Why?

You’ve stepped out into one of the most dynamic landscapes in THE WORLD, professed your eternal love, take your partner’s hand and propose a lifetime of adventure!  Nothing could be more epic, except maybe having your marriage proposal in Iceland forever stopped in time by photographs!  We are excited to help you with both the planning and the photographing of such an incredible moment in your lives!  Follow along today and experience this couples thrilling Iceland proposal adventure!

With a smile, Ann Peters + Team (Iceland Marriage Proposal Planner and Photographer)

What can be more unique than a marriage proposal in Iceland in front of an ice cave?!

He proposed in Iceland a lifetime of adventure to her… She said, “Yes!”

Their happiness was glowing off of them moments after their marriage proposal in Iceland!

After the ice cave wedding proposal, we found our way to a secret little canyon just waiting for us to explore!

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Your adventurous, avid travelers, and are seekers of moments, not things.  You yearned for an EXPERIENCE, not just a wedding day, right?

< Enter in the idea for a destination wedding >

Then the brainstorming began of where would have endless adventures, dynamic landscape for wedding photos, and be affordable for the majority of your wedding guests…

< Enter in Iceland >

Then you stumbled upon the idea of having an adventure wedding in Iceland… BRILLIANT. DONE. SOLD.  Woohoo!  Now that you’re planning a wedding in Iceland  with guests (and not eloping in Iceland), you need to devise a plan so that your Iceland wedding day is going to go down as: THE WEDDING OF THE YEAR.  So how do you do that successfully with or without an Iceland Wedding Planner?

Step 1:

Create a wedding website with useful information that makes it easy for your guests to make the decision to come (IE, Why you chose Iceland for your destination wedding location, Accommodation Room Block Information, Rental Car Info, Things to Do, How to Drive in Iceland, What to Pack, What to Wear to an Iceland Wedding Day, Best Hot Springs, Your Iceland Wedding Day Schedule, Pre/Post Wedding Itinerary, Gift Registry, etc).

Step 2: 

Get Your Guests EXCITED to come!  How?  Send a little “gift” with your invitation (like a map of the island, Icelandic candy, etc).

Step 3:

Send a newsletter update via email at the 9, 6, 3 and 1 month away marks to formally connect with your guests (also helps you track your room block information, meal choices, and reminds your guests that you care about them having an unforgettable time when they come to your Iceland wedding!).

Step 4:

Take your honeymoon 3-6 months after your wedding in Iceland so that you can design an epic pre and post wedding adventures WITH your guests in tow.  After all, you CHOSE Iceland for some fantastic reasons, so show them the best of the island (your way)!  Even if many your guests are not as adventurous as the two of you, they will live vicariously through you and feel honored to participate at different points.

Step 5:

When your guests check in to your Iceland wedding hotel, have welcome bags for them (either have the front desk give to each guest at time of check-in OR ask your fabulous Iceland Wedding Planner or Hotel if they can put them into each guests room).  Iceland Wedding Welcome Bags can have things in it like… Water, Tissues, Antacids, Tylenol/Advil, Hangover Kit, Hand Lotion (check out Soley products), Hand Sanitizer, Pepto-Bismol, Breath Mints, Shout Wipes, Chapstick, Eye Mask and Earplugs (if getting married in Iceland during summer solstice), Snacks (peanuts, cliff bars), Umbrella / Rain Poncho, Local Icelandic things like (dried fish jerky, licorice, chocolate, a wool item, map, or other awesome party favors).

Step 6:

Hold a “Welcome” Dinner or Cocktail Hour the day before your Iceland wedding day.  It gathers and focuses people.  Plus, it builds the anticipation of embarking on your adventure wedding day in Iceland!  Have a signature drink, either Icelandic (or American) appetizers OR a full sit-down 3 course meal.  If doing appetizers and drinks only, I suggest a 5-6pm timeframe.  If doing dinner, then start at 7pm (30 minutes per course).  NOTE: It’s important for people to GET SLEEP, so be mindful of this.

