{"id":1811,"date":"2011-09-12T23:43:09","date_gmt":"2011-09-13T05:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/?p=1811"},"modified":"2017-04-27T11:29:36","modified_gmt":"2017-04-27T17:29:36","slug":"they-fell-in-love-in-helena-kleffner-ranch-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/12\/they-fell-in-love-in-helena-kleffner-ranch-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"They Fell in Love in Helena :: A Kleffner Ranch Wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>And so they were married in Helena, too, and had their Kleffner Ranch wedding\u00a0at a beautiful, historic site nestled amongst golden fields and blue sky. C &amp; S&#8217;s\u00a0wedding was so sweet and so stunning, and so much love was poured into making it just perfect. A team of family and friends helped decorate, plan, cook, bake, you name it! But most importantly, they were there to offer their hearts up to S\u00a0and C, as they in turn pledged their hearts and love to one another.<\/p>\n<p>The day couldn&#8217;t have been more amazing &#8211; the sun cast down its warm rays, twinkling through the leaves of the tall trees as S and C spoke their truly incredible vows to one another. Senator Jon Tester officiated, S&#8217;s sister and aunt played fiddle music, and family members spoke words so meaningful and full of love that I don&#8217;t think there was a dry eye present (mine included!).<\/p>\n<p>In the historic barn, guests dined on a delicious dinner, topped off by a variety of tasty, homemade pies. Friends and family had a blast goofing around in the photobooth using a vintage backdrop provided by friends of the couple, and C and S&#8217;s friends danced so hard and so happily, the barn floor bounced!<\/p>\n<p>S and C &#8211; it was an absolute honor to be a part of your incredibly amazing and beautiful wedding day. You two are such a great pair (with such awesome family and friends), and I wish you all the best in your lives together! (And thank you again for your surprise shout out during toasts! You rock!)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Montana-Wedding-Photography_01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1822\" title=\"Montana-Wedding-Photography\" src=\"http:\/\/kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Montana-Wedding-Photography_01.jpg\" alt=\"Montana-Wedding-Photography\" width=\"915\" height=\"610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Montana-Wedding-Photography_01.jpg 915w, https:\/\/www.kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Montana-Wedding-Photography_01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Montana-Wedding-Photography_01-60x40.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Montana-Wedding-Photography_01-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 915px) 100vw, 915px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Montana-Wedding-Photographer_02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1821\" title=\"Montana-Wedding-Photographer\" src=\"http:\/\/kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Montana-Wedding-Photographer_02.jpg\" alt=\"Montana-Wedding-Photographer\" width=\"915\" height=\"1298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Montana-Wedding-Photographer_02.jpg 915w, https:\/\/www.kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Montana-Wedding-Photographer_02-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/www.kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Montana-Wedding-Photographer_02-722x1024.jpg 722w, 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Helena-Wedding-Photography_05.jpg 915w, https:\/\/www.kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Helena-Wedding-Photography_05-166x300.jpg 166w, https:\/\/www.kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Helena-Wedding-Photography_05-567x1024.jpg 567w, https:\/\/www.kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Helena-Wedding-Photography_05-60x108.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 915px) 100vw, 915px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Helena-Wedding-Photographer_06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1814\" title=\"Helena-Wedding-Photographer\" src=\"http:\/\/kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Helena-Wedding-Photographer_06.jpg\" alt=\"Helena-Wedding-Photographer\" width=\"915\" height=\"1914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Helena-Wedding-Photographer_06.jpg 915w, https:\/\/www.kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Helena-Wedding-Photographer_06-143x300.jpg 143w, https:\/\/www.kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Helena-Wedding-Photographer_06-490x1024.jpg 490w, https:\/\/www.kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Helena-Wedding-Photographer_06-60x126.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 915px) 100vw, 915px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Missoula-Wedding-Photographer_07.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1818\" title=\"Missoula-Wedding-Photographer\" src=\"http:\/\/kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Missoula-Wedding-Photographer_07.jpg\" alt=\"Missoula-Wedding-Photographer\" width=\"915\" height=\"1914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Missoula-Wedding-Photographer_07.jpg 915w, https:\/\/www.kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Missoula-Wedding-Photographer_07-143x300.jpg 143w, https:\/\/www.kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Missoula-Wedding-Photographer_07-490x1024.jpg 490w, https:\/\/www.kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Missoula-Wedding-Photographer_07-60x126.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 915px) 100vw, 915px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Missoula-Wedding-Photography_08.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1819\" title=\"Missoula-Wedding-Photography\" src=\"http:\/\/kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Missoula-Wedding-Photography_08.jpg\" alt=\"Missoula-Wedding-Photography\" width=\"915\" height=\"1914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Missoula-Wedding-Photography_08.jpg 915w, https:\/\/www.kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Missoula-Wedding-Photography_08-143x300.jpg 143w, https:\/\/www.kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Missoula-Wedding-Photography_08-490x1024.jpg 490w, https:\/\/www.kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Missoula-Wedding-Photography_08-60x126.