MANAGED TO TOP IT, AT LEAST IN ALTITUDE.
♪ >> BRITISH BORN AMY ATWOOD WAS GIDDY WITH EXCITEMENT.
>> IT IS THE PRINCESS FANTASY, ISN’T IT?
IT IS EXCITING.
IT IS THE FABULOUS CLOTHING, THE HORSE-DRAWN CART, THE PALACE.
>> IT IS AN ENTHUSIASM HER AMERICAN HUSBAND MARK HAS A HARD TIME MUSTERING.
ONE THING THEY DID AGREE ON, GETTING HIGH FOR THE WEDDING.
>> YEAH, YEAH, PEOPLE LIKE TO HAVE THEIR MOUNTAINTOP WEDDINGS NOW.
>> MARK AND AMY CHOSE TO MAKE THEIR HOUSE HAD A FARM IN VERMONT.
>> WE HAD A BIG AREN RECEPTION AFTERWARDS.
>> MOUNTAINTOP WEDDINGS HAVE BECOME A THING, WITH WEBSITES DEVOTED TO THE GROWING ALPINE OPTIONS.
A MYANMAR WANTED TO TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
-- AMY AND MARK WANTED TO TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
THE WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER, A CERTIFIED MOUNTAINEER, MADE THEM AN OFFER THEY COULD NOT REFUSE.
>> I WOULD NOT SAY WE ARE THRILL SEEKERS, BUT WHEN YOU GET AN OPPORTUNITY FOR LIKE THAT, I FEEL YOU HAVE TO DO IT.
>> IT IS ALWAYS THE BRIDE’S IDEA.
IF ANYBODY IS NERVOUS, IT IS THE GROOM.
>> AS A ROCK CLIMBER, HE HAD SCALED THE VERTICAL CLIFFS COUNTLESS TIMES.
WHEN HE TURNED TO WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY, HE SAW AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A PERFECT MARRIAGE OF HIS TALENTS.
>> I ALWAYS THOUGHT I NEED TO GET A COUPLE ON THAT LEDGE.
IT IS SUCH AN IMPROBABLE PLACE TO HAVE A BRIGHT IN GROOM, JUST HANGING OUT CASUALLY.
>> WE ARE GOING TO GET BOTH OF US ON THE EDGE.
>> SHOOTS ARE SCHEDULED FOR SUNRISE TO CAPTURE THE RICH LIGHT.
AMY AND MARK SHOW UP AT THE CLIFF AT 3:30 IN THE MORNING, HAIR AND MAKEUP IN PLACE.
>> PUT A BEND IN YOUR KNEES.
GET LOW.
>> EMMY IS THE FIRST ONE OVER THE EDGE.
>> GOING DOWN WAS OK.
IT WAS DARK, SO YOU CANNOT SEE WHAT WAS BENEATH YOU.
>> 20 FEET DOWN, AMY REACHES THE NARROW LEDGE, A MAKESHIFT DRESSING ROOM WHERE SHE WILL GET INTO HER DOWN, SECURED TO A WALL ANCHOR.
>> SHE LOOKS GOOD WITH THE DRESS.
>> SOON, SHE IS JOINED BY MARK, HARNESSES, HELMETS, AND ROPES ARE REMOVED, 400 FEET ABOVE THE VALLEY FLOOR.
>> 30 MINUTES, LOOKING GOOD.
>> THE SKIES BRIGHTENED, AND IT IS GAME ON.
>> THERE WE GO.
NOW WORK YOUR WAY BACK TOWARDS THE EDGE OF LITTLE BIT, AMY.
THE SKY IS AWESOME.
GRAB SOME OF YOUR TRAIN, HOLD IT UP.
YOU’VE GOT ENOUGH LIFE THERE?
>> HIS WIFE VICKIE WITH A SECOND CAMERA.
>> MY HEELS ARE OFF THE LEDGE.
>> MEANWHILE, OUR COUPLE IS STARTING TO FEEL MORE AT EASE.
>> ♪ I SAID YOUNG MAN ♪ >> THEY ARE ANCHORED THE WHOLE TIME, TETHERS HIDDEN BY CLOTHING AND POSITIONING.
>> WE HAD A FIRM GRASP ON THOSE FOLKS.
>> THE DEATH GRIP.
>> I’M LIKE THIS THE WHOLE TIME.
LET’S GET YOU BOTH LOOKING AROUND THE CORNER AT THE SUNRISE.
HE HAS DONE DRAMATIC SHOOTS ELSEWHERE IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS.
HIS GO TO SPOT IS CATHEDRAL LEDGE, WHERE THE DRAMA NEVER GETS OLD.
>> IT IS THE SAME PLACE EVERY TIME, BUT A DIFFERENT DAY, DIFFERENT COLOR.
YOU CAN’T GET TIRED OF THAT.
I WILL TAKE THAT EVERY DAY.
>> A THEATRICAL SETTING FOR SURE , AND PERHAPS A METAPHOR FOR A YOUNG COUPLE, ALONE TOGETHER AT THE EDGE OF LIFE’S GRANTED VENTURES.
>> SO THRILLED THAT WE DID IT.
>> ABSOLUTELY THRILLED.
I AM EXCITED TO SEE THE PICTURES.
♪ SHAYNA: AWESOME, BUT NO WAY.
HELLO TO AMY’S VISITING FROM GREAT BRITAIN.
ANTHONY: I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE PROGRAM.
HE HAS DONE 25 CLIFF-SIDE WEDDING SHOOTS.
HE SAYS NO ONE HAS EVER BACKED OUT AT THE LAST MINUTE, WHICH IS SURPRISING TO ME.
A LOT OF BRAVE PEOPLE.
YOU ARE JUMPING OFF THE CLIFF ANYWAY.
SHAYNA: THOUGH THEY’RE HAPPY, COLOR THE BRIDE AND GROOM BLUE.
>> THE BLUE SUIT OR TEXT CEDAR IS ON TREN