November in Iceland is the month where winter sets in. The air is chill, the ground is frozen and the days become shorter. On this particular November morning the low hanging winter sun illuminated the snow caped mountains, glittered on the frozen grass and added a splash of colour to the frozen, still landscapes on the Snæfellesnes Peninsula. The silence was only broken by the occasional croak of the ravens.
December. The time of year Iceland is shrouded in darkness. Violent storms come raging in from the open ocean. Mountain passes fill up with snow. All the migrating birds have left. The island becomes silent. The perfect month for an adventurous elopement…
This winter elopement takes you on a journey from an old, stylish apartment close to down town Reykjavík through the wintery landscapes of the south coast. Visiting the frozen canyon of Fjaðrárgljúfur, exchanging vows and rings in the largest lava flow in recorded history…