Two people in wedding attire embrace at the museum's columned passageway, foreheads nearly touching.
October 9, 2026

Elopement Highlight

Nathan & Hillary’s Elopement

Hillary got ready with her mom before the ceremony, slipping into an off-the-shoulder gown and a bouquet of cream sola wood flowers tucked with eucalyptus and dusty miller. She and Nathan exchanged rings in the chapel under a tall stained-glass window, backlit gold, with a wooden cross and candle lanterns flanking the altar — and their littlest guest held close through the vows. Nathan wore a navy suit with an orange tie, a combo the little one matched right down to the bow tie. Before heading out, the two of them rang the chapel bell together. Afterward, the three of them went to the Lightner Museum for portraits in the stone colonnade and by the garden fountain.

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

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