Step 7:

At the beginning or end of the welcome event pass out a physical Timeline Card/Schedule to each guest.  This is critical so that everyone is fully aware (no excuses) of when and where they need to be.  No one wants to be “that guy/gal” who shows up late, holds everyone up, or ruins an itinerary.  Set your guests up for success (and less stress) by communicating the schedule to them.  See here or here for an example Iceland wedding timeline card.

Step 8:

Allow us to design a full day adventure for your Iceland wedding day.  The landscape is unforgettable and being able to explore it with your guests is unlike anything they will EVER experience.  Imagine yourself saying “I do” at a private waterfall with zero tourists, discovering secret caves, marveling over massive glaciers, green mountains, trekking through canyons, and secluded black sand beaches with stunning rock formations!  Say what?!  Um yeah, seriously.  Your guests will be left speechless by the end of the day.

Step 9:

Seat your wedding guests during your Iceland wedding ceremony.  Nothing worse for a guest than having to stand through a ceremony in the cold/wind/rain, etc.  So be kind and courteous to their needs since they came all that way!  See HERE for more information on that topic.

Step 10:

Have an Unplugged Wedding Ceremony.  Why?  See our previous blog post HERE to understand better.  It encourages your guests to be PRESENT and in the moment WITH YOU.  Your guests may be miffed for a hot second but in the end, it will prove to have a larger impact on them, I promise.

 Step 11: 

Keep Guests Comfortable.  If going forward with an adventure wedding in Iceland, then you need to make sure (if you haven’t hired us as your Iceland Wedding Planner) there are scheduled bathroom breaks, a bathroom on the bus, or you have porta potties in tow.  Also be sure to have lunch and/or snacks available to your guests throughout the day (IE, fruit, snack sized chips, cliff bars, waters, sodas, etc).  This will avoid anyone getting “hangry.”

Step 12:

Have a scheduled “bail out” point if needed during the day (if your guest list includes any children under 10, over 70 years old or just in general less adventurous fair weather folks) AND a designated “rest” time between the adventure portion and the reception dinner.  At least an hour is needed for guests to be able to rest, refresh, and catch a second wind.  They will thank you later for this!

Step 13:

Introduce your Iceland wedding guests to some cultural elements!  Craft your wedding menu to have some local delicacies such as the following: Mushroom Soup, Icelandic Meat Soup, Langoustine, Scallops, Arctic Char, Reindeer, Lamb, or Skyr Cake.  Adding in an Icelandic Wedding Cake is a fun option as well!

Step 14:

Save any speeches or toasts for after the main course.  Toasts are best enjoyed by everyone on a full belly.

Step 15:

Have an open bar (unless there are sensitive circumstances as to why you cannot).  It’s not very pleasant for a guest to have travelled thousands of miles to find out their “friends” cannot buy them a glass of wine or a beer.  But know it’s okay to have curved limits like stating on the bottom of your menu “Beverages: Sodas, Coffee, Tea, Beer, and Wine” which implies cocktails or hard liquors are on the guests’ dime.  Or telling the hotel it’s okay to have an “open bar” if bottles or 30-year-old whiskies, etc are not included.  Just be tactful about it and not tacky to save a few bucks.

Step 16:

Be sure (if you have not hired us as your Iceland wedding photographer) you specifically ask your Iceland wedding photographer to take candid and posed photos (of the couples).  It’s a nice keepsake for you and the couples to have and remember later!

Step 17:

Schedule some post wedding day awesomeness for you and your Iceland wedding guests.  Maybe an activity like Inside the Volcano? Glacier Ice Climbing or Hiking? Horseback Riding? Scuba or Snorkeling between the famed tectonic plates?  Or how fun would it be for you all to caravan with walkie talkies throughout the Golden Circle and end the day in some secret hot springs?!  It would be an unforgettable end to your wedding events!

Step 18:

Send “thank you” notes to your guests regardless of them sending you a gift or not.  That simple.  If they came to your Iceland destination wedding, they deserve to be “thanked”  for coming formally.  Do it within 6 weeks after your Iceland wedding day.

