The Best Intimate Wedding and Elopement Venues
Iris Aisle
✦ Victorian-style glasshouse tucked into a cedar grove
✦ Designed for intimate weddings and elopements (75 guests or fewer)
✦ Just outside Des Moines in historic Madison County
The Jordan House Museum
✦ Historic Victorian home built in the 1850s, listed on the National Register of Historic Places
✦ Former Underground Railroad stop and landmark of Iowa history
✦ Ideal for intimate weddings, elopements, and small gatherings
Candle Lit Way Wedding Chapel
✦ Historic 1880s chapel with stained-glass windows and antique details
✦ Ceremony capacity of 150, with garden and reception space for smaller gatherings
✦ Romantic outdoor gardens perfect for portraits, ceremonies, or proposals
Des Moines Wedding Photographer
Alyssa Leicht is a Des Moines-based wedding, elopement, and portrait photographer with nearly fifteen years of experience documenting couples across the U.S. Her work has been featured in NME, Hinterland Music Festival, and several other publications. Known for her bold use of flash and color, Alyssa creates wedding imagery that balances an artful yet honest documentary style.
Alyssa Leicht
Alyssa Leicht is an internationally published wedding, elopement, couples photographer with over 14 years of experience. Her work has been featured in NME, Love Inc. Magazine, The Des Moines Register, Little Village Magazine, Iowa Public Radio, Heartland Wedding Ideas and many, many more.
Based in Des Moines or wherever your love takes us…
LGBTQIA+ couples are always welcome in front of my camera. 🏳️🌈