It was so fun to photograph Rilee and Nick’s colorful autumn engagement photos – not only because we timed our session perfectly and were treated to some absolutely brilliant yellows oranges and reds, but because these two are just a blast to work with! I’d photographed Nick’s older brother Jamie’s wedding a few years earlier, so when Rilee and Nick contacted me about doing their engagement and wedding photos I knew we’d click (no pun intended!).

As was standard for this year, we had some rain clouds threatening in the background as well as a few raindrops to start out our session. But thankfully the impending storm skirted around us and allowed us to meander, chat and spend a lot of time cracking up together!

Part of why Rilee and Nick chose the location they did for their session was because Nick had actually proposed to Rilee not far from where we were photographing! They also invited their 7-year-old dog, Bear, into a few of their images too!

Bear is just the sweetest doggo, and was all about sharing in the excitement of the day, including giving both Rilee and Nick some big “Bear” hugs! And then giving us all funny looks when our walk didn’t really turn into one that made sense to him. (Humans, why do you keep stopping to kiss one another? haha)

Suffice it to say, I’m super stoked to get to photograph Rilee and Nick’s upcoming 2020 wedding, and can tell we’re going to continue having a blast on their wedding day as well!

Rilee and Nick – congrats again! I know you said you were a little nervous about being in front of the camera, but as I told you the day of your session, you don’t have a thing to worry about, and I cannot wait for June to get here! :) Woo hoo! Way to rock your session, you two!

On the Docket:

Elopements and portraits! Stay tuned!

Cheers,

-Kristine

I seriously love the people I get to work with, and I love them even more when we spend the majority of their session just cracking up and laughing. And that’s exactly what we did during Haley and Kevin’s autumn engagement photos in Missoula Montana. Luckily it wasn’t pouring for our photos (we had to reschedule from our original date due to our wet autumn), and thankfully it wasn’t muddy either, as little Weezy, Haley and Kevin’s 6-year-old Pomeranian, may have gotten lost in any sort of mud!

So it was a perfect day for their shoot – we had a wonderful time wandering around, finding bright, colorful spots that really showed off the magic of Missoula in autumn, and enjoyed cracking up at Weezy’s antics (he wanted in on some kisses, too!). It was so fun to make these images, not only of Haley and Kevin of course, but of their little fur-baby, too. Weezy did a great job during their session, and is set to star in their wedding, too, as he’s a super important part of their lives! (I can relate – pets are pretty darn awesome!)

As we wrapped up Haley and Kevin’s engagement session, I think we all left with perma-grins. I knew from the moment I met these two that we’d have an absolutely fantastic time working together, and doing this shoot with them just solidified that feeling.

Haley and Kevin (and Weezy, too)! – thank you so much for a wonderful session! It was so great to finally meet your little Weezy, and I am just so excited to get to photograph your wedding day! You two are so sweet and so fun together, and I just know that your wedding is going to be all of this AND some! Can’t wait! :)

On the docket: weddings and portraits! Be on the lookout!

Cheers,

-Kristine

A few days after Christmas I had the pleasure of getting together with Megan and Jeremy and their family since they were all together in Missoula for the holidays. It was such a treat to see everyone again, and this time around I even got to meet Megan and Jeremy’s dog, Grafton (who is the cutest, fuzziest dude ever!).

The backstory about their “engagement” session is that I photographed Megan and Jeremy’s wedding in 2012 (so pretty!), but we had to delay their engagement session until a later date since they live more than a hop and a skip away from Missoula. So, a little over a year later we had a great time making photos of these two – and, as evidenced by their photos, these two are still very much in love and full of laughs and smiles. Who said you have to do things in order anyway? (I’ll be the first to admit I am certainly not frightened of the “dessert first” mentality.) ;) Enjoy!

On the docket: more portraits! Don’t miss them!

Cheers,

-Kristine