ELOPEMENTS
YOU DON'T NEED AN AUDIENCE
You're sitting with that wedding planning checklist. Every line makes you tired. Aunt Ingrid has to be invited. The cousin from Munich too. Suddenly it's 120 people and you don't even remember why.
That's when couples call me.
Not because they don't love their families. Not because they're running away from anything. Because they're running toward something that matters more. Each other. The quiet. The truth of what this actually is.
You don't owe anyone a show. If you're here because you want your wedding to feel like you—not like the wedding industry says it should—you're in the right place.
WHAT AN ELOPEMENT ACTUALLY IS
An elopement isn't about secrecy. It's not about excluding people or proving anything to anyone.
It's about intentionality. About choosing what matters and letting go of what doesn't. About two people saying yes to each other without needing an audience to make it real.
For me, an elopement is anything from just the two of you to maybe eight people who actually need to be there. It's a few hours or a full day. It's the Dolomites or a Copenhagen street corner or the cliffs in Ireland. It's wherever you choose yourselves over expectations.
It's not about size. It's about focus.
I've seen two people on a mountaintop who forgot I was there. Couples walking through empty Barcelona streets at sunrise. Quiet vows in a Copenhagen apartment with just their best friends.
That's what stays with you. Not how many people saw it.
HOW MANY PEOPLE (AND WHY IT MATTERS)
Just the two of you works. Two plus your best friends works. Two plus your siblings works.
Past about eight people, the dynamic changes. If you're planning for 30, 40, 50 people - that's a different kind of celebration, and there are photographers who specialize in those gatherings. I focus on the small and the quiet."
Most of the elopements I shoot are just the couple. Some have 2-4 people. A few have 6-8. Past that, the energy shifts. It stops being intimate and starts needing management. That's not the experience I create.
If you're trying to keep everyone happy by inviting just enough people to avoid hurt feelings, you're still planning for other people. That's the thing you're trying to get away from.
YOU DON'T NEED TO HAVE IT ALL FIGURED OUT
You're staring at Google Maps trying to figure out which part of Italy makes sense. You're not sure about timing or locations or whether you need a ceremony or just... something. And you're worried that not knowing means you're not ready.
You don't need to have it all figured out.
Most couples who reach out don't have a location picked. They don't have a timeline. They're not sure if they want vows or just a quiet moment or something in between. That's fine. That's normal.
You don't need a wedding planner. You don't need a five-page vendor spreadsheet. You just need to know roughly where you're thinking and roughly when. The rest we figure out together.
I've been doing this long enough to know which light works where, which locations feel right for what you're after, how much time you actually need. I'll tell you what makes sense. You decide what feels true.
Planning an elopement isn't about executing a perfect timeline. It's about building space for what matters. I'll help you do that without making it complicated.
The world holds you in it
A lot of couples feel awkward being photographed. Not because they don't want photos, they just don't want to be the center of attention. So I design shots where you're part of something bigger. Silhouettes against landscapes. Small figures in architectural frames. Environmental portraits where the location holds as much weight as you do. You're in the composition, but you're not performing for it.
Here's what that gives you: images that feel like art, not like portraits. The kind of thing you'd actually hang in your living room next to that print you bought in Copenhagen or Berlin. Not because you're vain. Because it fits your aesthetic. Because it's a moment that happened to have you in it—not a photo "of" you.
What you're actually hiring me for
What that means: I help you think through timing, light, and location. I answer questions about what works. I show up, witness what happens, and document it honestly. I guide when you need direction and step back when you don't.
What I don't handle: vendor coordination, timeline management, or logistics beyond photography. If you need someone running a full production, hire a planner. Most of my couples don't want that, they want fewer moving parts, not more.
I'm not going to make you walk toward me seventeen times for the perfect shot. I'll tell you where to stand for light. I'll suggest you move closer, look at each other, forget I'm there. Then I let you be yourselves.
If you need a photographer who shows up, does the work, and trusts you to be present—that's me. If you need someone managing every detail of your day, I'm not built for that.
WHERE THIS HAPPENS
I'm based in Hamburg. I know the light in Copenhagen in June. The way the Dolomites feel at 6am. Venice before the crowds arrive. Iceland's September coastlines. I've shot these places enough to know where to take you.
If you're thinking somewhere else - Italy's hillsides, Ireland's cliffs, Paris in November - tell me. I'll either know it or make sure I do before we go.
You don't need to live where I live. Most of my couples don't. You just need to be ready to choose a place that matters to you and let me meet you there.
Travel is included. No surprise fees for flights or trains. You pick the place. I show up.
HOW PRICING WORKS
I organize this into three tiers, not because I believe in packages, but because geography and logistics matter.
Germany Elopement: €3,500
Full day. Travel within 200 km of Hamburg included. Hamburg, the Baltic, Holstein Switzerland, Lübeck.
Europe Elopement: €4,500
Full day. All travel from Hamburg included. Italy, Ireland, Copenhagen, Iceland, Paris, Scotland. Anywhere in Europe your story takes you.
Multi-Day Experience: €6,000–€8,000
2–3 days. Custom itinerary, multiple locations, all travel included. For couples turning their elopement into a longer adventure.
We're usually together 6–8 hours, but this isn't about the clock. If your ceremony runs long, if you want to wait for sunset, if you need more time, we stay.
Everything's included: travel, planning support, your full high-resolution gallery. No upsells. No album packages unless you want one later.
Most couples reaching out have already chosen their location. They're not comparing tiers. They know where they want to go, they just need to know if I can be there. If that's you, you're in the right place.
I'll confirm exact pricing once I know where you're thinking. No games. No pressure. Just what it actually costs and what it takes to do this right.
This investment isn't about buying photography. It's about choosing someone who understands why you're doing this differently in the first place.
If you want to see what this looks like in practice, see elopement stories.
After searching for hours for a photographer who could deliver cinematic shots and was comfortable photographing two Black gay men, finding Björn's portfolio felt like hitting the jackpot. He absolutely exceeded expectations.
Mark + Franck
