In the midst of an incredibly fiery and smoky Montana summer, somehow we lucked out and the smoke cleared giving way to blue skies for Aika + Rob's St Ignatius Montana intimate garden wedding, for which we were all incredibly grateful! Aika and Rob are big time rock climbers, and Aika's got a personal connection to St. Ignatius and its views, so it was even more amazing that we got to see the mountains and make photographs with them as our spectacular backdrop. Aika, originally from Japan, came to Montana as an exchange student back in her high school days. While she was here she stayed and studied in St. Ignatius, and eventually continued ...
Brandon + Natalie :: St Ignatius Montana Engagement Photos
I had the pleasure of meeting up with Brandon and Natalie the other evening for their St Ignatius Montana engagement photos. They had just gotten in to Montana the day before (they live in Florida), and I was so eager to meet them in person as we'd only spoken by phone prior to our session and while discussing their wedding plans. As I knew we would, we all had a blast making images for them that evening. Brandon and Natalie are truly, madly in love, and it was so sweet to watch them together, full of deep affection and smiles and gentle touches and plenty of laughter too. We wandered amongst the trees, finding perfect pockets of evening ...
Love in the Mountaintops – {Laura and Tyson’s St. Ignatius Wedding at the Mandorla Ranch}
Laura and Tyson's wedding - I'm not sure they could have had a prettier day or evening in which to celebrate their love for one another. The day started out with a prediction for thunderstorms, but none came. The sky was blue, the sun was bright, and when it finally came time to call it a day, the sun sank behind the mountaintops in a glow so deliciously brilliant, I swear, I could have eaten it right up. The theme for the day with Laura and Tyson seemed to be laughter - and LOTS of it - one of my favorite things at weddings. From their moments getting ready, to their sweet mountaintop ceremony, to dancing and karaoke in the ...