Wild & Free Elopements

02/19/2026

San Diego’s magic goes beyond the shore and these two saw the vision ✨

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02/18/2026

Léah + Cindy’s San Diego elopement 🤍

11/09/2025

Defiantly, triumphantly, miraculously, and finally...August is HOME. After a 33 day long stay at Rady, Joni and I brought this healthy baby home after many bittersweet goodbyes between us and his care providers. He leaves the hospital breathing on his own without any support and an otherwise healthy, functioning body.

It’s hard to put into words just how strong August has been throughout the past month. After coming off of ECMO support, doctors are very careful to manage parents’ expectations given the wide range of long term outcomes. For one, it can take many weeks to months for babies to gain the strength to continue their recovery after such an intense procedure. August, however, apparently didn’t have time for all that. He went right to work shedding his need for oxygen and gladly taking up breastfeeding once given the chance. To say his recovery surprised his doctors and nurses is a complete understatement. We’ve heard more than once phrases like “he’s a medical miracle” or “in all my years on this job I’ve never seen a baby recover like this.” At every turn August found a new level of strength that was inspiring to all of us around him.

But beyond the medical milestones and past the miraculous rate of improvement lies perhaps the best part of all. August has, from the beginning, had a twinkle in his eye, and, eventually, a smile that has touched everyone who sees him. And I can’t help but think that what I’m seeing(what we’re all seeing) is him reflecting back to me how much he’s already loved. I’ve been telling him about it for weeks now! From mine and Joni’s hearts—thank you, thank you, thank you.

From here Joni and I step into, hopefully, more “normal” parenting things. August has a handful of follow-up appointments, and while his doctors are expecting him to have a fairly typical childhood from here, we just have to see how everything goes. As August goes, we go. But he’s already gone so far. -Vincent, Joni, & Baby August

Photos by the amazing ❣️

08/10/2025

Vincent and I welcomed our first little one into the world last week.

August Craig Bailey was born 8lbs 9oz and 22.8 inches on Aug 1st. During delivery, he experienced a severe case of Meconium Aspiration Syndrome (MAS) — This led to a significant loss of oxygen for a period of time.

As a result, August’s entire body was impacted. While some of his organs, like his heart, are thankfully doing well, others are still struggling to heal. He has been transferred to Rady Children’s Hospital NICU, where he will likely remain for weeks or even months as his body works to recover.

We are completely devastated by all that our little guy is having to endure. Please keep precious Augie and our family in your thoughts.

Also a Go Fund Me has been set up by if you feel that you’d like to support us during this difficult time: https://www.gofundme.com/f/aid-for-augusts-hospital-recovery

Link in my story as well. Thank you ❤️

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07/14/2023

02/20/2023

Nicole + Jonathan in Santa Barbara 🧡

11/17/2022

Alexandria May + Alex | Palos Verdes Estates Elopement 🌊

07/25/2022

LOOK WHOSE TURN IT IS?!?! 👀

Vincent and I are engaged!!! ✨

If you’d like to read the proposal story (it’s seriously my favorite 😻) check out the link in bio.

We will be celebrating our 8 year anniversary getting married in Italy — a long time dream of ours.

It’s all of YOU who are making our dream destination elopement come to life:

🌸 all the couples who have hired me to capture their day, including their generous tips and supportive reviews
🌙 all our family and friends who are joining us in Italy or have contributed to our honeymoon fund
🦋 and all of YOU here on Instagram that continue to support and refer me through this platform.

Thank you SO much 🧡 I cannot tell you how excited I am for September (and of course, we’ll share the incredible photos from as soon as we can!)

Thank you X A MILLION for helping make my own ceremony dreams a reality!

05/28/2021

30 X 30⁠
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For anyone that knows me, I am not one that usually makes a big deal about my birthday (unless your name is Vincent). BUT after a year like this one- I realize there is SO much to celebrate. Not only is it so wonderful to see another year but it is also such a relief to release the fear of how the pandemic might impact both my creative small businesses. It is the best feeling to come out on the other side thriving and I am beyond grateful for that. ⁠🤍
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So.... I am going all out in both my personal and business endeavors this year to ring in my 3rd decade on the planet. ⁠
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Personally, my photo BFF and her husband are meeting Vincent and I in King's Canyon National Park where we will camp and explore. ⁠
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Professionally, I am asking couples and families who I have photographed to leave a Google review for Wild & Free Elopements:
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🌙 Google Wild & Free Elopements, Southern California⁠
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🦋 Leave a review!⁠
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My goal is to hit 30 reviews by my 30th birthday! I am currently at 23 reviews with 6 days to go 🎉
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If you would like to follow along and add to the excitement, you can click on my Highlight "30 X 30." ⁠
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Your reviews and support mean absolutely everything to me. Cheers!

05/04/2021

Getting married is life changing. And every milestone met by a partnership deserves to be celebrated in a really big way!⁠⁠
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If you and your partner have recently hit one of these milestones, whether a phase in your marriage or a really important number you've been looking forward to ↡↡
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Wild & Free Vow Renewals & Anniversary Sessions were created to celebrate you!
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I don't take these things lightly. I want nothing more than to honor your bond's evolved richness in a setting where you feel the most free.⁠⁠
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Let's chat dates and gorgeous locations!⁠⁠

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04/22/2021

📦 THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX FOR YOUR ELOPEMENT: ⁠👇🏻⁠
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W&F Tip #1: Wear whatever makes you feel the most confident & comfortable!⁠⁠
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Lariska + Ryan chose matching coats for their elopement in the wilderness 🌲⁠
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W&F Tip #2: Have your ceremony proceed in a way that is most meaningful for you!⁠⁠
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Lariska + Ryan had their families take turns officiating and performing personalized (and super sentimental!) speeches 🤍⁠
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W&F Tip #3: If there are aspects of your lives that are super special to you, incorporate them in your Elopement day!⁠⁠
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Lariska + Ryan had their pupper Willie deliver their rings. 🐶 ⁠
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