We followed Kara & Jake from Vik up the ring road to so many amazing places; from a spontaneous stop at a roadside waterfall, to a small hike to an iconic gljúfur (canyon) and ending our adventure as the sunset over a glacier filled lagoon on another of Iceland’s amazing black beaches… it was unreal!

YAY!! Since you’re here, you must be planning a trip to Iceland, maybe even to elope?! Here is a quick guide to some of the absolute best places to say your vows and explore around the island! So if you’re up for an adventure, wanna meet some incredible people and take in some killer views, Iceland just might be the perfect place for your wedding!

Anyway, when Kara and Jake said they wanted to stop and explore this area for the first stop of their engagement photo adventure, I was hella STOKED - daydreaming about how epic it would be! THEN, actually seeing these two, hand in hand, in front of this incredible former sea cliff, with millions of gallons of glacier fed water cascading down, the whole experience was pretty freaking unreal and beyond anything I could dream up.

Kara & Jake have been dating since they met as freshmen in college and HOLY FREAKING HECK- they ended up getting engaged in ICELAND, the day before this shoot! I mean, Jake really nailed it with the timing, amirite?! Not only did they get to sip wine and do some natural bath/hot tub soaks, but they also had one hell of a two day engagement adventure with us to celebrate!!

We met them at the base of the cliffs at sunset by a big sea cave, another fun find we had no prior knowledge of! Then wandered around the cave walked to some cool rock formations, then headed up the trail to the top of the ridge for peak sunset.

Anna and Dan are two of the most adventurous and beautiful souls I have ever met. We actually photographed their wedding two years ago at a group camp here in Wisconsin. For their honeymoon they traveled around the world in 30 days – so when they heard we were flying to Iceland around their 2 year wedding anniversary we started planning an adventurous photoshoot to celebrate, in the land of fire and ice! I am beyond stoked our travel plans lined up so all of this could happen.