This session was shot by GMP founder and Principal Photographer Elizabeth Millar

Myrriah & Julia rocked their world (and mine) eloping on a blustery winter day in the peaceful tranquility of Canaveral National Seashore.

Note: this session was done in my warm and earthy editing style.

Often, by the time I’m sitting here blogging a session, it’s been months since it happened. But Myrriah & Julia married each other 48 hours ago and I’m still basking in the glow of that day so I’m pushing everything aside right now to capture this feeling in words.

Julia & Myrriah are a very special couple. For reasons I know and, I get the feeling, many reasons I do not know. They just have this…thing…about them. They’re magnetic humans on their own and as a couple and I feel so fortunate to have been invited to witness and document their marriage ceremony.

We started off at the cafe where they first met, at the table where they first met. We then ventured to Canaveral National Seashore which is a location where, until now, I’ve only shot one other time. Because of this, I knew the peace we had to look forward to during our time together and that this combined with the weather would make for a highly romantic vibe which is exactly what Myrriah & Julia deserved.

Technically, I married them. I did the legal minimum required of me to solemnize their marriage and stepped back to capture as they intuitively carried themselves through the rituals of the marriage ceremony. Their vows were truly private; how precious that only the wind know the promises they made.

They were married on the beach side before we headed to the river side to shelter from the wind so they could sage each other. The light and colors were so warm and I swear the moments felt as safe and cozy as they look in the photos.

The last scene of our 2 hours together featured Julia’s Harley. I live for capturing movement in my work so the motion of these shots thrill me to the max.

One of the most vital choices we make during the editing process is cropping. The way a photographer crops their images can completely change the story of a shot and the emotions you feel looking at them.

It’s important to know the rules of composition before we can successfully break them. I love the shot above because the knee-jerk crop for a shot like this is normally to put them on the left to show all the road they have ahead. I went the other way to remind them of where they’ve been. And to make it feel like they were leaving us behind as the story of this session came to a close.

Thank you SO much for trusting me, Myrriah & Julia. Although it’s only the first week of January, I’m positive that my time with you will end up being one of my top sessions of 2025 and I feel so incredibly grateful.