elopement at Old Mill Park in Mill Valley, Haley & Taylor at Old Mill Park Amphitheater

Real Weddings · Mill Valley, CA

A Redwoods Elopement at Old Mill Park in Mill Valley

Haley & TaylorSeptember 2023Old Mill Park Amphitheater · Marin

Haley and Taylor had an elopement at Old Mill Park in Mill Valley, a small early-summer wedding held out in the green — a garden of lawns and flagstone paths, mature trees closing overhead, and a creek running past the edge of it. They kept the day close and let the setting carry it: a first look in the morning, vows under a full floral arch, and dinner and dancing on a string-lit patio once the light went soft.

The whole thing lived in one lush stretch of grounds. Nobody had far to go — getting ready, the ceremony, portraits through the trees, and an evening that ran late among the greenery.

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Morning

Getting Ready Before the Ceremony in Mill Valley

Hair and makeup came together first, in a room with pale green walls and open windows onto the trees. Haley's attendants gathered at the glass to catch the first look of her dressed — one in dusty pink, one in a silvery satin, a mother in mauve — laughing and waving her on. Haley's gown was strapless, ivory tulle scattered with pink and burgundy 3D floral appliqué, worn with a long veil and her blonde hair swept into a loose fishtail braid. The bouquet came in peach, mauve, yellow, and cream roses with soft greenery, from Vanda Floral Design.

Before anyone else arrived, Haley and Taylor slipped off among the light-barked trees on the lawn for a first look — Taylor in a light grey suit and a pink tie turning to see her, the veil trailing across the grass. A few quiet minutes that were only theirs before the day opened up.