Yosemite
Weddings/Elopements, Portraits, Events, Business, Real Estate, and Landscapes
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Yosemite National Park, a year-round destination, is an incredible place to simply drive through let alone visit, camp, hike, or celebrate life's milestones like an elopement.
Talk about iconic, jaw-dropping, stunning views any time of year, towering cliffs, pristine reflections in the Merced River, waterfalls, forest groves, and beauty everywhere you turn.
Things to know:
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Permits & reservations
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Seasonal Restrictions & Road Closures
Yosemite
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Yosemite Valley- Accessed from the west/south side of the park. The best locations for each type of photo session:
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Elopements: El Capitan Meadow, Cathedral Beach, Tunnel View (sunrise only, for privacy), Cascades Picnic Area, Swinging Bridge Picnic Area, Sentinel Beach
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Portraits: Tunnel View, Cathedral Beach & Sentinel Beach, Cook's Meadow / Chapel Meadow / Swinging Bridge area, Lower Yosemite Falls, Mirror Lake (seasonal — check water levels)
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Glacier Point Road (seasonal, roughly May–October): Accessed from the west/south side of the park
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Elopements: Taft Point, Glacier Point, Sentinel Dome
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Portraits: Glacier Point (also a strong portrait backdrop, not just ceremony site): The Tioga Road / High Country cluster is directly reachable from your 395/Lee Vining route, and only when the pass is open.
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Tioga Road / High Country (seasonal, roughly June–October, reached via 395/Tioga Pass)
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Elopements: Tenaya Lake, Tuolumne Meadows
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Portraits: Olmsted Point, Tenaya Lake, Tuolumne Meadows
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Wawona / South Entrance (Hwy 41): Accessed from the west/south side of the park
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Elopements & Portraits: Mariposa Grove
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Big Oak Flat Road / West Side (near the Hwy 120 West entrance, not the Tioga side): Accessed from the west/south side of the park
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Elopements & Portraits: Tuolumne Grove, Merced Grove (both quieter sequoia-grove alternatives to Mariposa)
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