Following these easy straightforward steps will ensure your guests are happy during your wedding day in Iceland and them remembering yours as THE BEST DAY EVER!

With a smile, Ann Peters + Team (Iceland Wedding Photographers + Planners)

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>>>> Meet Jen.  Meet Jeff. <<<<

This adventurous duo started dating and shortly after took their first trip together and guess where that was?  ….ICELAND!  They were hooked.  So when the topic came up of where they would hold their wedding, Iceland was the only place that felt right.

We had so much fun Iceland wedding planning with these two!  After much awesome debate, they decided that Hotel Glymur and the Snaefellsnes Peninsula needed to be part of their Iceland wedding adventure!

How cute and practical are these sweet little Iceland wedding welcome bags?

…and Jen’s Iceland wedding dress!!! Swoon! Perfect dress to blow in the Icelandic winds!

My favorite kind of Iceland wedding shoes, are BOOTS!  Love’me some Hunter rain boots and frilly dress for an adventure wedding!

Jen and Jeff held a STUNNING Iceland Wedding Ceremony at Hotel Glymur overlooking the whale fjord (Hvalfjörðinn).

They chose to hold a beautiful Humanist Iceland wedding ceremony.  The low lying clouds provided such a mysteriously beautiful backdrop.

Once the ceremony concluded their 40 guests loaded into a bus for the day to embark on a wonderful Iceland adventure wedding day.  Our first stop was the magical area of Arnarstapi.

Jen + Jeff spent a little while exploring these inspiring windy seaside cliffs.

The clouds may have been overcast and at times threatened rain, but Jen and Jeff continued to adventure, laugh hand in hand, and find time for kisses in between

If you already didn’t know, Iceland if flooded with waterfalls, especially on rainy days the island somehow becomes even more magically filled with them.  Do you see the secret one behind them that falls into the sea?  Dreamy!

How lucky are they to take a romantic stroll through this rocky sea arch?!  Heights worry Jen, but she was not worried along this stretch because from her perspective it looked like just a huge rock pathway (totally stable and awesome).  But from my perspective it looks like this! Storybook!

This one is one of my favorite moments during Jeff and Jen’s Iceland wedding adventure.  Why you ask?  Look at it!  The incredible look of adoration they have on their faces, the waves crashing, the colors, the textures, and the tones!!

What do you think about Jen’s Iceland wedding bouquet?! I adore the whites with pops of green!

Uh, and there are those boots and frills again! #yesplease

Did you know that Arnarstapi is also a super sweet little fishing village too?  Crazy cute houses line the area.

Jen + Jeff’s Iceland wedding day journey with their guests continued to taking breathtaking Iceland Wedding Photos at a Gorgeous Golden Sand Beach.

This fab beach was the perfect place to engage their guests in a delicious Iceland wedding champagne toast!

The third stop these two surprised their guests with was the famed area in the Snaefellsnes named Kirkjufellsfoss where an incredible mountain and waterfall reside.  This is a very special place and I was thrilled to take their Iceland Wedding Photos at this striking waterfall!

After the last stop, we were on our way back to the hotel and the guests had  an hour to rest and refresh.  Then at 8pm the guests were invited to enjoy a lovely Iceland Wedding Reception!

The decor theme held strong elements of an earthy vibe complete with a moss runner down the tables, twigs, and candles both high and low.

Hotel Glymur always puts on a mouth-watering show for our Iceland wedding clients.  Jen and Jeff’s wedding was no exception, as they created an amazing custom menu option.

A very special wedding dessert treat concluded Jen and Jeff’s very special night!

How remarkable are their Iceland wedding rings?  Custom and totally one of a kind!

Ohhhhh Jen + Jeff!!  Your day was extraordinary and filled with endless amounts of love, laughs, and just the right amount of adventure to delight in!  I know Iceland is forever engrained into your souls so I look forward to seeing you again! …and wish you the very best on your exciting months ahead!

Also head over to Mountainside Bride to see more of their beautiful day!

