Bride Wears Wedding Dress Every Year: 3rd Anniversary of the Traveling Love Dress

This year was our 3rd anniversary. We decided we would have our anniversary photo shoot in Alaska with a glacier landing in Denali National Park. Our trip began with an Alaskan cruise and then we would explore the area and have our pictures made. (That meant I had to be careful what I ate the entire cruise!!!) The morning we were to do the photo shoot was our last day of the cruise. We disembarked the ship and made our way from Whittier to Anchorage.

When we arrived in Anchorage, we found out that our flight to Denali was cancelled due to cloud coverage. There was a possibility we could do a glacier landing closer to the Anchorage area, but it would depend on flight times and weather.

We were to leave for our extended stay in Denali at 5:00 that night. So, I called and asked if our driver could pick us up an hour later so we could make the flight. Fortunately, he said it would be fine.
Luckily, due to improving weather conditions, we were scheduled to depart for the closer glacier landing at 230. We went to a nearby place to eat while watching the seaplanes take off and land off the lake in front of us. Did you know that Lake Hood is the world’s busiest seaplane base?! It was never a dull moment on the busy lake!

When it was about time to take off, Chris and I went to put on our dress attire. The only room available was a bathroom. This made it interesting to get ready. Thankfully, the bathroom was large and clean.

When it was time to hop on the plane, I wiggled my way into the back seat of the plane alongside of Chris. We enjoyed the flight over the Anchorage area. We could see wildlife and the panoramic views.
The glacier landing itself was interesting. Everything was white. This made it hard to tell how far off the ground we were. The landing was smoother than I expected. We had the photo shoot on the beautiful Colony glacier and then took off again from the glacier.

The landing and takeoff on the glacier was one of my favorite experiences. How many people can say they have landed on a glacier via airplane?! People frequently ask us, “Was it cold.” Yes, it was cold on the glacier but I was so excited and in the moment that I never felt cold, despite not having sleeves and standing in several inches of snow.

Here are some pictures from the photo shoot for the 3rd anniversary with the traveling love dress. All pictures were taken by the amazingly talented Jody Overstreet. You can find more information about her here. She offers photography tours through her company Alaska Photo Treks.