Love Without Bounds: The Intimate Elopement of Jess and TT

Love knows no bounds, and this is true for Jess and TT, two online content creators, makeup artists, and storytellers who decided to take their relationship to the next level. They eloped in a simple and intimate ceremony with just the two of them in a beautiful place of their choosing.

Jess and TT met in an online makeup and storytelling community that TT started, and Jess joined. They began collaborating on creative projects shortly after and developed a close friendship. They have been creating wonderfully queer stories together for about seven years now, and their audience has watched them go from “gal pals” to wives.

Their decision to elope was based on their mutual dislike of traditional weddings. They wanted to pick and choose elements that they would like to see in their own ideal wedding. They wanted a simple, intimate ceremony with just the two of them in a beautiful place of their choosing. A “vacation with a wedding,” as they liked to put it.

Their proposal stories were unique and memorable. Jess’ proposal was hindered by a swarm of bees and a very muddy field, while TT’s first two proposals did not go exactly according to plan. However, their three proposals were all beautiful and led them to their special day.

Three days before their initial wedding date, Jess and TT came down with Covid-19 and had to rearrange everything for the following month. It was a blessing in disguise that they chose to elope as it saved them and their loved ones the hassle and money that would inevitably come with a large wedding in the middle of a pandemic.

Their favorite memory together was during the 2020 lockdown, where they created an oasis of calm and a bubble of complete happiness together. They would spend some time outside every day, on a little picnic blanket in the garden, making cocktails and snacks and taking their books outside to read in the sleepy afternoon sun. It was a perfect moment in time, and as TT held Jess in their arms, they experienced that bittersweet feeling of existing within a perfect moment and knowing that it must come to an end.