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As someone once said, “Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass; it’s about learning to dance in the rain.”   No joke folks, it rains in Iceland more often than not so if you are planning to have a wedding in Iceland you must embrace this simple fact and be excited to run around in it.  Come along with us today as Gina and Terry show you exactly how to do that!

A sunrise start in mid September began this Iceland adventure wedding day!

After crossing a few rivers via super jeep and then on foot, Gina, Terry, and their intimate wedding party made their way to their ice cave wedding ceremony spot!

The funny thing about rain on your Iceland wedding day, is that most of my couples don’t seem to notice (or care) because they are so high on adrenaline and love!

They may have been soaked and shivering at times, but they got married in front of their gorgeous ice cave in Iceland!  ….Note: Our teams always have your safety in mind so unless an ice cave is fully stable we cannot take you inside.

Gina and Terry held a traditional Asatru Ceremony in front of that ice cave in Iceland. It’s the closest thing to a Viking style wedding ceremony where you hold oath rings to say your vows and take your first drink as newlyweds out of a horn!

This ice cave was formed by snow that fell hundreds of years ago that has been traveling slowly down the glacier.  Pretty neat, huh?

Rain or Shine, this place is pretty flipping EPIC to explore!

One of my favorite moments of the day… It had rained so hard during the ceremony that the water levels were out of control making our bridge we brought useless.  Don’t worry, we always a “plan b” and  “plan c” in our pocket!  The bride and guests took “plan b” which was a piggyback ride through the river and the groom took “plan c” forging it on his own!

Sometimes we find it fun to breakup the Iceland wedding ceremony pieces.  So we continued the awesome “drink from the horn” Asatru tradition at another location.

Lunchtime brought a stop at a mountain hut to dry off and warm up during their fall Iceland wedding day!

What I enjoyed the most about Gina and Terry during their Iceland wedding day was that they genuinely loved and laughed their way through the rain savoring every silly awesome second of it! #couplesgoals

Our secret caves often provide fantastic shelter from the rain during Iceland wedding days!

Woohoo!!  A rain free moment and a rainbow!

But in Iceland they say… If you don’t like the weather, wait a few seconds, it’ll change! And change it did!

Rain is often challenging when it comes at you sideways, these two took it like seasoned champs and made it look GOOD!

Weddings and Waterfalls just go together on Iceland wedding days!

…and then sometimes you have to find your way to Mars to find some sunshine

After an action packed adventure wedding day, Gina, Terry, and their fabulous guests found their way to a delicious dinner!

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The day… Let me take you back to that wonderful summer day in Iceland, we’ll fondly call, Tanabata.  What is that, you ask?  If you’re familiar with Asian customs, you might have heard of the inspiring “Star Festival” which is a legend that allows two lovers to meet in the Milky Way for only one day a year, which is on the seventh day of the seventh month… July 7^th.  It’s lucky, it’s beautiful, it’s romantic, and it frankly gives me goosebumps.  Plus who doesn’t want an epic date for their wedding day, am I right?

My Iceland Adventure Weddings always begin before 7am so we can lead a very action packed 16+ hour day.  After all it’s Your Adventure Wedding, right? =)  We were out the door of Hotel Ranga and on our way to one of my favorite private waterfalls in Iceland via super jeep.  D+G “Ooooo, and ahhhhh” over the epic blue skies, lushness, and splendor of this private super-secret waterfall.  The day carried on to a luxurious and very romantically styled picnic on the side of what could be one of Iceland’s most powerful subglacial volcanos.  So exciting!  A wickedly awesome drive through some of Iceland’s sweetest canyons and then on to one of our last stops was a gorgeous black sand beach that had amazing basalt columns protruding from the North Atlantic Ocean.

Upon returning to Hotel Ranga, the couple was greeted with a stunningly styled (by us, Iceland Wedding Planner of course) intimate Iceland wedding reception for two overlooking the beautiful Ranga River.  Accoutrements included connections to nature within the rock centerpieces, organic salt Iceland wedding favors, an elegant Iceland wedding menu card, and flasks that said, “The Adventure Begins…”  A luxury elopement in Iceland screams details.  That’s just what this fabulous couple received!  As the sun began to set after dinner, we headed back out to a sweet little sod farm for a few more images ending our adventure just after midnight!

