If I were given only two words to describe Karen and Robb's wedding at Flathead Lake Lodge in Bigfork, Montana....I'd say: carefree and fun. And happy. And beautiful. And full of love and true emotion. And....well, you get my drift. I can't say enough about how amazing Karen and Robb's wedding was! Karen made her grand entrance in a vintage convertible, and the sun sparkled on the water as the wedding started off with the famous lines from The Princess Bride: "Mawage. Mawage is wot bwings us togeder tooday. Mawage, that bwessed awangment, that dweam wifin a dweam..." which got everyone giggling. The laughter and smiles continued ...
Archives for July 2013
Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries :: The House Family’s Flathead Lake Lifestyle Family Portraits
What's better than Montana's Flathead Lake in the summer? Not much. But... if you add the adorable House family to the mix- Hallie, Ryan and their kiddos Jude, Lyla and Piper....then you've got a recipe for pure sweetness for lifestyle family portraits. I had the pleasure of meeting up with them at their family's lake house on Finley Point to make some fun, spontaneous photos of them as they enjoyed the woods, lake and cherry orchard surrounding the property. We skipped stones, said silly words at the top of our lungs, wiggled our toes in the lapping waves, ran races, rolled around in the soft grass, climbed trees, and ate ripe, juicy ...
Sisterhood – {Jenny and Winny’s Missoula Sister Session}
Probably one of the greatest compliments I can get from a client is to be invited to photograph them multiple times - and I got to do just that with Jenny! Our first session together was for her senior portraits, and this time, before heading out to college, she wanted to do a sister session with her little sister, Winny, as a gift to themselves and to their parents. Such a sweet idea! We had a great time making some fun images for them, and I've got to hand it to these ladies...it was about 99 degrees during our shoot, but you'd never know it by looking at them. We were all pretty hot after our walk around town, but these ladies totally ...
Love in the Mountaintops – {Laura and Tyson’s St. Ignatius Wedding at the Mandorla Ranch}
Laura and Tyson's wedding - I'm not sure they could have had a prettier day or evening in which to celebrate their love for one another. The day started out with a prediction for thunderstorms, but none came. The sky was blue, the sun was bright, and when it finally came time to call it a day, the sun sank behind the mountaintops in a glow so deliciously brilliant, I swear, I could have eaten it right up. The theme for the day with Laura and Tyson seemed to be laughter - and LOTS of it - one of my favorite things at weddings. From their moments getting ready, to their sweet mountaintop ceremony, to dancing and karaoke in the ...
Playing in the Rain, and Fun in the Sun – {Kali’s Missoula Senior Session}
Kali and I had quite the adventure during her senior photo session - we seemed to keep hitting rainy days, which was kind of exactly the opposite of what Kali was envisioning for her photos - which was sunny and bright. However, for part of her session she wanted to shoot in more of an urban setting and figured rainy day shooting downtown wouldn't be so bad - and it wasn't at all! After having to reschedule a couple of times due to the sheets and sheets of rain hitting Missoula, she just decided to go for it, and go for it we did! We both got soaked during our rainy day shoot, but had a good time, even if we were a bit chilly after. So, we ...