Meet the Photographer Behind the Brand

About Sage Trails

Trail Report: July '25

Ope, hey there - I’m Alexandria!

(she/her)

Did you just ope me?! Why of course I did, I’m a bubbly, friendly, Wisconsin Badger (On Wisconsin!) doggo mom who found my home in the state of Washington.

I believe you deserve to be celebrated and be yourselves in front of my camera, no matter who you are.

I don't want you to mold into whatever Pinterest version of elopements you've seen online. I want you to to have a day that's special to you and fully be yourselves. I'm here to serve calm, big sister energy to make sure your experience is protected from start to finish.

Getting the right angle

This passion fuels my photography

Would you be surprised if I told you I was aiming for a career in acting?? Yup - I have degrees in both acting and film production because I love the creations these worlds bring. However, once I got into the world, I quickly discovered it wasn’t for me - it didn’t give me the ability to be myself or find the genuine connections I wanted to find. It was fun playing characters, but all I wanted was to be me!

It did, however, highly influence my photography and the experience I believe should come with it! Everyone should be able to be themselves in front of my camera. I like to take inspiration from the cinema and from theatre - think dramatic landscapes, color, and light, combined with the real-life emotions of close-up cinema. Bridgerton is an example of something really inspires me!

Real life is better than the movies, and I'm so lucky to get to document it.

I actually am an older sister! And I've been lucky to experience my own sister's wedding process. Being there for her and navigating our tricky family dynamics, protecting her decisions, and making sure she knows she should focus on doing what she wants actually brings me a ton of joy and is the same experience I want for any of my couples. I was also lucky enough to photograph her proposal and to be on the side of the camera documenting all the emotions. Being her biggest cheerleader and getting to document at the same time is one of the best roles I've gotten to play.

But all of this (and more) has taught me just how important having people around who truly support you are, epsecially for an elopement day. Seeing all the love and acceptance is such a beautiful, genuine expression of life to me and something I absolutely adore photographing.

Now add in everything I've experienced in nature?

I get asked all the time how I still function and photograph and if any of it gets old haha. I just don't take any of it for granted. I've seen the coolest cloud inversions, animals, and sunsets. I've encountered hikers on the trails who have told us incredible stories of how it was meant to be that they met eloping couples because they were scattering ashes on the same trail that their departed spouse loved. Nature is my happy place and makes me so at peace. I might hug a tree when I'm with you ;)

I'm so lucky to do what I do and I can't wait to meet you.

My Values

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If this resonates with you, reach out! I'd love to meet you!

Celebrating Differences & Creating Community

Everyone looks different, identifies different, thinks different and to me that’s what makes our world go round. If you’ve ever traveled, you’ll know traveling is such a learning experience to meet people from different walks of life and to realize we are all just humans. We are all just looking for love. I want to celebrate that and bring together like-minded individuals.

I like to lead with kindness, communicate and collaborate. I’m always going to be upfront and honest with you about realities of what you’re planning and give you alternate options. But I believe in doing so in a kind way. My hope is that we can always come to a collaborative spot so you can have the best day you can dream while also keeping in mind all the logistics that come into play!

Communication & Collaboration

Earth-conscious

I love our earth. I like hugging trees, I like saying WOW every 5 feet on a hike and you can bet your bottom dollar that it’s important to me we follow leave no trace principles on elopement days. I’ve seen my favorite areas close due population increase or die because people aren’t conscious of where they step. Washington is full of beautiful places and I’m always hoping I’ll get to do this job and keep coming back to my favorite spots.

Pursuit of Wonder

I wouldn’t be in this business if i also didn’t have a pursuit of wonder. I think it’s important to keep an open mind, keep learning, keep experiencing and keep exploring new places. The world is full of amazing things and I never want to stop feeing apart of something that is way bigger than myself.

Fav Job(s)

My favorite job in college was working for a bicycle tour company! I lived in a tent for the summer, traveled the country, and set up tents/lugged luggage for bikers completing week long rides! My second favorite was when I was a traveling actor for a children's theatre!

Bonus: Fun facts about me

Exlamation Point Queen

I may or may not have been told in the past to go through my emails before I send them and cut back on my exclamation points. While I don't write like this: !!!! I do tend to put one after every sentence and will need to go back and tone it down. How else can you tell how excited I am?

Dog Lover

My partner and I have 2 Bernese mountain dogs. While they don't come with me on elopements they love snuggling whomever they meet.

Former Ballroom Dancer

I went to UW-Madison in Wisconsin (go Badgers!) and found my love of dance there. I ended up joining a performance ballroom team and it's where I met my partner! So needless to say, I know how to teach you how to dip, if you want a dip photo :)

Current Obsession: Knitting Nordic/Icelandic Sweaters

It all started because I needed a project to keep me entertained while healing from an injury. I saw this post of this adorable sweater and was like I can do that! I learned from Youtube and am legit obsessed with this long project that brings me a whole ton of peace and enjoyment!