Aimee + Matt's Adventure Elopement in the Mourne Mountains
Some love stories take the long road.
For Aimee and Matt, it took almost two decades before life brought them back together. They had been each other's first love as teenagers before life took them in different directions. Years later, they found each other again and knew they were exactly where they were meant to be.
“we waited nearly two decades to find our way back to each other.”
When they started dreaming about their wedding day, they knew they wanted something that felt true to them. No big audience. No pressure. Just the two of them, standing together somewhere that felt unforgettable.
Ireland had always been high on their bucket list, and they both felt drawn to its landscapes. Once the Mourne Mountains came into the conversation, there was no second choice.
Their day began in a cosy mountain cottage tucked away in the heart of the Mournes. The afternoon was slow and relaxed as they helped each other get ready, shared quiet moments and took time to handwrite their vows before seeing each other for the first time.
Aimee wore a beautiful handmade dress by Caribis Wedding. Its soft flowing design suited the relaxed atmosphere perfectly and looked incredible against the rugged backdrop of the Mourne Mountains.
With the garden surrounding the cottage as their backdrop, they exchanged personal vows with nobody else around. Just the sound of nature and the promises they had waited years to say.
As the evening light softened, we explored around the cottage before making our way higher into the Mourne Mountains. A short walk brought us to one of my favourite viewpoints just in time for golden hour.
The mountains put on an incredible show as the sun slowly disappeared behind the peaks. As daylight faded, we finished the adventure with lanterns during blue hour, creating a peaceful ending to a day that was completely about the two of them.
It was simple, relaxed and full of meaning. Exactly how an adventure elopement should feel.
kind words from aimee + matt
When we decided we wanted to travel from Canada to elope in Ireland, we felt a bit overwhelmed with the options and all the companies offering different packages. After chatting with a number of people and just not feeling quite right, we found Johnny’s website. Before we even got to talk to him we felt like we had found what we were looking for. After a consult over zoom we were 100% certain this was the missing piece from our intimate elopement.
Johnny checked in over the next several months to get clarity on who we were as a couple as well as what we wanted for our day, and even offered suggestions and help planning other parts of our visit to Ireland.
On the day of the wedding, we spent 6 hours together and it felt so natural and fun. There was no pressure, he fit seamlessly into the day and we felt like we got to enjoy each other without even realizing there was a camera snapping photos. We had a blast spending the day with Johnny walking through the beautiful Mourne Mountains.
After our wedding day we got sneak peak photos back the very next day and once we got the full gallery— wow. SO many incredible photos. We were just giddy looking through them reliving the day. Honestly better than I could have ever imagined. Now we are just trying to decide how many wedding photos is too many to have framed in your home because we simply cannot choose favourites.
If you’re considering hiring Johnny, take this as your sign— do it! You will not be disappointed!
Matt + Aimee
Saskatchewan, Canada
thinking of an elopement in ireland?
If you are dreaming of a quiet cottage, personal vows and a mountain adventure nearby, I would love to help you plan a day that feels completely like you.
No pressure and no heavy posing. Just real moments, a good walk and the Irish landscape doing its thing.
