{"id":586575,"date":"2016-04-25T07:00:21","date_gmt":"2016-04-25T12:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/?p=586575"},"modified":"2016-04-13T08:42:58","modified_gmt":"2016-04-13T13:42:58","slug":"barefoot-texas-elopement-caddo-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/barefoot-texas-elopement-caddo-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"Barefoot Texas Elopement on Caddo Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586605\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/f9\/01\/f90120e67100d57a.jpg\" alt=\"Intimate-Barefoot-Texas-Elopement-on-Caddo-Lake-Sam-Hugh-Photography-28\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\"><\/p>\n<p>Enamored with the swampy landscape of <a href=\"http:\/\/tpwd.texas.gov\/state-parks\/caddo-lake\">Caddo Lake<\/a>, Alyssa and Beau searched for the perfect bank for two days before finding the spot where they said &ldquo;I do.&rdquo; After the intimate ceremony, friends and family floated up on a pontoon boat to hug and congratulate&nbsp;the newlyweds. Barefoot, the pair danced to Otis Redding in the grass as <a href=\"http:\/\/samhugh.com\/\">Sam Hugh Photography<\/a> captured the effortless beauty of their love.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><em>The Couple:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Alyssa and Beau<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><em>The Wedding:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tpwd.texas.gov\/state-parks\/caddo-lake\">Caddo Lake State Park<\/a>, Karnack, Texas<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586578\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/a9\/1d\/a91d752bbd129150.jpg\" alt=\"Intimate-Barefoot-Texas-Elopement-on-Caddo-Lake-Sam-Hugh-Photography-2\" width=\"600\" height=\"902\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586577\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/28\/b3\/28b3fe3ed82ece9e.jpg\" alt=\"Intimate-Barefoot-Texas-Elopement-on-Caddo-Lake-Sam-Hugh-Photography-1\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586579\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/97\/0a\/970a22d944cd0c82.jpg\" alt=\"Intimate-Barefoot-Texas-Elopement-on-Caddo-Lake-Sam-Hugh-Photography-3\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586580\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/36\/b5\/36b53044b5ba97cd.jpg\" alt=\"Intimate-Barefoot-Texas-Elopement-on-Caddo-Lake-Sam-Hugh-Photography-4\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586581\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/58\/09\/58099c16ae5f38b1.jpg\" alt=\"Intimate-Barefoot-Texas-Elopement-on-Caddo-Lake-Sam-Hugh-Photography-5\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586582\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/23\/64\/236406deb5cf87a9.jpg\" alt=\"Intimate-Barefoot-Texas-Elopement-on-Caddo-Lake-Sam-Hugh-Photography-6\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586583\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/3c\/11\/3c11734c38274559.jpg\" alt=\"Intimate-Barefoot-Texas-Elopement-on-Caddo-Lake-Sam-Hugh-Photography-7\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586585\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/25\/3a\/253a1bcbaba65680.jpg\" alt=\"Intimate-Barefoot-Texas-Elopement-on-Caddo-Lake-Sam-Hugh-Photography-9\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"goldbox\"><em>We wanted something unique, intimate, and romantic! We wanted a low stress ceremony full of nature and adventure. We love Caddo Lake, it is so swampy and gorgeous.&nbsp;We took a little boat around the lake&nbsp;looking for a small bank to get married on, and after we searched for&nbsp;two days, we finally found the perfect spot.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586586\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/5d\/b6\/5db6322453bfc7dd.jpg\" alt=\"Intimate-Barefoot-Texas-Elopement-on-Caddo-Lake-Sam-Hugh-Photography-10\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586589\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/42\/1d\/421d73171191ba2f.jpg\" alt=\"Intimate-Barefoot-Texas-Elopement-on-Caddo-Lake-Sam-Hugh-Photography-12\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586591\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/0a\/93\/0a935b3ab697ad0e.jpg\" alt=\"Intimate-Barefoot-Texas-Elopement-on-Caddo-Lake-Sam-Hugh-Photography-14\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586592\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/bf\/f3\/bff3b1c2ebee316f.jpg\" alt=\"Intimate-Barefoot-Texas-Elopement-on-Caddo-Lake-Sam-Hugh-Photography-15\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586593\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/ff\/2f\/ff2fce80d5ea471c.jpg\" alt=\"Intimate-Barefoot-Texas-Elopement-on-Caddo-Lake-Sam-Hugh-Photography-16\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586594\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/a4\/e9\/a4e9b59f9d47d668.jpg\" alt=\"Intimate-Barefoot-Texas-Elopement-on-Caddo-Lake-Sam-Hugh-Photography-17\" width=\"600\" height=\"902\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586595\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/16\/6a\/166a13f877675fd9.jpg\" alt=\"Intimate-Barefoot-Texas-Elopement-on-Caddo-Lake-Sam-Hugh-Photography-18\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586599\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/ca\/80\/ca8064ef79e41253.jpg\" alt=\"Intimate-Barefoot-Texas-Elopement-on-Caddo-Lake-Sam-Hugh-Photography-22\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"goldbox\"><em>Our family went before us to the site so that we could have our first look alone together. It was so fun seeing a huge pontoon boat full of our family cheering and joyful when we pulled up to the bank in our little john boat! It was also fun having everyone join us on the bank for hugs after the ceremony.