Valley of Fire State Park Desert Wedding

Eliza and Chet exchanged vows amid natural wonders but had not taken some earthly elements into account. "It was so windy! I would not call this a disaster by any stretch, but it just goes to show that you think about all these aspects of what will happen that day and can still miss something," Eliza says. "It was still a beautiful day and, even though it was November, the temperature was perfect. But it was windy!"

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