wedding:
An epic elopement Pemberton couple plans not-so-traditional nuptials overlooking an alpine lake where none have wed before
by: KEILI BARTLETT
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s Anna Lengstrand and Keaton Carlson dreamed up what they wanted their wedding to look like, Anna knew she didn’t want a large ceremony. With her family in Sweden and Keaton’s in Alberta, a tentative guest list included at least 150 people. At the time, the outlook
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for such a large gathering amid travel restrictions wasn’t looking good. Anna would joke that the two should slip away— and so they decided to pare down the celebration to the two people saying, “I do.” Without a word to friends and family, Anna and Keaton decided to elope—in style. Along with the officiant, photographer and friend Logan Swayze, the filmmaking talent of Calling Mountains Productions,
and the pilot of Blackcomb Helicopters, they climbed aboard a helicopter and were swept away to Ipsoot Mountain in Pemberton. As they flew over, the crew picked out a seldom-seen side of the lake, alongside a giant glacier, where it is most likely no one has been married before. Escaping into the mountains was important for the couple. Although they
