I'm just going to come right out with it - I absolutely, unequivocally adored Tim, Courtney, Teddy, Violet, Bill and Lorie's Flathead Lake family portraits in Polson Montana. Not only are they such a sweet family, but they were willing to just have fun, play with their kiddos and let their kids be kids with them. That to me is the definition of a perfect family session. No rigid line-ups in front of the camera. No constant adjustments of clothing. No commands to force smiles. Instead we goofed around on their slide, we picked cherries (and three-almost-four-year-old Teddy insisted I have one too and was kind enough to remind me to "spit ...
Archives for July 2017
Raisa + Mark :: Missoula Wedding at St. Francis Church
It was a bit of a hot day (ok, more than hot - it was hovering around 100+ degrees) for Raisa + Mark's Missoula Wedding at St. Francis Church. But that didn't faze these two lovebirds in the least. I met up with them as they were getting ready for their big walk down the aisle and started out the day with Mark and the guys. Beers flowed, the guys joked and laughed, and Mark was super excited to get to see Raisa in just a little bit. I popped on over to the Wilma where the girls were getting ready and met up with the ladies who were giggling, laughing, and having a good time getting Raisa all "bride-y." The ladies were equally as excited ...
Camryn :: Senior Pictures in Missoula MT
We had ourselves one heckuva hot day for Camryn's senior pictures in Missoula MT the other day (she's a class of 2018 senior at Hellgate High School), but you would have never known it from Camryn's happy, bubbly attitude during our session. We joked that it wouldn't be a senior session without some kind of weather drama (since a couple years earlier I had done Camryn's older sister Emilee's photos and we'd been surprised by a rainstorm during her session!). So 90-something weather was just par for the course for us. :) We had such a blast poking around some cool areas at the University of Montana campus (where Camryn is planning on ...
Ethan + Emily :: Flying Horse Ranch Wedding in Corvallis Montana
Last year Ethan and Emily, both from Iowa, decided to take a vacation with Yellowstone being one of their stops. They loved their time in Montana so much that, fast forward to their wedding day, lo and behold they decided to have their Flying Horse Ranch wedding in Corvallis, Montana. And I'm so glad they did because what a wonderful day it was. Their day started off with a super sweet first look between the two. Ethan was so excited to see Emily and the look on his face as he first turned around to behold his beautiful bride was so special. We continued having fun making photos of just the two of them before moving on to more of the ...
Rachel + Mark :: Daly Mansion Wedding in Hamilton Montana
I swear it feels like just yesterday that I was photographing Rachel and Mark's sweet engagement session at the end of August...but time certainly flies when you're having fun! Fast forward a few months to the end of June of this year and Rachel and Mark were ready to say their "I do's" at their Daly Mansion Wedding in Hamilton Montana. The day started off with the guys and gals getting ready in a beautiful rental house in Hamilton before everyone reconvened at the mansion to begin the ceremony. Rachel and Mark chose to say their vows at the base of the grand staircase on the west lawn of the mansion, and Rachel got to make her grand ...
Brandon + Natalie :: St Ignatius Montana Engagement Photos
I had the pleasure of meeting up with Brandon and Natalie the other evening for their St Ignatius Montana engagement photos. They had just gotten in to Montana the day before (they live in Florida), and I was so eager to meet them in person as we'd only spoken by phone prior to our session and while discussing their wedding plans. As I knew we would, we all had a blast making images for them that evening. Brandon and Natalie are truly, madly in love, and it was so sweet to watch them together, full of deep affection and smiles and gentle touches and plenty of laughter too. We wandered amongst the trees, finding perfect pockets of evening ...