Iceland

Scale, weather, and a good sense of lingering in the elements.

Elopement Photography

Somewhere between the waterfalls and the black sand and the long, bright nights, Iceland stops being scenery and becomes a place you’re simply in.

Whether you’re moving across a lava field in the wind, waiting out a squall for the light that follows it, or watching the sun come back over a glacier at dawn – the pace belongs entirely to you.


A couple holding hands beneath a waterfall during an elopement at sunset in a scenic natural location.
  • A scenic landscape of a river flowing through grassy plains with distant mountains under a partly cloudy sky. The peaceful setting features winding waterways and lush green areas, creating a serene natural scene.
  • A couple holding hands outdoors with a glacier and mountains in the background during their elopement. The scene features dramatic natural landscapes with icy peaks and rugged terrain under a soft sky.
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  • A gold engagement ring with a diamond rests on a piece of clear, textured ice against a dark background.
  • Modern black tiny house in a scenic rural landscape with mountains in the background, featuring a couple embracing on the porch.
  • Romantic elopement couple sharing a kiss in front of Kirkjufell mountain in Iceland during a cloudy day with a lake below.
  • Rock formation at a beach with elopers holding hands, sunlight streaming behind the cliffs during a cloudy day, creating a romantic and mystical atmosphere, perfect for a memorable elopement moment.
  • Cliffs overlooking a volcanic beach with dark volcanic sand and waves crashing on the shore under a partly cloudy sky.
  • A couple sharing a kiss in front of a small, black wooden church with a steeple, set against a partly cloudy sky during an outdoor elopement ceremony.
  • Aerial view of a couple walking hand in hand across a scenic landscape featuring rivers, rolling hills, and distant snow-capped mountains under a cloudy sky.
  • Waterfall with a couple exchanging vows in front of it, surrounded by rugged rocks and mist, set in a dramatic natural landscape perfect for an outdoor elopement.
  • Silhouetted elopement couple standing on rocks near a waterfall inside a canyon with moss-covered rocks and lush green hills in the background.

Years from now, a good photograph doesn’t just show you your Iceland elopement. You can still feel whether it was warm or cold, hear what the day sounded like, sense what was in the air, and what it felt like to be there together.

“We spent two days in Iceland with her and every moment was intentional.[…] now we have our gallery and they speak for themselves.” — Jared, Iceland, 2025

A scenic landscape featuring a couple standing on a grassy rocky promontory by a river, with mountains and a cloudy sky in the background during sunset or sunrise.
Eline Tasma

Iceland is the country I love most, and the one I keep finding reasons to come back to. Enough years of it now that I know the quiet hours at the famous places, and the spaces between them too.

My work is anchored in Patgific – a 300-year-old Romansh concept from Graubünden about slowing down enough to really enjoy what’s in front of you. Iceland has its own version of making peace with what you can’t control: þetta reddast – it’ll work out.

Raised in a painter’s studio, I look for where the landscape builds its own architecture. At Lake Braies the still water builds it first – the whole mountain doubled and hanging in the reflection – and then the sun clears the ridge and the color comes up through it, redrawing every angle.

“Her work is for those who want their day held with clarity, where moments remain recognisable to themselves, even as they take on the quiet weight of memory.” — The Lane

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Navigating the Island

Finding seclusion in Iceland takes knowing when to arrive, where to go instead, and how to read a day that changes fast.

The South Coast holds the most in the least distance – waterfalls you can walk behind, black sand, cliffs where the puffins spiral. Everything sits close to the road, which makes it the easiest to move through and the most exposed to crowds. It’s about knowing the right hours, the stops most people skip, and when to step slightly off the path.

Snæfellsnes gathers much of Iceland onto one peninsula – coastline, lava fields, small harbours, a black church standing alone against the sky. It sees fewer people than the South Coast, and spreads the ones it does across a lot of ground.

The Highlands and the far corners ask more – rough roads, longer drives, best done with a super-jeep and a guide. In return the scale opens up and the people drop away quickly. This is less about moving between stops and more about settling into one remote place and going deep into it.

Romantic elopement couple standing on black pebble beach with ocean waves crashing against rocks, cloudy sky overhead.
Waterfall in a scenic outdoor setting with two el standing close together, holding hands amidst rocky terrain, under a clear sky with lush green hills in the background.

I take only a very small number of couples in Iceland each year, so every elopement gets the attention and the hand-edited care it asks for. From €4000.

Coffee in the cabin before anyone’s awake, weather changing by the minute, and being so present you forget to document it (luckily, I did).