Steve and Elenoors elopement wedding on a sailboat and pre-wedding photos in St Augustine, Florida. The couple actually resides in Florida and with all the Covid-19 still going on, they decided to just elope within their State. They had actually planned their wedding in Hawaii but with the constant changes in flights and cancellations, they planned their wedding at home away from home. We had a beautiful day in January with lots of sunshine, but it was certainly one of the chillier days in Florida.

Elopement on a Sailboat in St. Augustine

Steve & Elenoors Wedding

January 11th, 2022

Pre Wedding Photography in St. Augustine

Steve and Elenoor decided to do a pre-wedding photo session before going on board and having their ceremony. When celebrating your wedding on board a sailboat your photo backgrounds are quite limited. With St. Augustine being the oldest city in North America and so many beautiful places to take photos it is a no-brainer to do so. The couple stayed at the romantic St George Inn directly across from Castillo de San Marcos with views of the fort. We had one hour for some pre-wedding shots and had to make a decision on what spots to include and what was important to them. We started at the Castillo de San Marcos and continued by car to Magnolia Ave. which is voted one of the prettiest streets in the US. Usually, I would take couples also to the Flagler College, Lightner Museum, and walk the beautiful old town streets but we just did not have enough time to do so.

The Wedding

It took us approximately 10 minutes by car to get from the Inn to the harbor. We boarded a beautiful 40′ Wind Dancer Catamaran for a 2-hour sail at 4:00 PM in the afternoon. It was a sunny but cooler January day and we also had quite some wind. Since we did not sail on the open ocean it was quite calm even with all the wind that day. The captain maneuvered the sailboat in such a way that it was comfortable to stand without holding on to anything during the ceremony. I was quite impressed as I have been on many sailboat charters with much less wind where we had to hold on. The ceremony was held shortly after we embarked and while we could not have the mainsail up, our captain set the smaller sail just for the ceremony. After the vows were exchanged we took a lot more photos on board and toasted with a glass of wine. We sailed past the fort and historic district and made a turn right before Lions Bridge to return to the harbor. It was truly a wonderful day filled with dry jokes and a lot of laughter. Thank you and congratulations from the whole team.