With a smile, Ann Peters + Team (Iceland Wedding Photographers + Planners)

© 2016, Iceland Wedding Planner /  Photos by Miss Ann, All Rights Reserved.

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Firm believers in that statement, Rachel and John reached out to us, days after the proposal.  They were crazy excited to book their Iceland engagement session in this stunning landscape.  They then embarked on a super fun photo adventure with us in our 4×4, totally ready to hike to some offbeat locations for amazing views and incredible photo ops!

These two hiked to a secret little waterfall that morning and stole oh-so many kisses along the way!

Swoon!  That moment where the path takes you to rainbow and a mini waterfall you can walk behind! ?

Their curiosity led them behind to venture behind this super sweet private waterfall! #worthit

Love on an adventure doesn’t get any better than this ?

We had the rare kind of adventurous day that blue skies were abound!  It was simply incredible!

This is my latest and most favorite Iceland Pre Wedding Session spot! This couple and those mountains!!

Iceland Wedding Photography Tip: Let your curiosity lead you through your Iceland engagement adventure and allow your love for each other naturally take over.

Rachel + John, Please com back to Iceland to hold that magnificent wedding day! #prettyplease  You look AMAZING in these tones and textures together!!

Did someone order up a glacier view for this Iceland E-Session?!

Below is one of my favorites from their Iceland engagement session…

Keeping the curiosity coming, we found our way to another amazing waterfall that had a totally different look and vibe!  Will you have your Iceland engagement portraits at a waterfall?

Make sure you jump on over to Mountainside Bride to see a few more awesome photos from this beautiful session!

With a smile, Ann Peters + Team (Iceland Wedding Photographers + Planners)

© 2016, Iceland Wedding Planner /  Photos by Miss Ann, All Rights Reserved.

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Most people think that having summer wedding in Iceland will be guaranteed sunshine and warm temperatures.  Whereas, the reality of the situation is that if holding an Iceland wedding in the South chances are great that it may rain, be windy, or overcast no matter the time of year.  Luckily Marek and Luisa knew this and embraced running around in, laughing, and playing in the rain!  …and they did it in style!  Totally makes me want for it to rain on my wedding day!

Having some Scottish roots, Marek donned his family’s tartan colors and Luisa complimented her fabulous Iceland wedding dress with a matching shawl.  Also note Luisa’s AWESOME footwear… Hiking boots and Tom’s!  Perfect combo.

The Iceland adventure wedding day began with a ceremony on one of my favorite black sand beaches.

Oh la la and how dreamy is that sea arch with these two?!

…and her Iceland wedding flowers how vibrant and sweet!

Iceland Caves and Views #perfection

Exploring secret waterfalls on your Iceland wedding day should always be on the agenda!

…and sometimes when the fog and rain get so bad, you just have to explore through it!

An adventurous wedding day in Iceland requires a refuel stop of Icelandic hot dogs!

The romantic quite moments these two shared throughout their elopement in Iceland were stunning!

One of our Iceland adventure wedding spots had more Puffins than I could count!

Many times, our couples face their fears together among the amazing Icelandic cliff lines.

After 12 hours of adventuring Marek and Luisa delighted in a sweetly styled dinner for two!

Several more of our favorites from Luisa + Marek’s adventurous elopement in Iceland follow below, enjoy!

With a smile, Ann Peters + Team (Iceland Wedding Photographers + Planners)

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For years Cassie and Kyle have plotted on a real life map where they have journeyed together and where they desired to go next.  They spend their trips doing offbeat adventures like dog sledding, canyoneering, ziplining, and incredible hikes.  Iceland has always been a top runner on that list.  So after a dreamy marriage proposal from the top of a hot air balloon in Vermont it was only fitting that Iceland wedding planning would begin!

Naturally being adventure seekers, they found us to put together an experience they would never forget.  Did you catch their Iceland Pre-Wedding Session we featured last week?  If not, go back here to see.

These two held their Iceland summer wedding at the end of June this year and their details were gorgeous!  The blues, the light pinks, whites…Swoon!

