New Mexico Wedding & Elopement Photography & Video

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Rooted in faith. Driven by adventure. Captured with care.

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We’re Paul & Katie McPherson—best friends married for 17+ years. We launched Shutterfreek® in 2009, and have built a life around creative storytelling, We have 3 amazing kids (Nora, Kayl, Asa) a golden doodle (Millie), bearded dragon (Rex) and a mini golden (Rick Ross).

We hope to shoot 15-20 weddings and elopements a year while our full time gig is running our boutique marketing agency FREEK MEDIA.

But no matter how our lives and work evolves, capturing love, connection, and marriage adventures will always be at the heart of soul Shutterfreek.

We love to travel and will shoot anywhere if it’s the right fit, but our home base is right in the heart of the Four Corners — surrounded by some of the most breathtaking locations and venues on earth.

If you’re planning a wedding or elopement and feeling what we’re putting down, check out our packages to get a feel for what it takes to roll with The Freeks. 👇

Meet the freeks

make adventure your tradition®

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We’ve spent well over a decade photographing & filming weddings and elopements at New Mexico’s most iconic venues: The Stakeout, Bishop’s Lodge, Kitfox, Hotel Luna Mystica, Los Poblanos, El Monte Segrado, La Fonda, Hotel Chaco, El Ray , San Jeronimo Lodge, La Posada, 10 Thousand Waves, Ojo Caliente and more. These are places where architecture, culture, and landscape collide to create unforgettable settings for your day.

From intimate elopements in White Sands or Chama to full celebrations in Santa Fe and Red River, we capture the mood, light, and story that makes each venue its own universe.

Santa Fe, Taos, ALBUQUERQUE & Beyond — Weddings with a Sense of Place

From Ghost Ranch desert cathedrals in Abiquiú to the historic charm of Los Poblanos in Albuquerque we’ve spent over a decade building a reputation as "the team" couples call when they want something elevated and distinct. Our hybrid photo + video approach means your story isn’t split between vendors — it’s told seamlessly, with one creative vision in mind. A story that is authentically one-of-one.

What Makes Us FreekS

We go where no one else will go.
We do what no one thinks to do.
If we know it’ll be epic, we’ll push to get you there—because that’s where the magic lives.

We work harder, shoot more and edit deeper than anyone else in the game. Period.

We move by faith.
When storms roll in and planners panic, we don’t flinch—we pray. And time after time, we watch clouds part in our couples favor. 

With us, adventure isn’t a cliché or a marketing hook.
It’s a calling.

New Mexico weddings aren’t ordinary. Neither are we.

leaning more toward moab or southern utah?

This wedding above from one of our  favorite New Mexico wedding venues - The Stake Out

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Whether it's Southern Utah, Page, Moab, Kanab, Sedona, Taos, White Sands, Sante Fe, Jemez, Silverton, Telluride, Durango - all throughout the Four Corners - we would love to be you exclusive guide through the Southwest.


let's guide you on a utah adventure of a lifetime!

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Horseshoe Bend, Buckskin Gulch, & Lake Powell Adventure Vow Renewal.

Add some adventure to your New Mexico Wedding or Elopement. We fuse creativity, expertise, and passion to transform your wedding or elopement into a cinematic adventure unlike any other.

Click here to view more of our recent Adventure Elopement Videos on YouTube.

Award Winning White Pocket Arizona Engagement Photo 

We pioneered Adventure Eloping in New Mexico around 2016. Then expanded to Utah, Colorado, and Arizona pre-covid. Glamping, fine dining in the wild, hot air balloon, helicopter rides, onsite massages, e-bike tours, onewheeling trails, ATV'ing, paddle boarding, rafting, kayaking, repelling, hiking, sand boarding, skiing, snowboarding.... experience the ultimate adventure & royal treatment on your special day.


 

WE reDEFINEd what it MEANT to adventure elope in 2016. today, we teach a master class on it.

DITCH THE CLICHE
WEDDING TEMPLATE! 

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for all our latest wedding & elopement videos + we'll be releasing new photography & video education videos in the very near future! We want to share our secrets to success with you! 

Follow our instagram for inspo, tips & recs for adventuring in the Southwest!

EXPLORE UTAH

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Katie and Paul brought such a calming presence that we felt at complete peace even when things didn’t go as planned. They made it even better than the original plan! They were way more than just photographers, they were my counselor and now forever friends!

-Sydney

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Paul and Katie of Shutterfreek are my go-to photographers and at the top of my recommended photographer list! They're a creative force and not only understand how a wedding day unfolds and stacks up with all key elements and moments to cover, but can read a client's personality adjusting to their needs and desires. Accolades are high with Shutterfreek and I can always trust and depend on them to do an amazing job with both photography coverage - both as artists and methodical planners and editors. Always looking forward to more creative endeavors and celebrations with this duo!

- Elsa | Heirloom Design

Having a destination wedding can be nerve-wrecking with picking vendors, but when I saw ShutterFreek’s photo in the Rocky Mountain Bride Magazine during the planning, I knew I had to reach out. Paul and Katie make you feel so comfortable as the bride and groom, but also do an incredible job making everyone in the wedding party feel inclusive and natural as well. Our wedding party had people of all races & sizes and they were able to capture everyone at their best. If you're looking for a couple who are genuinely nice people and who are super talented in what they do, then ShutterFreek is the photo/video partner you should hire for your wedding day. 5-stars and would highly recommend ShutterFreek!

-Jennifer & Skyler | Woodlands

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EARTH IS THE ULTIMATE BACKDROP

Capturing the soul of every adventure

PERFECTIONISTS IN OUR CRAFT

We’ll never settle for “good enough.” Every story we tell is pushed to its edge — refined, reimagined, and built with every ounce of care we have. We chase perfection knowing we’ll never reach it, because that’s what keeps us growing. Our craft is never finished, and that’s exactly why we love it.

We pour everything we have into every frame

We believe deeply in love and marriage—it’s the heartbeat of everything we do. Family is at the center of our lives, and that conviction shapes how we tell every story. We pour everything we have into every frame, knowing these moments matter. If that resonates with you, we’d be honored to hear & hopefully tell your story.

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We can’t wait to hear your story! Complete this form and we’ll reply right away with our availability — plus send you our exclusive 30-page Wedding & Elopement Guide packed with inspiration, tips, FAQ's and full galleries that’ll get you dreaming big and feeling more excited than ever. Trust us, you’re gonna want to see this.

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You Rule!!

(Dead Horse Point in Moab, UT, is a stunning place to tie the knot. The adventure getting there makes it unforgettable.)

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