inspiration Among The Cacti || Phoenix, Arizona Desert Botanical Garden

Offbeat & non-traditional spins on weddings light me up. By the end of the day, you two are going to be married so plan details that excite you. Sometimes it seems like there’s some looming mystic manual of wedding day rules, but in reality there ISN’T. Bring your personalities to life in the details by […]

Moody & Edgy Offbeat Leather Jacket Arizona Desert Wedding Photographer Botanical Garden Elopement

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Adventurous Sunset Session At Hawksbill Mountain With Mouthwatering Vegan Donuts || Addy & Andy

Epic jagged mountain views, warm amber sunflares beaming under a cloud, vegan vortex donuts, & a hawt couple down for an adventure – now that’s what my dreams are made of. Addy & Andy & I drove in from Asheville where they were visiting for the weekend to celebrate Addy’s birthday. We nestled in this […]

Adventurous Sunset Session At Hawksbill Mountain With Mouthwatering Vegan Donuts // Elopement Wedding Photographer Victoria Selman

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Renovated Skoolie In-Bus Chill Sesh || Alexa & Kyle & Trippy The Ragdoll

Yeah that title just about sums all of this radness up. Rewinding a year & a half ago, I met Alexa & Kyle for an in-home session in their cozy Baltimore rowhome. We drank coffee, snuggled their adorable ragdoll Trippy (who I’m convinced is related to our ragdoll Keo), and dreamed of their future travels […]

Renovated Skoolie In-Bus Chill Sesh With Their Cat // Baltimore Wedding Photographer Victoria Selman

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Georgia Peach & Magnolia-Inspired Atlanta Wedding || Megan & Zach

Well this is one blog post that is near & dear to my heart as it tells the wedding story of two of our great friends Megan & Zach. It’s the anticipated sequel to your favorite movie that you just can’t wait to begin, knowing all of the swirling treasures of memories that are soon […]

Georgia Peach Atlanta Wedding Photographer // Nature-Inspired & Moody // Victoria Selman Photographer

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Seattle, Olympic Peninsula, Portland, & The Oregon Coast || Our PNW Adventure

Man oh man this trip to the PNW has been on Hunter & my bucket list for QUITE some time. When we first got engaged four years ago, Hunter wanted us to go for our honeymoon but we went to the Dominican Republic instead. Every year since then we’ve tried to work it in to […]

Adventuring in the PNW // Seattle, Olympic Peninsula, Portland, & the Oregon Coast // Victoria Selman Photographer

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Foggy Oregon Coast Couples Session at Cape Kiwanda || Rose & Tyler

If you haven’t already seen on Instagram, Hunter & I trekked through the PNW for the last week & a half to finally cross it off of our bucket list. And ohhh how grand the adventure was. While I plan to get to our travel pictures & stories posted next week (🤞🏼), today’s blog is […]

Foggy Oregon Coast Engagement at Cape Kiwanda // Pacific City, OR // Victoria Selman Photographer

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Sedona Desert Elopement at Cathedral Rock || Taylor & Eric

An hour before Taylor & Eric’s elopement ceremony, Taylor read the note Eric left her earlier that afternoon (complete with an uncanny stick figure drawing) as we watched the Sedona desert become engulfed in a monsoon. With lightning striking erratically over the distant mountains we all felt strangely calm & confident that whatever the hour […]

Sedona Elopement at Cathedral Rock with Antlers, Cake, & Wine // Sedona, Arizona // Victoria Selman Photographer

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Playful surf session in Oahu, Hawaii || Tysee + Rick

I’ve been puuuumped to get this session up on the blog to share with you all because it entirely lit – me – up. Capturing the unique stories of the people we meet in this crazy world brings life into what we do. So when I crossed paths online with Tysee & Rick, a fearless […]

Playful Surf Honeymoon Session in Oahu, Hawaii || Victoria Selman Photographer

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Peaceful Sunrise Elopement in Oia, Santorini || Brittany & Joe

Our adventure stirred at 4am, waking up before any rays of sun touched the morning dew on the Greek Isles. While crowds had gathered in the legendary romantic city of Oia, Santorini the night before, Brittany, Joe, Hunter, & I were the only crazy oddballs going for sunrise. On the way there, Brittany & I […]

Santorini Sunrise Elopement Locations // Victoria Selman Photographer

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Love On The Rocky Shore of Mykonos || Areti + Nikos

While traveling the Greek island of Mykonos in the windy summer, Hunter & I met Nikos & Areti one night in a white-pebbled town overlooking the Mediterranean sea. We started chatting about our lives in different countries & instantly made plans to meet for sunrise the next day for a photo adventure. Celebrating 6 years […]

Hip & Stylish Engagement Session on the Rocky Shores of Mykonos by Destination Elopement Photographer

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Adventuring in Greece || Athens, Mykonos, & Santorini

GREEEEECE. The day has finally arrived that Hunter & I have enough photos swaddled together to share with you! We haven’t even been home for a week – meep! One day I’ll put together an itinerary like I did for Iceland because inspiring adventure is my jam, but today is about p-h-o-t-o-s. Weee! If Greece […]

Travel to Oia, Santorini || Victoria Selman Photographer

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Honeymoon Session at an Icelandic Waterfall || Taylor + Coyle

THESE PHOTOS. Blow my mind. That’s why you see them everywhere – like on our home page! Set in Iceland, this honeymoon session has everything that we believe in – great people, simplicity, nature, & adventure. When Taylor & Coyle first reached out about photographing their honeymoon adventure in Iceland, Hunter & I were pumped. Obviously. Taylor even brought her own […]

adventure-filled iceland waterfall svartifoss elopement location by destination wedding photographer

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Iceland Wedding Anniversary on Snæfellsness Peninsula || Kristin + Spencer

Yessss. Iceland. What a crazy // beautiful // weird place. If you’re ever wanderlusting to go, check out the itinerary Hunter & I used to travel the Ring Road in 10 days here. Now that it’s not peak wedding season, I’m finally posting this anniversary shoot that was published over on Magnolia Rouge – this time with more photos! In […]

Iceland Anniversary Session on the Snaefellsness Peninsula || Victoria Selman Photographer

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Iceland Bridal Session in a Geothermal Hot Spring || Taylor

Ohhhh you guys. This is one heck of a moody bridal session. Hunter & I met Taylor and her husband Coyle in Iceland for a shoot during their honeymoon – they had just gotten married days before. For Taylor’s bridal session we found this abandoned geothermal hot spring as we were driving over the tops of snow-capped mountains. We saw […]

Iceland Bridal Session in a Geothermal Hot Spring By Destination Elopement Photographer

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The Only Iceland Itinerary You’ll Ever Need || By A Photographer

You’re planning a trip to Iceland hoooraaaay! So what’s next? Let’s get you set up with everything you need to know – from car rentals to abandoned geothermal pools to the best bar in Reykjavík. And of course, we’ll add in tons of photos!     What To Expect Epic-ness. Srsly. This was the best trip Hunter […]

The Only Iceland Ring Road Itinerary You'll Ever Need || written by a photographer!

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hey!

I’m Victoria, a Maryland wedding photographer who loves cats, plants, minimalism, & the outdoors. I love working with unique, edgy, outdoorsy couples who love candid photography. If that sounds like you, let's chat more!

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