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A fashionable and musical elopement under a giant oak tree

At a Glance

Oh, to be a sandwich with these people. They are totally gorgeous and had an equally gorgeous elopement under a huge-mongous oak tree in New Orleans. Krysten chose the destination and planned the trip since she loves NOLA, and Chris wrote the ceremony himself. They wanted, in their own words, “simplicity and fiscal solvency,” so eloping just made perfect sense. To get the ceremony under that majestic tree, a little smooth talking was in order with a gruff groundskeeper!

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Oh, to be a sandwich with these people. They are totally gorgeous and had an equally gorgeous elopement under a huge-mongous oak tree in New Orleans. Krysten chose the destination and planned the trip since she loves NOLA, and Chris wrote the ceremony himself. In their own words, they wanted “simplicity and fiscal solvency,” so eloping just made perfect sense. To get the ceremony under that majestic tree, a little smooth talking was in order with a gruff groundskeeper!

had the pleasure of capturing their awesomeness and shared these photos with us. Enjoy!

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There’s more where this came from, my friends. Elizabeth Ray Photography has the lot.

23 responses to “A fashionable and musical elopement under a giant oak tree”

  1. stitches Avatar
    stitches

    Is that the tree of life? I went to a wedding there last year!

  2. Vivi Avatar
    Vivi

    Erm, can we all just take a moment and acknowledge the extreme sexiness of this couple. Like, damn!

    1. Ariel Meadow Stallings Avatar
      Ariel Meadow Stallings

      Yeah, Superman already called dibs on being sandwiched by these two, but I’m waiting my turn next in line.

      (Offbeat Bride, perhaps the only wedding blog where couples featured are sexually propositioned by editors?)

      1. Superman Avatar
        Superman

        And often!

  3. Beth Avatar
    Beth

    Does anyone know where the bride bought her dress? It’s absolutely incredible!

  4. Krysten Avatar
    Krysten

    Hi, bride here. Thank you for the sweet comments! I bought the dress at Anthropologie! It’s still there, and now available in NAVY, which I probably would have went for first…

    1. Shelley Avatar
      Shelley

      PLEASE tell me where this oak is located! This looks like the perfect place to get married! Thanks so much!

  5. charlie Avatar
    charlie

    That dress is beautiful!!!!

  6. Mandi Avatar
    Mandi

    THAT DRESS! That couple! That tree! I have a major crush on them right now

    1. Sarah Avatar
      Sarah

      I know! Where is this dress from? I need it!!!

      1. Superman Avatar
        Superman

        Krysten let us know that it’s from Anthropologie! 🙂

  7. Tina (sk8bettyt) Avatar
    Tina (sk8bettyt)

    This is what YES! and THIS! and FTW! would look like if they hopped on the good foot and did the bad thing. 😉 That dress and that couple….divine!!

  8. ang Avatar
    ang

    The Sexiness! The Simplicity! The FISH EYE SHOT! The trombone-wielding witness! You guys are my wedding heroes!! This post is going to my guy right away because THIS, above all else, must convince him that eloping is the way to go.

    mazel tov!

  9. ellie bee Avatar
    ellie bee

    Soooooooooooo gorgeous. And sweet. And just…divine. I love everything about this tiny little wedding. Gorgeous bride, adorable groom. Perfect.

  10. Wings Avatar

    Beautiful live oak! This is exactly why I picked my ceremony site at Fontainebleau State Park across the lake from New Orleans. Your elopement is gorgeous! As are you both!

  11. RitaMarie Avatar

    This elopement is just beautiful! You both have such great style. Awesome photos!

  12. Lady Zmbie Avatar

    You are both so beautiful, and it looks so romantic.

  13. Dani Avatar
    Dani

    I think I see Audubon Park in these shots! And no, it’s not the Tree of Life, but I’m getting married there next month! 🙂 Yay New Orleans weddings! Yay exclamation marks!

  14. Saundra Avatar
    Saundra

    Since I live in NOLA and know this lovely company, I am so proud that they chose to begin their married life here! I’m so touched by these photos that I’ve been moved to tears!!!! So happy for y’all and so happy that your families are so happy!!!! 🙂

  15. Laura Avatar
    Laura

    You guys are one glam, hot couple! And your bouquet was amazing. Congratulations!

  16. brownsugarbride Avatar
    brownsugarbride

    What a great couple! The bride reminds me a little bit of Christina Hendricks from Mad Men—bringing the sexy in spades. I really love that dress and veil.

  17. Danielle DosReis Avatar
    Danielle DosReis

    I’ve searched through Anthropologie and can’t seem to find the dress. The link provided is also not working. Is there any way to find out more info on it? Thanks very much!

  18. Julianne Louise Avatar
    Julianne Louise

    Dat wedding.
    Dat azz.

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