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

A few weeks ago, Sammy and James got to zip on over this direction from Manhattan (the New York kind) for their Missoula Montana springtime engagement session, and I’m so glad Montana decided to play nicely and treat them to a beautiful evening in town since we had a pretty rainy springtime this year. Sammy is originally from Missoula, and she and James currently live in NYC.

When I asked them how they met, they both happened to be at a mutual friend’s birthday party, and the rest is history. James proposed to her on the Tower Bridge in London, and, as it turns out, it seems that bridges are kind of a theme for them. We started out their session on the new pedestrian bridge over the south side of Reserve Street, for which Sammy’s dad did structural engineering work. (They fondly refer to it as “Dad’s Bridge.”)

It was such a beautiful evening – gorgeous light, fantastic views (which James was really happy to see since the last time he visited the mountains were rendered invisible due to all the wildfire smoke in the air), and these two are just so, so in love, which is always so fun to see and document.

Even despite being eaten alive by gangs of gnarly, carnivorous mosquitos, Sammy and James didn’t let that bother them one bit. They were all about the hugs, the kisses, the soft shoulder caresses – and it was absolutely, perfectly beautiful.

Sammy and James, it was so nice to meet you both and have the opportunity to make these images for you (seriously, you guys are so darn sweet together!), and I’m so glad that Missoula treated you to a splendid week here! And, last but not least, here’s another huge congratulations to you on your engagement!

On the Docket:

Weddings, elopements and portraits! Don’t miss ’em!

Cheers,

-Kristine

I have secretly always wanted to photograph a session at the legendary Rock Creek of Montana since I absolutely love camping that direction (and one of these days I want to learn how to fish it!). So when Katie and Anthony mentioned that they’d like a Rock Creek Montana engagement session, ooooooh boy! I was excited. Not only because of my aforementioned secret wish, but because I knew I’d have such a blast with these two. And we totally did.

After what felt like days and days of rain, we somehow managed to luck into a dry spell (even though it was a fairly chilly day!), and had such a great time checking out the creek and surrounding area.

Katie and Anthony were so much fun to photograph, and it’s just so sweet to see how much they love one another. They are such a perfect fit, and to see how they look at each other, how they steal glances here and there, how tenderly they hold one another….well, it’s enough to make me all floopy. (That’s a technical term there for melty…which is a technical term for “ohmygoshIlovethesetwo.”)

Suffice it to say, it was pure perfection making their engagement photos, and I am SO excited for their upcoming wedding day this autumn!

Katie and Anthony! Thank you again for being such a treat to work with (I, no surprise, had a perma-grin post-session!). SUCH good times! And I can’t wait for many, many more come September!!

On the docket: After this Rock Creek Montana Engagement session, keep an eye out for weddings and portraits….and weddings and more portraits! Stay posted!

Cheers,

-Kristine