If you’ll notice, I made sure to call this a “coast” elopement, rather than a “beach” one. The reason being that this day embraced all that the Oregon coast has to offer: forests, rivers, beaches, big rocks, scenic views, unique homes, and of course some rain.

Sabrina & Brian rented this amazing house through airbnb, which served as their getting ready location, their first look, some portraits, and then their post-wedding stay, before heading off to their honeymoon. Coincidentally, I saw this house when I was watching Alone, a tv show on the History Channel. I was like, “What?! I know that house.! Rewind!” For those wondering…it was just the location where they interviewed one of the show participants (I don’t know if she owns the home or if she was just renting it out to make it seem like she lived somewhere really cool…I suspect the latter, haha) .

As you can see, this was truly an elopement. The only attendees, aside from their dog, were Sabrina and Brian’s younger brothers. One served as the officiant, while the other signed as a witness (I was the second witness). The location for their nuptials was at Ecola State Park and overlooked Indian Beach (aka “La Push Beach” for Twilight fans!).

After the ceremony, the little bros took off and I drove the happy couple to a local restaurant, where they had reservations. That’s right… I will also be your chauffeur, if needed. ;) Of course, prior to leaving the beach, they did a champagne toast in the rain.