You know when you talk with people and just instantly connect? That’s how I felt when I first chatted with Brenna and Nathaniel over the phone about their engagement and wedding photography. And I was just so, SO excited to get to make their Butte Montana engagement photos. We somehow avoided the rain, too! (Though it was cold enough we were actually wondering if it might snow, ha!)

Brenna and Nathaniel are just the sweetest, and have been together for 10 years. I met up with them at their (gorrrrrgeous) home in Butte that has a beautiful view of the Tobacco Roots. Brenna’s family used to own a ski hill right nearby (when it still got snow). And holy smokes, is it ever a stunning property!

We had so much fun traipsing all around, and finding the prettiest little pockets of aspen and sagebrush and wildflowers, hooray! As we were making photos, the running joke was that we were being watched (literally) by their cats, Milo, Purrkley, and Tapper, who were hanging out in the windows of their home, keeping an eye on us. (Also, how awesome are their cats’ names?! They’re all named after Butte-related things!)

As a bonafide nerd myself, I was pretty stoked to hear that Brenna and Nathaniel also consider themselves nerdlings (yay!), and wanted to make a few photos of them gaming together. (Yas, please!)

Suffice it to say, we just had so much fun together, and there was no shortage of laughter and smiles and blissful nerdiness.

Brenna and Nathaniel! What I’ve shared here doesn’t do justice to what an absolute delight it was to hang out with you and make these photos! You two are just wonderful, and I cannot wait to document your wedding day for you! Woohoo! :)

On the docket:

Lotsa portraits! Stay tuned!

Cheers,

-Kristine

As has been the theme in my recent posts, it has been a damp, damp spring in Montana. Which I’m a fan of, don’t get me wrong – if we can keep the green a bit longer and avoid fire season then I’m all for it. But it also means that scheduling sessions has required some creativity, probably a little bit of hand-wringing, and perhaps some subtle (or not so subtle) murmuring to the radar on my weather app to “just push the storm over that way a little, pretty pretty please!” Thankfully that pleading with my weather app worked (well, we’ll pretend it did anyway) for Andrea and Mike’s spring engagement session in the Missoula hills. It had been pouring right up until a bit before we started our session, so I was pretty darn thankful we didn’t need to pull out the galoshes!

And it was a gorgeous session with these two! The hills were lush, clouds hung in fluffy strips across the blue of the mountains, and the arrowleaf baslamroot wildflowers were out en force. Not to mention, Andrea and Mike were such a pleasure to photograph. (I think Mike wins the award for “opera-singing” along with me – we truly had a “Sound of Music” moment for a second there!) Two bears even wandered through our shoot location (of course, right before I arrived)!

Andrea and Mike were so gung ho about everything and braved the wet grass and chilly temps, all the while grinning and laughing with one another as we frolicked (there was indeed some frolicking!!) in the fields. I’m especially happy that we also hit wildflower time right on the nose since Andrea had been hoping for them to make an appearance in their engagement photos. They actually live in New Mexico currently, but Montana holds a special place for them since Andrea visited her uncle’s cabin on Flathead Lake every summer growing up. (And that’s where they’ll be getting married this summer!)

Andrea and Mike! Thanks again for such a fun session and for being flexible with our crazy weather! (So glad it didn’t snow on us! Egads!) It was so good to finally meet you both in person and see just how much fun you have with one another. I can’t wait for your wedding day this summer (hopefully with a little warmer weather, too!).

On the docket:

portraits and weddings! Don’t miss out!

Cheers,

-Kristine

There’s something so wonderful about photographing in the spring – it’s not too hot, not too cold (very Goldilocks-esque!), everything is a lush green and bursting with vibrancy, and the light is beginning to get extra sweet. Add Christine and Anders to the mix and you have a truly perfect Missoula Montana springtime engagement!

It’s a huge understatement to say just how much FUN we had during their engagement session the other day. We were cracking up like nobody’s business! I was just so darn excited to photograph these two, especially since Christine and I had had such a great chat on the phone when we were initially talking about working together for their upcoming autumn wedding. I knew good things were in store for us.

Upon arriving to the shoot both Christine and Anders informed me they didn’t consider themselves to be that great in front of the camera. And, as you’ll see below, that statement was blown out of the water! (I know I’ve said this a million times already to you Christine and Anders, but you’re no longer allowed to say you’re not photogenic! I have proof otherwise! :) )

These two are clearly meant to be together, since the way they held one another, and snuggled and laughed together couldn’t have been anything but representative of a purely loving and beautiful connection. (And I was beyond giddy to photograph it!)

We had such a wonderful time soaking up that gorgeous spring light, laughing as we walked from location to location, and were treated to some stellar Montana scenery and a truly big sky feel. (Christine and Anders just moved back to Missoula so they wanted to show off what makes Montana special.)

Christine and Anders – thank you again for such a delight of a session! I’m so glad to have finally met you in person (yay!), and I seriously am just so excited to photograph your wedding this fall! I can tell already it’s going to be a fantastic day!

On the Docket:

Portraits, food photography and more!

Cheers,

-Kristine