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A Charleston,, South Carolina Elopement at The Washout

a surfer elopement

Charleston-based destination wedding photographer with a true-to-color,  documentary, and editorial style.

amanda porter

Meet the author & photographer

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Photographer: Amanda Porter Photography
Venue: The Washout, Folly Beach

the details

If you’re dreaming of documentary meets editorial style elopement or wedding photography in Charleston that captures not just how your day looked, but how it felt, I’d love to connect. Whether your venue is tucked into the hills of South Carolina or in the sea itself, I specialize in intentional, true-to-color documentary wedding photography that tells your story with heart.

📍Based in Charleston, SC — serving weddings throughout South Carolina & destination weddings beyond.

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A charleston elopement witnessed by the sea itself.

A surfing elopement is the ultimate expression of what the anti-bride stands for – rejecting tradition in favor of something that feels raw, intentional, and uniquely their own. Instead of walking down an aisle, you’re walking into the ocean. Instead of worrying about place cards and timelines, you’re choosing a celebration that’s about presence, connection, and freedom.

The anti-bride isn’t interested in staging her wedding to fit expectations. She’s interested in living it – hair windswept, salt water on her skin, laughing with her partner as the waves crash behind them. A surfing elopement is unfiltered and unpolished in the best way. It’s editorial in its aesthetic but documentary in its heart: equal parts rebellious and deeply romantic.

For the anti-bride, the ocean becomes the cathedral, the surfboard the getaway car. It’s a celebration that says: this day is about us, and no one else. This is exactly the kind of elopement I love to be a part of - creating a body of work that feels adventurous yet classic is so fulfilling and I even got into the ocean with me gear to achieve a few of these shots! 

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