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586596\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/e3\/df\/e3dfabd1f4906a31.jpg\" alt=\"Intimate-Barefoot-Texas-Elopement-on-Caddo-Lake-Sam-Hugh-Photography-19\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586597\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/07\/29\/07290ea2faf47adc.jpg\" alt=\"Intimate-Barefoot-Texas-Elopement-on-Caddo-Lake-Sam-Hugh-Photography-20\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586598\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/22\/b0\/22b00a2de16d9581.jpg\" alt=\"Intimate-Barefoot-Texas-Elopement-on-Caddo-Lake-Sam-Hugh-Photography-21\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586601\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/88\/5c\/885c35a1020f6657.jpg\" alt=\"Intimate-Barefoot-Texas-Elopement-on-Caddo-Lake-Sam-Hugh-Photography-24\" width=\"600\" height=\"902\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586602\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/5e\/7a\/5e7abc9957882ad1.jpg\" alt=\"Intimate-Barefoot-Texas-Elopement-on-Caddo-Lake-Sam-Hugh-Photography-25\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586603\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/4d\/6f\/4d6f6b5c26174856.jpg\" alt=\"Intimate-Barefoot-Texas-Elopement-on-Caddo-Lake-Sam-Hugh-Photography-26\" width=\"600\" height=\"902\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586604\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/16\/9d\/169df4d6e6adf612.jpg\" alt=\"Intimate-Barefoot-Texas-Elopement-on-Caddo-Lake-Sam-Hugh-Photography-27\" width=\"600\" height=\"902\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"goldbox\"><em>We danced to Otis Redding barefoot in the grass for our first dance. It was so lovely.&nbsp;Also, we named our first son Otis after Otis Redding after this experience!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586606\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/a4\/a8\/a4a88954d9124fb8.jpg\" alt=\"Intimate-Barefoot-Texas-Elopement-on-Caddo-Lake-Sam-Hugh-Photography-29\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586607\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/29\/c6\/29c6ab3868e94de0.jpg\" alt=\"Intimate-Barefoot-Texas-Elopement-on-Caddo-Lake-Sam-Hugh-Photography-30\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586608\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/83\/0b\/830b33fdd4f6b8a1.jpg\" alt=\"Intimate-Barefoot-Texas-Elopement-on-Caddo-Lake-Sam-Hugh-Photography-31\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586609\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/f4\/9f\/f49fd1b676a2749d.jpg\" alt=\"Intimate-Barefoot-Texas-Elopement-on-Caddo-Lake-Sam-Hugh-Photography-32\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586610\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/d6\/ac\/d6ac501bda7335f2.jpg\" alt=\"Intimate-Barefoot-Texas-Elopement-on-Caddo-Lake-Sam-Hugh-Photography-33\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586611\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/58\/41\/58413e478bc31ceb.jpg\" alt=\"Intimate-Barefoot-Texas-Elopement-on-Caddo-Lake-Sam-Hugh-Photography-34\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586612\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/77\/e5\/77e53b1860bc6a4c.jpg\" alt=\"Intimate-Barefoot-Texas-Elopement-on-Caddo-Lake-Sam-Hugh-Photography-35\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"goldbox\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><em>The Wedding Team:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Photography &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/samhugh.com\/\">Sam Hugh Photography<\/a><br>\nVenue &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/tpwd.texas.gov\/state-parks\/caddo-lake\">Caddo Lake State Park<\/a><br>\nWedding Dress &ndash; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freepeople.com\/\">Free People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A big thanks to <a href=\"http:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/best-wedding-photographers\/Austin-photography\/Sam-Hugh-Photography\">Sam Hugh Photography<\/a> for sharing Alyssa and Beau&rsquo;s Caddo Lake elopement! For more waterfront elopement inspiration, check out Ivana and Jan&rsquo;s <a href=\"http:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/spontaneous-seaside-elopement-kapalua-maui\/\">spontaneous seaside elopement in Kapalua, Maui<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/xoxoNicole2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"xoxo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.junebugweddings.com\/blog\/xoxo\/xo-nicole.jpg\" alt=\"xoxoNicole\" width=\"105\" height=\"47\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enamored with the swampy landscape of Caddo Lake, Alyssa and Beau searched for the perfect bank for two days before finding the spot where they said &ldquo;I do.&rdquo; After the intimate ceremony, friends and family floated up on a pontoon boat to hug and congratulate&nbsp;the newlyweds. Barefoot, the pair danced to Otis Redding in the grass as Sam Hugh Photography captured the effortless beauty of their love. 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