When Ashley Schmeider and James Sisson decided to get married, they knew they didn't want a traditional wedding.
So the US couple got in contact with Charleton Churchill, an "adventure wedding" photographer and said they wanted to do something a bit different. Schmeider suggested somewhere tropical but Churchill had another idea.
The California-based photographer always wanted to photograph a wedding at Everest Base Camp and had tried with another couple in 2015 but the Nepal earthquake sent him back. When he mentioned his idea to Schmeider and Sisson, they loved it.
"It's one of the most epic and beautiful locations in the world that's difficult to get to, and nobody's done it before," Churchill said,
So the three spent a year training for the journey to Base Camp, that sits at an altitude of more than 5000 metres.
"Ashley is tough girl who crushed it on the mountain trail and maintained a great pace. James is a great man who took care of Ashley, always looking after her needs."
The stories of hikers getting medevaced out from our location didn't help. Just a bit over a week prior to us, an Australian died of high altitude sickness from base camp," Churchill said.
But it was all worth it in the end. The couple exchanged vows in front of the famous Khumbu ice-fall, and with the stunning Nuptse Face in the backdrop.
Our hands would quickly freeze if left out of the gloves, like when I tried to film and take photos. I actually had to turn a live Facebook filming off because my hands were burning cold," he said, adding that the couple got married in -20 degrees Celsius.
Besides the cold, they had to deal with severe altitude sickness and food poisoning.
"The stories of hikers getting medevaced out from our location didn't help. Just a bit over a week prior to us, an Australian died of high altitude sickness from base camp," Churchill said.
But it was all worth it in the end. The couple exchanged vows in front of the famous Khumbu ice-fall, and with the stunning Nuptse Face in the backdrop.
"Adventure weddings" aren't too common, Churchill, who also teaches photography, says. "I'm leading the niche".
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