A remarkable couple plus an extraordinary day, surely equals mesmerizing Iceland wedding photos, as you’ll see below compliments of Photos by Miss Ann!  Enjoy!!

With a smile, Ann Peters (Iceland Wedding Photographer and International Wedding Planner)

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Combining adventure and love has been our mantra for the past 10 years and being able to plan and photograph weddings in Iceland is pretty much the essence of that mission.  Couples come to Iceland Wedding Planner in search of a full out adventure wedding day in Iceland, whether it be a 8 hour or 16 hour wedding day, it is always epic and unforgettable.  Tara and Landon powered through a crazy awesome 14 hour wedding day that was larger than life under the midnight sun, so to say they were daring would clearly be an understatement!  I mean come on, who can say they got married on top of a glacier on the southern rim of a volcano in Iceland?  I bet you can’t.   I know for sure, I can’t!

Remember to go back to our previous posts within this fabulous wedding feature to relish in their entire adventure from the beginning to the end:

• Iceland Pre Wedding Session (Engagement session at Thingvellir National Park)
• Iceland Glacier Wedding
• Iceland Black Sand Beach Wedding Photos
• Iceland Crashed Airplane Wedding Photos

One of the really amazing things about Iceland is that LITERALLY every few minutes you find some incredible view or natural wonder that will make you pause in your steps.  Skogafoss Waterfall was on our way to Tara and Landon’s Iceland wedding reception dinner.  So we popped out of the 4×4 for Iceland waterfall wedding portraits!  Then we were onto our final stop on Tara and Landon’s adventurous wedding day… the famed restaurant at Hotel Rangá for a delicious 5 course Iceland wedding meal.

We (the Iceland Wedding Planners) styled a gorgeous table-scape for the bride and grooms sweetheart table, chockfull of organic details.  The table was set with a keepsake Icelandic wool blanket as their tablecloth that strategically had the bride and grooms wedding colors (yellow and red) in it.  Totally ironic though that the blanket had a similar styling to the renowned Canadian Hudson’s Bay blanket (which the bride had always yearned for)!  <Insert happy dance>

A few other items we will call your attention to are the earthy matters incorporated… You remember from our previous posts right that the bride and groom are both GeoScientists, right?  So it was important to us to ensure we incorporated awesome elements that they could not only relate to, but also be awed by!  The napkin rings were made from lava rocks, the place card holders were basalt rocks, the table centerpiece was handmade and in the shape of Iceland which also had the bride and grooms names in the center.  Another fabulous handmade item that turned out to be the “icing on the cake” were their chair signs which were handmade from a vintage atlas (the bride and groom love old maps).  Remember, just because you’re eloping in Iceland, doesn’t mean you should skimp out on having absolutely stunning details for your intimate Iceland wedding reception!

Hotel Ranga is a favorite of ours when it comes to Iceland wedding reception dining… The amazing view over the Ranga River and Mount Hekla is memorable.  Plus, their food is always elegant, flavorful, and consistent, but somehow manages to exceed our expectations each time we dine there!  Tara and Landon’s 5 course wedding meal at Hotel Ranga consisted of the following:

Course 1: Reindeer Carpaccio with Rucola Salad and Truffle Oil
Course 2: Forest Mushroom Soup / Vegetarian Soup
Course 3: Scallops, Citrus Salsa and Shellfish Foam
Course 4: Lamb with Potatoes in Red Wine Sauce / River Ranga Salmon with Sweet Potatoes
Course 5: Skyr Cake with Berry Sorbet

All of these lovely little details came together and Tara and Landon shared an unforgettable adventurous day, as yo will see below!

To Our Dearest Tara & Landon,

Um guys, wow.  THAT was one freaking adventure for the record books!  Thank you for choosing us to not only plan your EPIC Iceland wedding journey, but also having us photograph it!  We had so much fun getting to you both over the last year and planning a really unforgettable day of surprises =) Cannot wait to see you both again soon!

PS- Did you see Tara and Landon’s review of us on Wedding Wire and The Knot?  Or that their stunning Thingvellir Pre Wedding Session was published earlier this week on Fab You Bliss?

Hugs and Smiles, Ann & Beth

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