So, you know how you talk with someone and you just click? I totally felt that way when chatting with Melisa initially about her wedding day. We both love words. We both love birds. (Words and birds! See what I did there?!) And her goal was to get married on her wheat farm to the love of her life, surrounded by her family and all of their farm critters (horses and dogs and chickens and turkey included!). Hooo boy, yes please! Therefore it was no surprise at all that when I zipped up north for Melisa and Zack's Dutton Montana farm engagement, that it was just such a wonderful time. Dutton treated us to a beautiful sunny, windy day just ...
Haley + Kevin :: Autumn Engagement Photos in Missoula Montana
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 ...
Jackson + Logan :: Engagement Pictures in Missoula Montana
I was so excited to photograph Jackson and Logan's engagement pictures in Missoula Montana because I knew we'd have such a great time making images together. I actually initially "virtually met" Jackson through Instagram where we connected via my little bird, Flash, who has a tendency to be featured in some of my posts on the platform. (At one time Jackson had a bird as well.) So when Jackson asked me if I'd be interested in talking more with him and Logan about photographing their wedding, I was so excited to get to meet them in person! (Turns out they'd been guests at Christine and Pete's wedding that I photographed in 2014.) As I ...
Janelle + Jamie :: Griz Engagement Photos in Missoula Montana
It was rather chilly for Janelle and Jamie's Griz engagement photos in Missoula, but that didn't stop us from having a great time together. We met up at the University of Montana for the first part of their engagement session, since Janelle and Jamie actually met each other at a Griz game! As luck would have it, we popped on into the stadium to make a few fun Griz-themed images and then strolled around campus to capture the iconic look and feel of the university. Their sweet dog, Zepley, was ready to get out in the mountains a bit more though. We had such a blast making images of the three of them with Missoula as their backdrop, and ...
Guy + Teresa :: Missoula Fall Engagement Photos
Autumn was in its prime when I met up with Guy and Teresa and their two adorable miniature schnauzers, Sophie and Königin, for their Missoula fall engagement photos. We were even treated to some downright balmy weather as we wandered along the river making images against the beautiful fall colors. The dogs had a great time exploring (and photo bombing us - haha!) while Guy, Teresa and I chatted and laughed. As it turns out, Guy and Teresa are both very interested in photography. Guy told me he used to be a wedding photographer and also did some work for papers in the Orange County area when he lived there, and Teresa also does some ...