Brian stands behind Mary with his arm around her shoulder, both smiling at the camera under the museum's covered archway. — June 20, 2026

Elopement Highlight

Mary & Brian’s Elopement

Photographed by Rob & Jill Futrell at Lightner Museum

Palm Row Lightner Museum Courtyard

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Mary and Brian kept it simple — a quick ceremony in the Lightner Museum Courtyard with just a small group of close friends, followed by portraits around the colonnade and brick paths of downtown St. Augustine. After photos wrapped, they headed into the old city for dinner. Mary wore a blue floral dress and Brian coordinated in a white shirt and light blue pants, and they brought a few family members along for some group shots before the evening got started.

Mary and Brian stand together on a railing at the Lightner Museum Courtyard, holding hands with lush greenery and historic

Brian and Mary face each other on the railing, hands clasped, with stone arches and manicured hedges visible along

Mary and Brian embrace on the stone bridge over the koi pond at the Lightner Museum, with flowering vines and historic arches

Mary and Brian embrace on a railed balcony at Lightner Museum Courtyard, with manicured topiaries and reflecting pool visible

Brian in a white button-up and Mary in a blue floral dress stand before the museum's arched colonnade, flanked by flowering

Brian and Mary stand under a covered portico framed by palm fronds, sunlight casting patterns across the stone floor.

Brian and Mary hold hands walking down a columned corridor at the Lightner Museum, with hanging lanterns strung overhead.

Brian stands behind Mary with his arm around her shoulder, both smiling at the camera under the museum's covered archway.

Brian faces Mary on a shaded brick pathway at Palm Row, holding her hands as tall palms and ivy frame them both.

Mary and Brian pose with two family members along a tree-lined brick path at Palm Row, St. Augustine.

Mary in a blue patterned dress and Brian in a light blue shirt hold hands and smile while standing on the museum's balcony

Silhouettes of three figures stand in an archway looking out onto the museum courtyard, with palm trees and the stone

Mary and Brian raise their joined hands in celebration while standing on the bridge over the courtyard's koi pond

Mary and Brian lean close together, foreheads nearly touching, surrounded by stone walls and white blooms in the courtyard.

The couple walks hand-in-hand through a white arched hallway beneath a geometric pendant light, Mary in a ruffled navy gown.

Mary adjusts Brian's collar as they stand in a sun-dappled colonnade, palm leaves creating natural shade around them.

Mary and Brian embrace in a sunlit courtyard at the Lightner Museum, surrounded by ivy-covered walls and golden doors.

Mary and Brian walk hand-in-hand down a tree-lined path at Palm Row, dappled sunlight filtering through the canopy above.

Mary stands with five family members on the brick pathway at Palm Row, wearing her blue floral dress among loved ones

Mary in a blue floral dress and Brian in a white shirt stand together on the palm-tree avenue at Palm Row.

Brian embraces Mary from behind as they smile on the shaded pathway at Palm Row, St. Augustine.

Rob and Jill Futrell, St. Augustine photographers — Rob & Jill

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