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 915px) 100vw, 915px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Missoula-Wedding-Photojournalist_09.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1820\" title=\"Missoula-Wedding-Photojournalist\" src=\"http:\/\/kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Missoula-Wedding-Photojournalist_09.jpg\" alt=\"Missoula-Wedding-Photojournalist\" width=\"915\" height=\"1974\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Missoula-Wedding-Photojournalist_09.jpg 915w, https:\/\/www.kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Missoula-Wedding-Photojournalist_09-139x300.jpg 139w, https:\/\/www.kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Missoula-Wedding-Photojournalist_09-475x1024.jpg 475w, https:\/\/www.kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Missoula-Wedding-Photojournalist_09-60x129.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 915px) 100vw, 915px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Kleffner-Ranch-Wedding-Photography_10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1817\" title=\"Kleffner-Ranch-Wedding-Photography\" src=\"http:\/\/kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Kleffner-Ranch-Wedding-Photography_10.jpg\" alt=\"Kleffner-Ranch-Wedding-Photography\" width=\"915\" height=\"1914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Kleffner-Ranch-Wedding-Photography_10.jpg 915w, https:\/\/www.kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Kleffner-Ranch-Wedding-Photography_10-143x300.jpg 143w, https:\/\/www.kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Kleffner-Ranch-Wedding-Photography_10-490x1024.jpg 490w, https:\/\/www.kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Kleffner-Ranch-Wedding-Photography_10-60x126.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 915px) 100vw, 915px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Kleffner-Ranch-Wedding-Photographer_11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1816\" title=\"Kleffner-Ranch-Wedding-Photographer\" src=\"http:\/\/kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Kleffner-Ranch-Wedding-Photographer_11.jpg\" alt=\"Kleffner-Ranch-Wedding-Photographer\" width=\"915\" height=\"2146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Kleffner-Ranch-Wedding-Photographer_11.jpg 915w, https:\/\/www.kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Kleffner-Ranch-Wedding-Photographer_11-128x300.jpg 128w, https:\/\/www.kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Kleffner-Ranch-Wedding-Photographer_11-437x1024.jpg 437w, https:\/\/www.kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Kleffner-Ranch-Wedding-Photographer_11-60x141.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 915px) 100vw, 915px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Western-Montana-Ranch-Wedding-Photographer_12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1823\" title=\"Western-Montana-Ranch-Wedding-Photographer\" src=\"http:\/\/kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Western-Montana-Ranch-Wedding-Photographer_12.jpg\" alt=\"Western-Montana-Ranch-Wedding-Photographer\" width=\"915\" height=\"1226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Western-Montana-Ranch-Wedding-Photographer_12.jpg 915w, https:\/\/www.kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Western-Montana-Ranch-Wedding-Photographer_12-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Western-Montana-Ranch-Wedding-Photographer_12-764x1024.jpg 764w, https:\/\/www.kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Western-Montana-Ranch-Wedding-Photographer_12-60x80.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 915px) 100vw, 915px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5>Vendor Information:<\/h5>\n<p>Venue: Kleffner Ranch, Helena, MT<br \/>\nFlowers and Decorations: Jessie Bunning<br \/>\nOfficiant: Senator Jon Tester<br \/>\nCaterer: Chili O&#8217;Briens, Helena, MT<br \/>\nTransportation: Helena Area Transit (HATS) rental Trolley, Helena, MT<br \/>\nDJ: Brother of the groom<br \/>\nPhotographer&#8217;s Photo Booth Assistant: Becky Brockie, Billings, MT<\/p>\n<p>On the docket: more weddings and portraits! Stay tuned!<\/p>\n<p>Cheers,<\/p>\n<p>-Kristine<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>And so they were married in Helena, too, and had their Kleffner Ranch wedding\u00a0at a beautiful, historic site nestled amongst golden fields and blue sky. C &amp; S&#8217;s\u00a0wedding was so sweet and so stunning, and so much love was poured into making it just perfect. A team of family and friends helped decorate, plan, cook,&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/12\/they-fell-in-love-in-helena-kleffner-ranch-wedding\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":76,"featured_media":1820,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[672,669],"tags":[224,225,226,137,129,125,156,84,181,29],"class_list":{"0":"post-1811","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-all-photos","8":"category-weddings","9":"tag-helena-montana-wedding-photographer","10":"tag-helena-montana-wedding-photography","11":"tag-kleffner-ranch-wedding","12":"tag-missoula-photographer","13":"tag-missoula-wedding-photographer","14":"tag-montana-photographer","15":"tag-montana-wedding-photographer","16":"tag-rings","17":"tag-summer","18":"tag-wedding-photography","19":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1811","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/76"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1811"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1811\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8214,"href":"https:\/\/www.kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1811\/revisions\/8214"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}