Nicole and Chris' Wedding

Weddings at Chico Hot Springs are just incredible. If you are thinking about planning your wedding there- do it! Chris and Nicole's wedding reminded me of this fact. Their wedding was elegant and laid back at the same time. It reflected their love of the outdoors and the mountains of Montana and their love for their friends families and each other.

I had to smile when I saw all the groomsmen in their spiffy suits and. .. flip flops. So fun and just right for this beautiful summer day.

Nicole and Chris are just such lovely people they seem to make everyone around them feel welcomed and loved. I felt immediately part of the family!

The reception was a blast too. Everyone was on the dance floor dancing to the fun loving band.

Best of luck to you both Nicole and Chris. I have no doubt that you have many happy days before you!

Larissa and Brodie's Wedding

I know this is going to sound cheesy, but I am an admitted cheese ball so. . .
I don't know what was more beautiful at this wedding the bride (adorable Larissa) or the setting.
Larissa and Brodie were married in Big Sky, where Larissa's family had been coming for years. Their families were wonderful and their friends are so fun that I really hope I see them all again soon!

One of the neatest things about their wedding, besides the fact that everyone danced and were having a blast, was this amazing cake shaped like a fishing tackle box. Unbelievable. See the featured weddings section of my website to see more.
Thank so much Larissa and Brodie for having me there to document your special day. I hope to see you both soon!

Jeff and Shannon's Wedding

This wedding was perfect- truly wonderful and I am SO glad I was there to capture it all. Jeff and Shannon had planned everything so well and they truly showed their out of town guests just how fantastic this area is.

This was my first wedding at Roy's Barn here in Bozeman and I highly recommend this venue to anyone looking for a unique place for their wedding.

A few of my favorite things about this wedding were Jeff and Shannon's wedding vows which included the poem which Jeff used when he proposed to Shannon. Wow, the tears were flowing then! I also loved that dinner was served outside in the open air and since everyone was already outside and the weather was so perfect the dancing took place outside on the lawn too.

It all just fit perfectly with these two and their love of mountains, wide open spaces and each other.

Leann and Aaron's Wedding

I absolutely fell in love with the location of Lu and Aaron's wedding.  It was at a friend's ranch right below Ross Peak in the Bridger Range.  Every detail was beautiful from the food to the flowers, to the games to entertain the guests during the reception.

Then I fell in love with their friends and family as I listened to the funny and touching toasts they gave to this happy and much loved couple.  I was laughing so hard a few times I had to put down the camera for a second!

I am so grateful to Mandy and Jason, whose wedding I did last summer, for recommending us to Lu and Aaron.  It was a wonderful wedding!

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!