Carrie and Dugan got married on a whim about two years ago at the courthouse, but they have always wanted to celebrate their vows and marriage with their closest friends and family, so their Fort Missoula vow celebration was a perfect way to bring everyone together to share in the joy and happiness of their marriage, and exchange their vows in front of their loved ones in a meaningful way. And their day couldn't have been more beautiful or more perfectly them! It was warm and sunny and everyone got to enjoy the surrounding mountains as a backdrop to Carrie and Dugan's vows. Before they exchanged their rings, the rings were passed around to ...
Jennie + Mike :: Winter Missoula Courthouse Wedding
I knew that my friends Jennie and Mike had been thinking about a winter Missoula Courthouse wedding, but hadn't yet determined when they were going to say their "I do's." Suffice it to say, I was so tickled when Jennie asked if I'd consider accompanying them and taking a few photos of their nuptials. Count me IN! We all headed down to the courthouse together, which happened to be a gorgeous, bluebird winter day, and had a good time hanging out, cracking jokes, sharing a few courthouse candy machine M&Ms (which we had thought were going to be Skittles), talking about dogs, skiing, and the massive amount of snow Missoula had just gotten. ...
Courtney + Daniel :: Autumn Triple Creek Ranch Wedding in Darby Montana
Getting to meet Courtney and Daniel for their autumn Triple Creek Ranch wedding in Darby Montana was such a treat, and despite it being a fairly rainy day, these two didn't let it faze them one bit. They just smiled and laughed and said it added to the charm of their day, and I couldn't agree more! Because it was raining, they chose to get married on a balcony overlooking the valley - and it was such a perfect ceremony. Courtney and Daniel had so much love in their eyes for one another, and were happier than happy after they got to seal it all with a kiss. Courtney and Daniel both grew up on opposite coasts, but met online about four ...
Lisa + Doug :: Small Wedding at Triple Creek Ranch
Lisa and Doug's small wedding at Triple Creek Ranch was a beautiful start to their marriage, and, as they had planned, a gorgeous start to autumn in Montana, too! Coming from Boise, they had heard about Triple Creek Ranch from a friend of theirs, and decided it was the perfect place to be married. And I'd have to say, they chose well! The aspens had just started to fade to golden, the maples on the ranch were in full splendor with brilliant oranges and reds, and even the grasses and bushes in the forest were turning color too. Lisa and Doug chose to promise their forevers to one another at the tip-top of the ranch, overlooking the ...
Kate + Tommy :: Smoky Summer Glacier National Park Elopement
I truly, honestly feel like I am the luckiest person in the world getting to do the job that I do. And it's because I get to meet people like Kate and Tommy. Their smoky summer Glacier National Park elopement was magical, romantic, and chock-full of love, emotion tenderness and true beauty. Their love, their happiness, their joy just filled my soul to the very brim and left my entire being grinning. But let's back up a bit. From the moment Kate contacted me about her elopement in Glacier, I knew we'd have a fantastic time. We had such a great conversation over the phone and she told me that she and Tommy first met playing a video game, ...
Abby + Austin :: McDonald Lake Elopement in St Ignatius Montana
I'm a total believer in serendipity. And the fact that I got to work with Abby and Austin at their McDonald Lake Elopement in St Ignatius Montana is a testament to the fact that serendipity is a real, true, AWESOME thing! When Abby first contacted me about being their photographer, her message to me was amazing, full of warmth and excitement, and had the greatest story to tell me. When she and Austin were visiting their friend Tyler in Missoula in the fall of 2016, on their very last day, they zipped up to Glacier. As they were making their way through the park, they saw a couple who had just gotten married, and leaned out their car window ...
Ashley + Wayne :: Elopement in Glacier National Park
I'm pretty sure I've got the best job in the world. When Ashley contacted me way back when about photographing her and Wayne's elopement in Glacier National Park, I swear, we were just giddy and happy and giggling on the phone to one another the entire call. So I knew we'd have such a wonderful time making images together on their wedding day. She and Wayne, their dog, Noose, and her sister and her sister's husband all made the trek out to Montana together to check out Glacier for the first time, and to get hitched while they were out here. Not only did they get to say their "I Do's" in Montana, they also got to celebrate Ashley's ...
HJ + John :: Intimate Wedding at the Triple Creek Ranch in Darby Montana
I say this a lot, I know, but it really couldn't have been a more perfect, beautiful day for HJ and John's intimate wedding at the Triple Creek Ranch in Darby Montana. They were so excited and happy to be married, and their friends were just as gleeful to see these two tie the knot, so to speak. As I chatted with them a bit, I learned that HJ is Scottish and John is Irish, and they met on an airplane 13 years ago. (This is now becoming a theme for several of my couples - perhaps I need to start traveling more? Haha!) They've visited the ranch four times in the past five years so it seemed particularly fitting that they be married there, ...
Susan + Randy :: Intimate Triple Creek Ranch Wedding in Darby Montana
Susan was so much fun to talk to over the phone when she contacted me about photographing her intimate Triple Creek Ranch Wedding in Darby Montana to her fiancé, Randy. She was bubbly, excited, and eager to get married in Montana! (She and Randy are from Tennessee and live at the base of the Smoky Mountains there.) So it didn't surprise me one bit when, upon meeting the two of them, we hit it off immediately and had such a great time photographing their nuptials. Prior to their ceremony I photographed both Susan and Randy separately around the ranch to take in the vistas, the gorgeous forested areas around the property, and of course, the ...
Mariah + Caleb :: Snowy Victor Montana Wedding
I've got to admit, I wish more people got married in the wintertime. I've got a huge soft spot for winter weddings - especially when everything is snowy and beautiful and all the lights are warm and glowing and everything is beyond magical. Suffice it to say, Mariah and Caleb were definitely treated to a winter wedding, and their snowy Victor Montana wedding was so Montana, and so wonderful, and left me with the biggest, fullest heart and the hugest of smiles. I'm not entirely sure how many inches of snow we were treated to that evening, but I swear, it was dumping and dumping and dumping! When I drove down the Bitterroot that evening it ...