…and how romantic is this Iceland wedding dress?

Kyle and Cassie decided to be traditional and not see each other the night before their wedding day.  So once they were ready, we held a first look before their Iceland wedding ceremony.  What a special moment they shared overlooking a very misty fjord!

When we arrived to their mystery Iceland wedding location, it was raining but their +15 guests didn’t even notice as they were so enthralled by the beauty that surrounded them.

One of the prerequisites of being one of our clients, is being excited about running around in the rain or shine on your wedding day in Iceland.  Plus it also makes for some amazing photo opportunities!  See how easy these two make it look?

Our second stop during Cassie + Kyle’s Iceland wedding adventure was pretty little golden sand beach in the Snaefellsnes Peninsula where they ran around  hand in hand.

Lava fields are abundant here in Iceland so it’s only natural for a bride and groom to find their way to them for a romantic walk!

No adventure day to the Snaefellsnes Peninsula, would be complete without a quick stop at one of the oldest churches within that famed area!

Adventuring to one of the islands 100’s of waterfalls must always be on the Iceland wedding schedule!  This fab couple chose this gorgeous beauty!

Oh la la and do not even get me started on how dreamy their Iceland Wedding Reception setup was!  Shouldn’t every wedding in Iceland have an incredible fjord view?!

Greens, browns with pops of pinks set the dreamy color scheme.  The guests delighted in delicious Icelandic chocolates and salts as party favors.  And were pleasantly surprised by a 4 course traditional meal and an Iceland wedding cake!

Take a few minutes to peruse a few more of our favorites below from Cassie and Kyle’s magnificent Iceland wedding day!  Also see some additional images from their fabulous Iceland wedding, featured on MyWedding.com!

With a smile, Ann Peters + Team (Iceland Wedding Photographers + Planners)

© 2016, Iceland Wedding Planner /  Photos by Miss Ann, All Rights Reserved.

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First of all, I absolutely love shooting engagement sessions in new & different places (I live here in Iceland and I always find more!).  Then, you have two absolutely beautiful people (inside and out), in love with each other, in love with Iceland, super easy going and above all very into adventure!

Allow me to introduce you to Cassie + Kyle.

These two contacted me well over a year ago looking to plan their 25 person Iceland Destination Wedding.  Lovers of travel and adventure this magical place was always high on their bucket list!

Once the wedding was planned, they loved the idea of adding on an extra adventure day with us to go exploring and photos along the way.  We found ourselves in places that look like Mars… No joke!  As you’ll see below

Their love poured out of them and it made my cheeks hurt from smiling with them!  Love and adventure here in Iceland does that to you.  It’s a fabulous side effect!

After Mars, we found Narnia for their Iceland Engagement Session location.

It was lush, vibrant, and held such amazing secret spots as we hiked our way through!

If I had a dollar for every time I made then kiss at a waterfall that day… lol

The open empty landscapes at our secret locations (with ZERO tourists in Summer by the way) was a beautiful surprise to them.  It’s so much fun watching our clients explore and deeply enjoy venturing around through the textures and tones during their Iceland Pre-Wedding Sessions.

It had been overcast for most of our adventurous Pre-Wedding Session in Iceland, but some lovely blue skies did emerge at one point!

These two… Their love, their smiles, and their sense of adventure were just so much fun!

Mmmm and the dreamy low clouds were a nice romantic feature too!

Love becomes deeper in Iceland.  You become explorers in this pure untouched land and it feeds your soul in a way you never experienced or were hungry for until now.  Our clients feel it through our mission statement, photos, and when they come for their wedding weeks.  They not only have a badass wedding day but they have an unforgettable EXPERIENCE during their Iceland wedding week.

Tune in next time for their gorgeous Iceland wedding day and sweet reception decor! Did someone say 4 course dinner overlooking a fjord?!  #yesplease

With a smile, Ann Peters + Team (Iceland Wedding Photographers + Planners)

© 2016, Iceland Wedding Planner /  Photos by Miss Ann, All Rights Reserved.

