Every time I get to work with Becka and Stephan (I’ve done their family photos and their wedding!), it’s a total blast, so it was no surprise at all to me that we had such a fun time during their Missoula Montana summertime rock the dress photos. AND they brought two of their good friends, Jes and Kara, and their pup, Daisy, too.

It was a *much* warmer day than their snowy wedding day back in November, and Becka joked that this time around she didn’t have to wear leggings under her dress! And what a gorgeous day it was! We couldn’t have been treated to more beautiful light or scenery for their session. And everybody was full of laughs and jokes and Daisy enjoyed herself as well!

I think one of my favorite things about Becka and Stephan (and there are a lot!) is just how easily they love one another. The way they look at one another. The way they laugh together. They way they goof around and just have fun – it’s awesome and such a treat to get to capture for them!

Becka and Stephan’s friends Jes and Kara were such a blast to photograph as well – they were game to walk through the super tall grass (in heels, even!), and were the best cheerleaders for Becka and Stephan’s photos. They got just as excited as I did when we hit those fantastic pockets of beautiful light!

Becka was just radiant and glowing as we made her individual photos. And every time Stephan joined her, her smile became even wider, her eyes sparkled brighter, and it’s like they were in their own perfect world – truly a joy to document!

Becka and Stephan (and Jes and Kara and Daisy, too!) – thank you, again, for such a fantastically fun session! I swear, you need to just keep having major life events so I can photograph them all for you. ;) It’s always such a treat to get to hang out and make beautiful images with you! Here’s to you two and your love!

On the Docket:

Weddings, elopements, and portraits! Stay posted!

Cheers,

-Kristine

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

Dusty and Tom are so fab – first, remember their gorgeous Glacier wedding last July? Secondly, when Dusty told me what she wanted to do for her rock the dress session, I was loving how her goal was to incorporate some of their favorite things – golfing, their love of Missoula, their passion for the Griz and, the cherry on top – quintessential Missoula summer awesomeness: floating the river with beers in hand.

We started out golfing a few holes and took advantage of some gorgeous Missoula vistas as well. Talk about a perfect day for all of what we had planned! After hitting the course, our next stop was the “M” trail at the university, and yet more amazing views! (I think we all surprised quite a few of the hikers on the trail – we’re pretty sure Dusty even got instagrammed by a lady finishing her hike).

We couldn’t leave the university without a nod to the Griz, so we headed over to the stadium to make some photos there. We were all kind of secretly longing to get into the stadium (or perhaps not so secretly longing), but discovered it was locked, and decided we probably shouldn’t break in. ;) However, luck was on our side and we ended up running into a friend of mine (yay Adelle!), who works at the U, and also happened to have a set of keys on her. Serendipity, baby! We were in! And boy were we excited.

After we did our photo thing in the stadium, we zipped on over to the river and ended our evening with some tube-floating, river-wading and a TON of laughter. I’d say that makes for one heckuva a great rock the dress session. Way to be, D&T! You seriously rocked your session!

On the docket: portraits galore and weddings! Stay posted!

Cheers,

-Kristine

When Starr called me up to ask me about photographing her intimate wedding Memorial Day weekend, I just knew I’d have a blast working with her and her fiancé (now husband!) Ian. She has such a positive, happy energy and it just radiated on her wedding day. She said her vows in the twinkling lights of the Missoula Children’s Theater and then she, Ian and I took a walk through the woods to make some fun portraits outdoors after the ceremony.

It couldn’t have been a more perfect day for these images – sunny and gorgeous! As we were heading back to our respective vehicles, Starr proposed the idea of an impromptu rock the dress session. And who would I be to say no to a fun idea like that? So we all rolled up our pants (and wedding dress!), and waded into the extremely chilly water to make some fun, memorable images. We were all laughing pretty hard, and I think our smiles were about ready to jump off our faces – such a blast! We even had a bit of a crowd greet us after we took our frozen selves out of the water to dry off a bit.

Thank you again, Starr and Ian! It was such a treat to document such a special day in your lives, and so nice to meet your family. Congratulations again!

On the docket: weddings and portraits! Stay posted, folks! Blog posts are coming your way, fast and furious! :)

Cheers!

-Kristine