{"id":193200,"date":"2016-10-16T21:00:43","date_gmt":"2016-10-16T10:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/real-weddings\/just-us-julia-and-david-go-remote-for-alaskan-elopement\/"},"modified":"2022-03-16T19:06:03","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T08:06:03","slug":"just-us-julia-and-david-go-remote-for-alaskan-elopement","status":"publish","type":"au-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/real-weddings\/just-us-julia-and-david-go-remote-for-alaskan-elopement\/","title":{"rendered":"Just us: Julia and David go remote for Alaskan elopement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Julia Pawlik and David Shapiro\u2019s wedding was all about intimacy \u2026 and epic wedding photos.<\/p>\n<p>So much so, they travelled in a plane to the top of an untouched glacier in Alaska to marry. \u201cThe mayor of this town is a cat named Stubbs,\u201d laughs Julia.<\/p>\n<p>The couple, aged 27 and 33 respectively, wanted their wedding to be\u00a0\u201cjust us\u201d. \u201cWeddings are a lot of pressure and everyone has expectations and traditions they believe need to be upheld,\u201d explains Julia. \u201cWe both believe that weddings have become a lot about everyone else and ultimately it is about us and our love.\u201d So, on August 16, 2016 at their Alaskan <a title=\"To elope or not to elope?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/articles\/to-elope-or-not-to-elope\/\">elopement<\/a>, they were joined by just their officiant, a photographer and a pilot.<\/p>\n<p>And it would seem this cool couple were always meant to be, because their photographer, a mutual friend, had predicted months before they even met they would end up together. \u201cAbout six months before we finally met, she had had a dream about us being together and getting married and being perfect for each other,\u201d says Julia. \u201cThis is despite neither of us ever anticipating getting married.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a title=\"Ashley Osborn Photography\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyosbornphotography.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Ashley Osborn Photography<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-114430 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_003.jpg\" alt=\"Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_003\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-114431 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_004.jpg\" alt=\"Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_004\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-114432 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_005.jpg\" alt=\"Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_005\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-114562 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_SBS_0021-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_SBS_002\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-114561 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_SBS_001.jpg\" alt=\"Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_SBS_001\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-114434 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_007.jpg\" alt=\"Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_007\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-114433 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_006-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_006\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-114435 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_008.jpg\" alt=\"Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_008\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>As Julia says, the wedding had no theme: &#8220;Just cool, figuratively and literally.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-114437 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_009.jpg\" alt=\"Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_009\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-114438 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_010.jpg\" alt=\"Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_010\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-114500 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_SBS_009.jpg\" alt=\"Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_SBS_009\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-114503 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_SBS_010-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_SBS_010\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-114445 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_014.jpg\" alt=\"Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_014\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-114443 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_013.jpg\" alt=\"Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_013\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-114447 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_015-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_015\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-114453 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_018.jpg\" alt=\"Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_018\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I found an old ball dress I loved, and spent about 40 hours\u00a0sewing sequins onto it,&#8221; says the bride of her gown.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-114455 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_019-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_019\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-114457 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_020-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_020\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-114459 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_021-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_021\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-114461 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_022.jpg\" alt=\"Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_022\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-114466 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_024.jpg\" alt=\"Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_024\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-114464 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_023-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_023\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-114470 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_027.jpg\" alt=\"Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_027\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We took our wedding to a place rarely touched by humans; a remote glacier,&#8221; says Julia.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-114474 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_029.jpg\" alt=\"Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_029\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-114528 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_SBS_022-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_SBS_022\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-114529 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_SBS_023-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_SBS_023\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-114478 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_031.jpg\" alt=\"Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_031\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-114469 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_026-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_026\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-114535 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_SBS_026-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_SBS_026\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-114532 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_SBS_025-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_SBS_025\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-114484 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_034.jpg\" alt=\"Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_034\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-114551 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_036.jpg\" alt=\"Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_036\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-114559 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_040.jpg\" alt=\"Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_040\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-114550 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_035-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_035\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-114553 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_037.jpg\" alt=\"Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_037\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-114555 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_038.jpg\" alt=\"Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_038\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Julia&#8217;s hot tip for brides? &#8220;Don\u2019t stress about the dying flowers in your hair &#8230; you\u2019re in Alaska and wildflowers are everywhere for you to swap the dying ones out,&#8221;\u00a0she\u00a0laughs.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-114544 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_SBS_031-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Julia_David_Alaskan-Elopement_SBS_031\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" 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