{"id":225387,"date":"2018-11-06T05:00:16","date_gmt":"2018-11-05T18:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/uk\/real-weddings\/a-day-just-about-us-stacey-and-joes-desert-elopement\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T13:08:18","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T02:08:18","slug":"a-day-just-about-us-stacey-and-joes-desert-elopement","status":"publish","type":"uk-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/real-weddings\/uk\/real-weddings\/a-day-just-about-us-stacey-and-joes-desert-elopement\/","title":{"rendered":"A day just about us: Stacey and Joe’s desert elopement"},"content":{"rendered":"

When the pair started searching for venue, Stacey and Joe quickly realised they didn’t want a wedding in the UK.<\/p>\n

“Neither of us are really big on being the centre of attention so we decided to elope,” says the bride, 30.<\/p>\n

“We had always planned on doing a South West\/West Coast road trip in the USA and started looking at outdoor locations. We quickly settled on the northern Arizona desert \u2014 a place called Page. The UK doesn’t quite offer the same level of scenery.”<\/p>\n

Stacey and Joe, 29, celebrated their desert elopement on August 22, 2018. While an unseasonal thunderstorm derailed the pair’s plans of a sunrise ceremony, Stacey and Joe simply journeyed to a different location to exchange vows when the weather cleared.<\/p>\n

When the desert rain returned, the newlyweds went back to their room, ate cake and watched Dirty Dancing.<\/p>\n

“Everything about the day was exactly what we wanted \u2014 a day just about us,” smiles Stacey.<\/p>\n

The pair didn’t completely leave out their family and friends however, hosting a reception for 120 at Yellow Arch Studios on September 15, 2018 when they returned to Sheffield, England.<\/p>\n

“We felt like we got the best of both worlds. We got our desert elopement and had an awesome party with all our loved ones.”<\/p>\n

Photos courtesy of Amy Bluestar Photography<\/a> and Steph White Photography<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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“It was amazing, the scenery made me think of The Lion King.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Stacey and Joe posed for wedding photos while on an incredible Slot Canyon tour.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Stacey and Joe kicked off the party with rum punch welcome drinks.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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