I have a soft spot in my heart for intimate weddings and elopements, and Leah and Rob's elopement in Glacier National Park was no exception. Rob has been visiting Montana for years, but last year he took Leah out to Glacier for the first time (they live in Massachusetts), and she absolutely fell in love with it - hence their (excellent) decision to get married in Montana! We were treated to a spectacular, sunny day in the park, which was particularly nice for Leah. When she had originally visited Glacier it was pretty socked in with cloud cover and mist, so Leah was literally seeing a lot of the park again for the first time! The two held ...
Archives for 2017
Amber + Woody :: Ronan Montana Wedding at the Silver Knot
I swear, it feels like just yesterday that I was hanging out with Amber and Woody and making their engagement photos. And then bam! before you know it, July's here and these two are looking super spiffy and having their Ronan Montana wedding at the Silver Knot! It's sometimes difficult to believe just how quickly time flies, but that's no surprise with these two as time truly does fly when you're having fun. And we sure did have fun during their wedding day! It all started out with documenting the ladies and gents getting ready. Amber held her vows close by, and Woody and the guys shared some good laughs as they pondered the intricacies of ...
Brandon + Natalie :: Ronan Montana Sky Ridge Ranch Wedding
Brandon and Natalie had one heckuva happy wedding day for their Ronan Montana Sky Ridge Ranch wedding. Even though it was nearing (if not actually) 100 degrees, these two just went with it and had an absolute blast during their wedding day. The afternoon started out with prepping for the big walk down the aisle. The girls got ready at a VRBO in St. Ignatius, and there were all sorts of laughs, hugs and a few tears as Natalie got ready to head to the ranch. Brandon and the guys prepped themselves for the day at the ranch, laughing and joking as they pinned boutonnieres on one another in between shots of Fireball enthusiastically passed ...
Tim, Courtney, Teddy, Violet, Bill and Lorie :: Flathead Lake Family Portraits in Polson Montana
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 ...
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 ...
Jackson + Logan :: Kimberley Alpine Resort Wedding in British Columbia Canada
If I had to use only one word to describe Jackson and Logan's Kimberley Alpine Resort Wedding in British Columbia Canada, I'd be hard-pressed to find the best superlative. Why? Because their wedding day was worthy of every superlative out there. Seriously. I'm a pretty darn happy person in general, but man - my cheeks were literally sore from smiling so much. (A friend of theirs pointed this out to me too!) The day started out with Jackson and Logan's friends and family heading up Northstar Mountain via chairlift (a seriously stylish way to travel, I tell you; and I was gripping my cameras as tightly as I possibly could!). The day before ...