Palm Springs, California is the perfect desert town for your elopement or fun girls trip. What’s more fun? Bringing a photographer along to document it. It is a hidden valley town nestled between the Little San Bernandino Mountains to the north, the Santa Rosa Mountains to the south, and the San Jancinto Mountains to the west. Palm Springs is probably one of the most eclectic towns I have ever been to. Hugo + Kat were so fun to photograph and really brought that retro vibe to life with the pearl detains on her dress and fun sunglasses.
Palm Springs, California is the perfect destination for any retro/run photoshoots you have planned. This fun retro elopement was taken in a parking lot! Can you believe that?! The Desert Palm Aquatic Center was the prefect backdrop for this shoot. If you’re looking for a fun retro hotel to stay in check out The Saguaro Palm Springs. Not even 25 minutes down the road is Palm Springs famous Windmill Farm. What’s nice about shooting at the the The Desert Palm Aquatic Centers parking lot and the Windmill Farm is that you do not need any type of permit to shoot there, making it an easy location for planning.
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