Brandon and Natalie had one heckuva happy wedding day for their Ronan Montana Sky Ridge Ranch wedding. Even though it was nearing (if not actually) 100 degrees, these two just went with it and had an absolute blast during their wedding day. The afternoon started out with prepping for the big walk down the aisle. The girls got ready at a VRBO in St. Ignatius, and there were all sorts of laughs, hugs and a few tears as Natalie got ready to head to the ranch. Brandon and the guys prepped themselves for the day at the ranch, laughing and joking as they pinned boutonnieres on one another in between shots of Fireball enthusiastically passed ...
Katie + Anthony :: Autumn Sky Ridge Ranch Wedding in Ronan Montana
Katie and Anthony's autumn Sky Ridge Ranch Wedding in Ronan Montana was nothing short of magical. The sheer amount of love, happiness and joy that surrounded every moment of their day is something I think everyone aspires to in their lives, and Katie and Anthony have it in spades. Their wedding day couldn't have been more perfect - Montana was in rare form this September day, and not only were we treated to perfect weather, but the bright autumn colors were winking at us from within the trees, and we were all privy to a sunset so stunning I'm not quite sure I've ever seen the likes of it before - it blew me away and couldn't have been a ...
Jennifer + Aaron :: Ronan Montana Wedding at Sky Ridge Ranch
I think the best part of my job is getting to work with genuinely happy people - and Jennifer and Aaron certainly were the epitome of this at their Ronan Montana wedding at Sky Ridge Ranch. But before their festivities at the ranch began, I met up with Jennifer at the Kwataqnuk Resort in Polson where she was all smiles (and maybe just a few nerves), getting ready to see Aaron for the first time. They chose to have their first look along the shores of Flathead Lake as that's a favorite and important place to both of them. And it was such a great moment. The look on Aaron's face when he saw his bride for the first time was just pure ...
Sarah + Justin :: Montana Sky Ridge Ranch Wedding in Ronan
It was a hot one for Sarah and Justin's July 4th Montana Sky Ridge Ranch Wedding - 98 degrees hot! But these two didn't let the heat faze them a bit. They tackled it with fans, parasols, happiness and smiles. Sarah walked down the aisle in a grove of aspens, smiling radiantly at her equally-as-happy groom, Justin. These two had such heartfelt, touching and humorous vows - so personal and so perfect for each other - that they had everyone laughing and thoroughly moved by the words being spoken amidst the soft rustle of the aspen leaves. As Sarah and Justin walked down the aisle together for the first time as husband and wife, guests ...
Over the Moon in Love :: {Amanda and Raker’s Sky Ridge Ranch Montana Wedding}
I think an apt way to describe Amanda and Raker's Ronan Montana wedding day goes a little something like this: my cheeks literally hurt from smiling after I had finished photographing for them. And I'm betting I wasn't the only one feeling this way - which is quite decidedly a completely awesome way to feel. From the moment the day started to the moment things wound down, there was just so much happiness, joy, and laughter from everyone present. Montana, true to form, pulled out all the stops and showed off beautiful blue skies, butterflies!, perfect temps, warm sun, one heckuva sunset, and a moonrise over the mountaintops! I am still a ...
Raindrops and Sunsets :: {Ashley and Adam’s Sky Ridge Ranch Wedding}
It may have been a bit of a rainy day for Ashley and Adam's wedding, but I think it only added to the natural beauty of the setting and of their truly heartfelt ceremony. I'm pretty sure everybody felt more in touch with all that makes Montana wonderful as the mountains peeked out amidst the clouds, as the raindrops fell on our shoulders and as we all soaked in and appreciated the notion of place and the people with whom we share it. Adam stood before friends and family and watched as his daughter, Iris, in a sweet, layered dress, made her grand entrance in a little red wagon, and not long after, her mother, Ashley, followed walking ...
Married amongst the Mission Mountains :: {Mariah and Erryn’s Sky Ridge Ranch Montana Wedding}
When you plan your wedding in Montana, there's always a risk that mountain views might be obscured by wildfire smoke. Unbelievably, this year, we really haven't had to deal with smoke all that much from our own fires...but smoke doesn't obey state lines, and it drifted over from Canada, Washington and Oregon and planted itself right in front of the beautiful Mission Mountains - and on Mariah and Erryn's wedding day. It's a part of life here, so everyone took it in stride, but we all were secretly wishing and hoping it would dissipate, especially since Erryn's family came all the way from Chicago, and we all wanted them to see just how amazing ...
A Montana Kind of Love :: {Kristeen and Colt’s Sky Ridge Ranch Wedding}
I'm always a little blown away by how quickly time flies when I'm having fun - one day I'm photographing Kristeen and Colt's engagement session in February at Sky Ridge Ranch and we've got snow up to our knees, and the next, I'm marveling at the gorgeous summer vistas the ranch provided Kristeen and Colt on their wedding day. It truly was an absolutely beautiful day for these two to be married. The skies were blue, the lemonade was refreshing, and the love was tangible. As Kristeen walked down the aisle with her father, Colt visibly became choked up as he saw his radiant bride smiling at him. There was so much emotion in their sweet ...
Winter in the Mountains – {Kristeen & Colt’s Montana Portrait Session at Sky Ridge Ranch}
From the moment I talked to Kristeen on the phone (and we exclaimed over the fact that we're both "K" Kristines - woot woot! we're rare, I tell you!), I knew we'd just have a blast working together! So, when Kristeen called to tell me she and Colt were in Missoula, visiting from their home base in Hawaii, and that they had decided they wanted to take advantage of the snow we had here to do some fun portraits, I was completely game. We all carpooled together up to Sky Ridge Ranch (which is where they'll be getting married this summer - such a beautiful venue!), and decided to tromp around in the snow and make the most of the white-capped ...