I shoot beautiful landscapes but I "put a happy little couple right there".
I shoot beautiful landscapes but I "put a happy little couple right there".
I'm Laura Sparks
Huge shout-out to Nadia with Venture Ever After for taking such great care of us!
Happy little couples like YOU
Who believe in making every moment count.
Whose growth has been hard as hell, but oh so fucking sweet.
Who have spent years designing the life they want.
Who knew from the jump that an elopement was the only way to kick off their marriage.
Same dude. We’re really living this one life we’ve got to the fullest, huh?
but sometimes I feel like Bob ross
“As a couple, we are not into traditions or formalities so we decided to have a small, intimate, and informal family get-together on top of a mountain…
Laura’s knowledge of shooting landscapes made our wedding photos look natural and ethereal! She has a very go-with-the-flow vibe that enables her to see the best in every opportunity, planned or unplanned. Every one of my guests thought we had known each other for years based on how comfortable we were.”
-Whitney & Brock
I get you.
I was you.
In 2023 when my wife and I eloped
Our wedding day was about us and for us.
(Ya know, the only two people in our relationship.)
We wanted to do whatever the fuck we wanted for our wedding without having the complications of extra bodies and accommodations necessary to make everyone else happy.
Focusing on us for our elopement looked like…
>Trekking around to epic locations in Olympic NP
>Sweet vows, salty air, bitchin’ views
>A private chef making us food right on the beach
>Traveling down the coast in a camper van for our
honeymoon
It was crazy being the one all dressed up on the other side of the camera for a change. Practicing what I preach to couples daily by planning the wedding day of our dreams.
Everyday, working with couples like you, I’m reminded just how special eloping is.
my enneagram type
7
States visited
42
years i've lived in asheville
15
national parks visited
19
I get you.
I was you.
In 2023 when my wife and I eloped
Our wedding day was about us and for us.
(Ya know, the only two people in our relationship.)
We wanted to do whatever the fuck we wanted for our wedding without having the complications of extra bodies and accommodations necessary to make everyone else happy.
Focusing on us for our elopement looked like…
>Trekking around to epic locations in Olympic NP
>Sweet vows, salty air, bitchin’ views
>A private chef making us food right on the beach
>Traveling down the coast in a camper van for our honeymoon
It was crazy being the one all dressed up on the other side of the camera for a change. Practicing what I preach to couples daily by planning the wedding day of our dreams.
Everyday, working with couples like you, I’m reminded just how special eloping is.
MY HERSTORY // The back catalog
My dad had a photography business for 9 years. In middle school I helped at his shop after school and on weekends doing darkroom work, running the register, or assisting at shoots. Call it teenage rebellion or sour grapes, but I decided photography wasn’t for me. What was?
The drums.
Being a music nerd landed me an acceptance to college! Did I go? Of course not! I was playing in a band that was going to “make it” in Asheville. (Spoiler alert: we didn’t lol.) When the band was breaking up I realized there was another way I could scratch my creative itch…with none other than my dad’s old film camera.
So, down went the drumsticks and up came the camera!
I tried photographing a few big weddings. Which I hated. Being in nature and shooting landscapes is where it was at. No rush or frenzy of people or anything other serenity.
Elopements sounded like they would attract the coolest couples. My kinda people.
Some friends of mine, aka the coolest couple, came calling. We backpacked into Nantahala National Forest with their close friends for a sunset, mountaintop ceremony. There we camped and the next morning we woke up before sunrise for portraits. I was HOOKED. I finally found my calling.
I was sure I’d never be a photographer...
coolest couples right this way!
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01. Ginger & subsequent sunscreen worshiper
03. Dogs love me–the feeling is incredibly mutual
IF HUMANS ARE TYPICALLY 60% WATER, I’M MORE LIKE 40% WATER 20% HAZY IPAs
Laura's Deep Cuts & Greatest Hits
02. Came to AVL for the vibes, stayed for the breweries
04. Big on investing my money
05. Recovering people pleaser
06. Equal parts deeply unserious & deep feeler
I ONLY COME IN TWO COLORS - CASPER AND LOBSTER. I WEAR SPF 70 ON THE REGULAR.
LIFE IS TOO SHORT NOT TO LAUGH & LOVE FULLY (ACCORDING TO A SIGN I READ AT HOMEGOODS)
… IN NEW EXPERIENCES, CAMERA EQUIPMENT, AND ADVENTURE GEAR.
THOSE WHO GET IT, GET IT. SAYING NO IS NOT A CRIME … ALLEGEDLY ...
WORKING IN ANIMAL WELFARE FOR 10 YEARS I CAN CONFIRM ‘WE DON’T DESERVE DOGS’
I don't take on every elopement I'm approached with. This will be one of the most important days of your lives and you should absolutely have vendors that you connect with! It's also important to me to work with couples who share my brand values!
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