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Ohhh la la THIS Iceland wedding dress and details might go down as an all time fave!

The perfect combination of bouquet and boutonniere for K+A’s Icelandic Elopement!

During an adventure wedding in Iceland, our couples and their guests more often than not, have 3 pairs of shoes on hand… Hiking Boots, Waterproof tall boots, and Iceland wedding reception dress shoes.

K+A were most intrigued by a traditional Asatru Iceland wedding ceremony. Their Iceland wedding ceremony was dreamy on that beach!

After the beautiful beach above, we showed this fab duo a secret cave that had the most amazing outlook!

Will you take a walk through a lupine field on your Iceland Wedding Day?

The textures and tones of our secret locations for Iceland weddings is totally incredible, right?

…and who doesn’t want to stop in a cave for lunch?

Then on to a magnificent glacier to privately explore?

Have you ever seen a green like this?!  Yeah, it only exists in Iceland.

This amazing elopement happened on the longest day of the year here in Iceland, and oh boy did we take advantage of it and this couple hit a new record of locations we adventured to… 12!

There are never any “rules” during our Iceland adventure wedding days, so if you feel cold or want to change part way through the day into hiking gear, do it!

Thanks for stopping by to check out this dreamy and awesomely adventurous elopement in Iceland!  Stay tuned next week when we announce something super duper exciting for us!

With a smile, Ann Peters + Team (Iceland Wedding Photographers + Planners)

© 2016, Iceland Wedding Planner /  Photos by Miss Ann, All Rights Reserved.

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Today, though we wanted to wish a very happy 1st Iceland Wedding Anniversary to two amazing couples that were married within days of each other!

July 5th 2015 – Happy 1st Iceland Wedding Anniversary Shira + Matan!

Do you remember how AH-MAZING their 40+ person wedding was?  If not, please go back to our Iceland Wedding Planner blog post HERE to refresh your memory.  Or also check out Destination I Do to see their fabulous wedding featured!

July 7th 2015 -Happy Iceland Wedding Anniversary to D+G!

These two! Hardcore adventure seekers I will forever love. Tell me you recall their stunning Luxury Elopement in Iceland?!  If not, go back HERE to relive some of my favorite moments from their spectacular day!

Stay tuned over the next few weeks some really fun Iceland Wedding Planning topics!

With a smile, Ann Peters + Team (Iceland Wedding Photographers + Planners)

© 2016, Iceland Wedding Planner /  Photos by Miss Ann, All Rights Reserved.

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#EasyButton- Totally what we, here at Iceland Wedding Planner specialize in!  We delivered a 16 hour adventurous Iceland wedding day and throughout the day we saw 0 tourists (and it was the 28th of May!).  How did we do that?  Because our locations are offbeat, exclusive, and most times private, which then translates to you as an unforgettable wedding EXPERIENCE in Iceland, not just a wedding day.

One of the beautiful things (and sometimes challenging) about Iceland is the ever changing weather conditions.  You must embrace this.  For Britt + James, playing in the rain during their Iceland elopement was part of the exciting wedding day journey!

Pretty sure, these two will also go down as one of the most adventurous couples, EVER.  Have you ever seen a bride climb a glacier in a wedding dress?  …I mean like the whole gamut -crampons and ice picks?!  Brittany, had no fear and she conquered that glacier.  After their glacier expedition, they had a BBQ in an ice cave…. Who does that?! Our kickass Iceland wedding couples, that’s who!

One of my favorites from Britt + James romantic Icelandic elopement was this quite moment they shared in a gorgeous canyon.

Okay, so maybe I lied, I also REALLY SWOONED when I witnessed the beautiful stolen kisses in front of this waterfall too!

There were so many amazing images from their elopement in Iceland, it was frankly hard to choose some to share with you today!  But, I tried- so enjoy!

With a smile, Ann Peters + Team (Iceland Wedding Photographers + Planners)

© 2016, Iceland Wedding Planner /  Photos by Miss Ann, All Rights Reserved.

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