Yosemite National Park · Sierra Nevada · California
Yosemite Elopement
Photographer & Filmmaker
Adventure elopements at Taft Point, Glacier Point, Half Dome, and beyond — with permit guidance, planning, and cinematic film. Seven years in the Sierra Nevada.
One person.
Your entire elopement.
Most couples planning a Yosemite elopement end up coordinating between three or four separate vendors who have never met each other, have different creative styles, and are all navigating National Park logistics for the first time.
When you book with AJ Photography NV, you get a photographer, filmmaker, and planning guide in one — someone who has been inside Yosemite at 5 AM more times than most rangers. The permit is handled. The location is scouted. The timeline is built around the light, not a schedule.
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Every corner of the park.
Every kind of couple.
For groups of 11 or fewer, Yosemite ceremonies can take place almost anywhere in the park — giving you access to viewpoints that never appear on any permitted site list.
Tunnel View
The most iconic perspective in Yosemite — El Capitan on the left, Half Dome in the center, Bridalveil Fall on the right. Drive-up access makes it ideal for couples who want maximum drama with no trail.
Taft Point
A cliff edge with an unobstructed 3,000-foot drop to the valley floor. One of the most dramatic ceremony locations in the Sierra Nevada. Extraordinary sunrise conditions.
Glacier Point
A 3,200-foot elevated vantage with 180-degree views of Yosemite Valley, Half Dome, and the High Sierra. Accessible by car May through November.
El Capitan Meadow
Standing beneath 3,000 feet of vertical granite. Flat meadow access, no hiking required, extraordinary vertical scale for photography and film.
Sentinel Dome
A bare granite dome with 360-degree views — Half Dome, El Capitan, Yosemite Falls, the full High Sierra skyline. One of the best sunset locations in the park.
Yosemite Falls Area
The roar of North America's tallest waterfall as the backdrop for your vows. Peak flow April through June. Multiple vantage points from intimate to wide-angle.
Everything you need.
Nothing to figure out alone.
Planning Consultation
A dedicated planning call covering location options, ceremony structure, timeline, and your questions — before you commit to anything.
NPS Permit Guidance
Complete walkthrough of the Yosemite Special Use Permit application — which site, what to write, where to mail it, and how to choose your ceremony location.
Full-Day Photography
Documentary-style adventure photography from pre-dawn arrival through post-ceremony portraits — the environment and the emotion in equal measure.
Cinematic Elopement Film
Your vows, your voices, the sound of the park. Shot and edited by the same person who photographed your day — one vision, one deliverable.
Location Scouting
We have photographed and filmed at more than a dozen Yosemite locations. You get seven years of terrain knowledge when choosing where your ceremony will take place.
Vendor Recommendations
Trusted referrals for officiants, florists, hair and makeup, and accommodation near Yosemite — from a network built over seven years in this region.
We handle
the paperwork.
Every Yosemite elopement requires an NPS Special Use Permit. We walk every couple through the process — here is how it works.
From the couples
who were there.
What a pleasure it was to meet AJ. He was hands on figuring out everything we needed — from recommending vendors to setting us up with the most perfect officiant for our ceremony. He even hiked with us at 5am to get married on the side of a cliff at sunrise. Tell me that isn't dedication to your clients.
Yosemite National ParkCliff-side sunrise ceremony
Armando not only continued his amazing photo work but also amazed us with his videography skills. AJ Photography went above and beyond our expectations for both photography and videography. He is a one-of-a-kind photographer who is passionate and dedicated to his art.
Sierra Nevada ElopementPhotography + cinematic film
Yosemite elopement
questions, answered.
Specific, accurate answers — because planning a National Park elopement deserves real information.
Ready to elope
in Yosemite?
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