St. John in the Wilderness Garden Ceremony

The couple originally planned to go hiking and elope on a cliff but their priest cautioned that the bishop might object to anything outside of the church, so the pair compromised with a church garden ceremony.

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Louisa and Steven's Garden Elopement

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