Aimee and Scot's Wedding in Yellowstone

It's not often that you get to take someone's wedding pictures while Old Faithful erupts in the background.  I got to do that this past weekend at Aimee and Scot's wedding at the Old Faithful Inn- so cool!!

Aimee and Scot met while working in Old Faithful and came back to get married there.  Their connections with the managers at the inn allowed us to do some cool things.  We were able to climb up the hundreds of wooden stairs to the roof overlooking Old Faithful and the rest of Yellowstone Park.  It was an amazing view and even more incredible to think of the history of this inn, which was built over 100 years ago.

Aimee and Scot's friends and family were just great too- and we really enjoyed celebrating with this fun group!

Best of luck!

Abby and Matt's Wedding

Yay!  Summer is finally here and it arrive just in time for Matt and Abby's wonderful wedding at the Rocking TJ Ranch.  

It was so beautifully green and the Bridger Mountains in the distance were still covered with snow.

Matt and Abby exchanged their vows under a beautiful wood arch with Abby's father performing the marriage ceremony.  

Everything about the event was so beautifully planned that the wedding went so smoothly and everyone enjoyed the scenery, music, food and drinks.  Matt and Abby didn't stop smiling the whole time and their happiness seemed to spill over to all the guests. . . and the photographer!

Thanks so much for having me there and I hope you two have a fantastic honeymoon!!

Brittany and Brian's Wedding

I have always loved the stone chapel at Mamouth Hot Springs in Yellowstone so I was so excited to shoot Brittany and Brian's wedding there.  It was just as charming as I had always imagined- both the setting and the bride and groom.  Brittany and Brian are such down to earth, friendly people and I enjoyed every minute of their wedding.

It was really neat because if you get married in Mamouth that is Wyoming so if you have a Montana marriage license you have to go to the state line and get married again.  So Brittany and Brian got married in the chapel and then went with their wedding party to the 45th parallel, just inside the park and said their vows again.  Their wedding party was there for this second ceremony.  The pictures along the raging river are beautiful!

Oh, and Brian made me cry with the SWEETEST toast I've ever heard.  He talked about his love for Brittany in such simple but heartfelt terms and it was touching!

Best of luck to the newlyweds!

Connie and Bret's Wedding

A wedding on 6-7-08- guaranteed to be easy to remember!  Because of the ease of the date, I had many requests to do weddings this day but I am so glad that Connie and Bret's wedding was the one I was able to do!

The setting was so amazing!  The wedding and reception took place at Bret's family's house tucked in the hills behind the Ruby Reservoir in Alder, Montana.  The hills were so green and the river that ran through the property was raging.  

They were married on a wooden bridge over this river.  Connie's sister sang at the ceremony and Bret's grandparents performed the ceremony.  Their families added to the special feeling of this wedding.

I loved Connie and Bret's laid back attitude that created a fun atmosphere for all the guests at the wedding.  I'm so glad that we were there to capture the fun.  Thanks!

Vanessa and Dan's Wedding

What a fantastic wedding! May has been a rainy/snowy month so I was thrilled that the sun was shining and the weather was warm.  Vanessa's mother told me that she had been praying for this weather and was pretty happy that her prayers had been answered!

The wedding was the perfect combination of a beautiful venue (Springhill Pavilion- where Justin and I were married too!), fantastic families and friends, and lots of love.

Vanessa's father passed away a couple years ago and he was well remembered on this day.  His spirit seemed to be with this lovely couple as they exchanged their vows and celebrated the beginning of married life.

I am notorious for crying at weddings, but this one really got to me.  I was so choked up when talking to Vanessa's mother that she ended up hugging me!

There was no shortage of laughter and fun at this wedding too.  Vanessa and Dan's fun-loving personalities came through in the dancing, toasts and their smiles.

I wish you both all the best!