Fagradalsfjall Volcano Wedding
On March 19th 2021 a volcanic eruption started at Fagradalsfjall volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula, only a stones throw away from the capital, Reykjavík. It was a relatively small eruption by Icelandic standards. Iceland is very volcanically active and sports many volcanos of different shapes and sizes. Some large enough to cause real catastrophic events like covering everything in ash or stopping air traffic in the northern hemisphere for weeks but this one was what Icelanders have dubbed a “tourist eruption”; a small, accessible, lava flowing eruption. Usually when a volcano goes off you want to get as far away from it as possible but in the case of a tourist eruption the opposite actually happens…
Ice Cave Elopement // Tarsi & Brian
This is about as far from a conventional wedding as possible. Waking up before sunrise and get all dressed up. Start the day with a romantic walk on top of a 120m high sea cliff at sunrise. Jump into a super jeep that hurtles you through a moon like, black sand desert towards an outlet glacier under a volcano. At the bottom of the glacier you add a bit of lipstick on and slip into the final accessory to perfect your wedding attire, crampons…
Hvalfjörður Engagement // Elen & Jody
It was a dark and moody winter’s day when we set out to explore the forgotten fjord, Hvalfjörður, with Elen & Jody. On the short journey from Reykjavík we drove through pouring rain and strong gusts of wind but when we reached our destination in the valley at the bottom of the fjord the wind died down and the rain turned into a drizzle.
