Rebecca, her mom and I met up the other day to take advantage of some great light and have a blast making photos for Rebecca's senior year at Hellgate High School in Missoula. Rebecca is big into music, and really loves the piano (a girl after my own heart! I love the piano too), so we incorporated that into our shoot. She's also a fan of swings, the outdoors, and bright colors, and we had a great time playing around with all of these ideas and some bright color combos that popped and really highlighted her gorgeous smile and sparkling eyes. Rebecca - I had SO much fun making these images for you! Here's to a great year ahead and many ...
Archives for July 2012
Wedding Glory in Glacier – {Dusty and Tom’s West Glacier, Montana Wedding}
If you've never been to Glacier National Park in Montana....get yourself there! It's truly one of the most beautiful places on earth. And Dusty and Tom chose to be married right outside of it to celebrate their wedding day in one of their most favorite places. Glacier lived up to its majesty for their incredibly beautiful wedding - fluffy clouds meandered through the sky, the sun shined brilliantly, making everything glow and sparkle, only rivaled by everyone's smiling faces as Dusty and Tom vowed to love one another for eternity. The wedding party also took advantage of what the park has to offer and zipped on over to Lake McDonald in ...
Family Fun on the Lake – {Seeley Lake 40th Anniversary Family Session}
I had such a great time the other day zipping up to Placid Lake to make portraits for this lovely family celebrating their mom and dad's 40th anniversary. (Side note: congrats again to you both - that's wonderful!) We had a blast making images on the lake, in the woods and down the path by their cabin in the woods. Thank you again for having me document this stage in all your lives - it was so wonderful to meet you and I hope you all had a relaxing vacation! On the docket: weddings, portraits and more weddings! Cheers, -Kristine ...
Love Under the Big Sky – {Molly and Andy’s Grey Wolf Ranch Wedding}
The Big Sky state was in full-on awesome mode for Molly and Andy's gorgeous Montana wedding near Placid Lake. Fluffy clouds rolled on through the blue sky, the sun shined down brilliantly and Montana seemed to be celebrating Molly and Andy's wedding day just as much as they and their friends and family were. Guests sipped on drinks from their very own personalized mason jars as they witnessed Molly and Andy vowing their love to one another, tears pricked people's eyes as beautiful emotions sprang forth, and laughter was always quick to surface. Little kiddos had a blast using the grounds as a giant playfield, hugs were given freely and ...
1,000 Reasons to Fall in Love – {Megan and Jeremy’s Missoula Wedding}
When I first talked with Megan over the phone about her wedding, I knew from the instant we started chatting that we'd have a great time working with one another - I swear, we were laughing the entire phone call! Fast forward to July, and Megan and Jeremy continued their happy, easy-going ways on their wedding day. Both were full of smiles and happiness from the very start of the day. We had a great time making some portraits of the two of them at the oval at the University of Montana campus, to incorporate the "M" into their photos, since it has special meaning to them both - Jeremy proposed to Megan at the top of the "M," complete with ...
A Marathon of Love – {Tricia and Brian’s Missoula Wedding}
Tricia and Brian are big into running, so it was no surprise they incorporated it into their wedding day (Brian even ran the Missoula Marathon 5K that morning!). Brian showed his running spirit with his blazing, neon running shoes (to surprise Tricia), and this passion for running merited mention later on in their ceremony and in toasts from family and friends. These two are so in love, and I can't say enough about them. Their first look was especially sweet, and, as many people experienced throughout the day, there must have been pepper in the air to make eyes a bit misty. Tricia and Brian drove from the church to their reception in a ...
Kisses in the Country – {Sarah and Neil’s Seeley Lake Wedding}
Sarah and Neil traveled all the way from Alaska to get married at Montana Pines Hideaway, a picturesque spot on Seeley Lake that Sarah's family owns. Sarah walked down the aisle naturally created by historic buildings on the property as friends and family watched, many with a tear or two in their eye, especially after the two read their handwritten vows to one another, voices quavering with emotion. Afterwards, guests enjoyed a scrumptious dinner put together by friends and family, and enjoyed a pretty great cake smash followed by lively music. Sarah, and Neil - thank you so much for choosing me to be your photographer - it was an ...