It's no secret that I seriously have a soft spot in my heart for rock the dress sessions because these sessions tend to allow us to get a little more creative with what we can do outside of the wedding day. And when rock the dress sessions include horses, chickens, and dogs (not to mention an awesome bride and groom), then, oh yes, sign me up for the fun! Melisa and Zack's Dutton Montana farm rock the dress portraits were the absolute epitome of aforementioned fun, and I'm pretty certain I did not stop smiling for one second of our time as we made these images together. We met up again on their farm the day after their wedding, and just ...
Becka + Stephan + Friends :: Missoula Montana Summertime Rock the Dress Photos
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 ...
Ali :: Missoula Montana Rock the Dress Photos
Ali is one of my dear friends, and we've known each other since we were 6 and 7 respectively. It's become a bit of a tradition for me to make photos of her (she was a muse of mine back when I was in college shooting film and developing images in the darkroom - she and I attended different colleges across a river from one another!). And, I think, for going on 10 or 11 years now, she's made a trek out to visit me in Montana every summer. This summer she got married in the midwest, but I wasn't able to go to her wedding since I was already slated to shoot one here in Missoula. BUT...ButButBut...I told her to bring her dress out here during her ...
Daniella + Rob :: Missoula Montana Rock the Dress Photo Session
Rock the dress sessions are always such a blast for me to photograph, and they're even better when you get to work with a couple like Daniella and Rob who were both just so completely stoked to 1) be in Montana. And 2) to get to just have fun! They traveled all the way here from New Jersey, and totally rocked their Missoula Montana rock the dress photo session, despite the massive amounts of smoke that had poured into the valley from all the wildfires we've been experiencing in the west this summer. (I promise, Daniella and Rob, there really are mountains out there!) Even with all that smoke, I'd be lying if I said it didn't lend an ...
Megan + Scott :: Missoula Montana Rock the Dress Anniversary Session
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 ...
Running through the Woods :: {Kristeen and Colt’s Rock the Dress Session}
Oh, how I adore rock the dress sessions! They are just so much fun - relaxed, beautiful, playful, creative, and most importantly they take place outside of the wedding day timeline to allow more flexibility with image-making. Don't get me wrong, I love making photos during wedding days too, and Kristeen and Colt's day was certainly no exception, but there's something just so special about doing these types of portraits without time constraints, and simply allowing yourself to go with the flow of the day and just follow the light and let it do its thing. So that's what we did. It happened to be a very smoky day since wildfires in Canada, ...
These are a few of their Favorite Things – {Dusty and Tom’s Missoula Rock the Dress Session}
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 ...
Rocking the Dress, Montana-Style :: Lauren and Thad’s Day After Rock the Dress Session at Lake Koocanusa
Reason number 5 million and one why I think Lauren and Thad are the bee's knees: they are avid rock climbers AND they wanted me to document, quite literally, a rock the dress session for them the day after their wedding. When they first told me this, in my head I was all giddy and yelping and saying (in my head, mind you), "Can I get a heck YEAH!?!!!" (Though now that I think about it, maybe that wasn't all in my head.) Because 1. How completely, totally awesome. And 2. I'm a rock climber as well. Albeit a bit rusty after not having had a partner for a couple years, but I GET rock climbing. I get it. I love it. I understand it. I ...
A Sunny Celebration – {Starr and Ian’s Missoula Wedding}
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 ...
Love on the Lake – {Sarah and Jeff’s Placid Lake “Rock the Dress” Session}
Rock the dress sessions - I seriously can't get enough of them, especially when they're as fun as Sarah and Jeff's! I met up with them at Sarah's family's cabin on Placid Lake in Seeley Lake, and we had a blast traipsing about the area making some gorgeous day-after images of these two newlyweds. Placid Lake is especially important to both Sarah and Jeff because Jeff actually proposed in a kayak not too far from the family cabin. We even got a photo of them with the kayak! Sarah and Jeff - thanks again for having me do this! Oh my gosh - so much fun, and so beautiful! And now, to the photos! On the docket: weddings, portraits, and more ...