When Megan contacted me about doing a Missoula Montana rock the dress session with her and her husband, Scott, I admittedly got a little nervous – it’s not every day you photograph other photographers (they are the couple behind Megan Lane Photography out of Helena). But they were so excited and so gung ho about doing this to celebrate their upcoming 11th anniversary (yay, you two!), I knew it was silly of me to be nervous, and more importantly, that we’d have a great time making these images. Plus, it’s always fun to work with folks who’ve got a vision for how they’d like their photos to look (magical, fairytale, editorial – yahoo!).

And oh! What a great time we had! I think Megan and I have got the exact same excitement level when it comes to making photos, so we were probably both a little ridiculously excited (let’s just say there were many, many peals of laughter and giddy sound effects), but for good reason – these two truly rocked their photos!

Megan and Scott! It was such a treat to meet and photograph you two, and I’m so happy that you did this as a treat to yourselves. What a fantastic way to celebrate 11 years together! Congratulations again, and here’s to lots of photo fun in front of and behind the camera! :)

On the docket: portraits and weddings! Stay posted!

Cheers,

-Kristine

Last year, after enjoying my friend Ali’s annual Montana visit, she and I couldn’t help but chit chatting about how we needed to get her brother, Aaron, and his wife, Sarah, to visit the following year as well. This set into motion an idea that we’d surprise them with a Montana anniversary photo session to celebrate their first year of marriage.

Fast forward one year and Ali and I were giddy to finally make this idea happen. After spending the most delightful day taking a quick hike to some hot springs, soaking in the placid pools, dashing into cold creeks to cool off, scarfing down huckleberries, and hitting up a backwoods saloon for burgers and beers, Ali and I told Aaron and Sarah the next item on the agenda was for all of us to get spiffed up since we were going to head downtown to enjoy some evening cocktails. But not before making a detour to show them some cool views. (That’s what we said anyway.)

Aaron and Sarah were none the wiser and played along with our sneaky little idea perfectly. We finally arrived to our destination, we all hopped out of the car, and I whisked out my cameras to their complete surprise! They had no idea (and let me tell you – it’s not easy to sneak giant cameras around!), and man, did we have such a blast making some fun photos for the two of them. We laughed, and laughed and laughed, and it was such a treat to do this for them.

We did eventually make it to our cocktail final destination – which was the perfect end to the most amazing Montana day.

Aaron and Sarah – thanks for being so gung ho for this crazy little idea Ali and I had, and congrats again on your first anniversary! It was so much fun to do this for you, and I’m so glad Montana treated you so well while you were here visiting! You’d better come back again soon! :)

And…here’s what it looks like when your photo subjects rush the camera – complete awesomeness!

Cheers,

-Kristine

I met up with the Hoopers, their kids and grandkids at Flathead Lake in Polson the other day, as they all gathered to celebrate Don and Gayle’s 50 years of marriage – what an impressive milestone! Their family had come from all over the states to help celebrate, so we wanted to make some nice portraits of all of them while they were together in Montana. And what a great group they were! We had such a great time, giggling and laughing as we made our more traditional images. And then, because it’s Flathead Lake, we let loose with the kids and had fun with some yoga poses and cheer moves.

Thank you again, everybody! I had such a wonderful time meeting you all and left with a perma-grin. You all are so much fun, and I’m so glad you had the opportunity to be together in one place to celebrate such a great occasion! Congrats again!

On the docket: weddings galore! Stay tuned!

Cheers,

-Kristine

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