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Van Gachnang Photography

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Elopement Photographer

Est. 2008

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HEY HELLO THAT'S ME ⬆️ You might know me as an elopement photographer, best-day-ever planner, outdoorswoman, weirdo that will match your specific type of weird, and professional hype woman who is cheering you on from the day we meet. But there's muc
Today, I am grieving with many of you. I just can’t stop thinking about all of the people - people that I know and love dearly, people who screamed for anything but this, people that I’ll never even know - that are going to suffer becau
From the sweetest evening spent in both the forest and on the river, watching the salmon swimming upstream (I couldn’t stop squealing!!), and all the Autumn vibes. Some kind words from the couple: “Van, we can’t express enough gra
Thick fog? Check. Warm sun? Check. Everything in between? Check. L+J had a quiet ceremony with their closest loved ones that flew into Washington from all over the world. The ceremony was read in both English and Polish, the shining sun came out fro
🧐 Wanna know one of the most common questions couples ask me after booking? How do we change into our wedding outfits on the trail?! To be fair, it’s not a familiar concept for most people. Changing into an elegant dress or custom tailored s
I can’t BELIEVE I haven’t shared from this incredible couple’s all-day elopement because it was all the good shit in one day: the *sweetest* couple from Wisconsin (be still my heart😍) that I immediately hit it off with on our first
Some snaps from the second half of R+G’s elopement day 😍 If you’re trying to spend some time alone on your wedding day AND also celebrate with your closest people, you’re gonna want to plan things like this: one half of the day co
Some of my favorite moments from this elopement weekend that truly had it all: bright sunshine, cloud inversions, torrential downpour, unforgettable North Cascades views, a fire lookout that was a game changer for our entire day, and for me, one mass
This elopement season has *flown* by!! After countless hikes, sunrises and sunsets, dirt roads in the middle of nowhere, bugs and heat and humidity and mud and rain, dogs and babies and grandmas, and some of the sweetest couples I could ever imagine, 
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