We have been wanting to post this shoot for a very long time! It’s the new year now, so why not add “catching up on blogging” to our New Year’s resolutions list? It’s only January 2nd, so I will say that I am off to a good start! I photographed this family in the fall and it was one of those perfect fall evenings up in Big Sky, Montana. The Hayek family rented a vacation rental right on the beautiful Gallatin River. We did have some mosquitos to fight with, but other than that the surroundings and evening light were certainly in our favor. I love love love every chance I can get to escape to the mountains for a Big Sky family session. If you’re looking for what it would look like to have us as your Big Sky family photographers in the winter, click here.

To the Hayek family- thank you! It was so nice to meet you all and come back to visit Montana again soon!

Bozeman’s weather was really nice to us this year and gave us a really nice long fall! It made us all really ready for the snow to fall, which is a good thing. I never like the snow to come too early! One of my favorite places for a Bozeman Engagement Session in the fall is up at Bridger Bowl Ski Area– just about 20 minutes up the road from Bozeman. The colors up there are beautiful, the sky is huge, and the air is just becoming crisp. Molley and Sterling were on board right away to do their session on the slopes so we went for it. Turns out they bomb down these trails on their skis in the winter, so it all made complete sense! As you can see in the images below, they are absolutely thrilled to be marrying each other! Seriously though, Molley did not stop giggling the entire shoot. They are getting married next spring at the Hart Ranch and we can not wait for their big day. Thanks again you two- & enjoy!

To view more from their Bozeman Engagement Session, click here.

Christina and Alex headed to Montana from Dallas, Texas to get married at Alex’s family residence in Big Sky.  Alex has family roots in Montana so over the years they would come up for visits and ski trips- ultimately convincing them that they wanted to get married in the mountains! Since it was a Montana destination wedding, we only got to meet them once prior to their wedding day. After meeting them I knew it was going to be a day to look forward to! Christina’s fun, modern and rustic style radiated through the whole day and everything was beautifully done. We wouldn’t have wanted to be anywhere else on this Labor Day Weekend- we love being Big Sky Wedding Photographers! Thanks Mr. & Mrs. Kick (coolest last name ever, by the way). We loved meeting you and getting to know you. Enjoy your images and come back to Montana soon!

To view more images from their Big Sky, Montana wedding day, click here.

The beauty of my job is that I really get to know my couples and their story- what makes them laugh, what they like to do together, how they fell in love, details of the proposal, etc.  Every couple of ours is SO different and I love that! We get to know so many different people during such a fun part of their lives. The relationship starts with the first call or email and lasts (at least) until our final package is delivered. Sometimes that can be a 12-18 month period! Engagement sessions can be so important because we get to know what a couple is like in front of the camera and they get to know what we are like behind the camera! It’s a really good ice breaker prior to the high emotion wedding days.

I love these two! Right away Rachel knew for sure they wanted to do their shoot on the banks of a river. Jordan loves to fish, and maybe doesn’t like taking pictures all that much (I don’t blame him!). Rachel knew he’d be game for a fly-fishing session so we went to the Yellowstone River in Paradise Valley, put on some highly stylish (ahem, Rachel!) waders and went for it. Although there weren’t any trouts on the line at the end of the evening, Jordan knew he caught the most beautiful one he could ever imagine. ;) Then we found a glorious lookout onto the valley for sunset.  Rachel and Jordan’s Livingston engagement session could not have been better! I can’t wait for your wedding in Red Lodge next June. Thanks you two, enjoy your images!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To view more from Rachel & Jordan’s Livingston engagement session, click here.

 

 

Beth and Kramer kicked off our 2016 summer wedding season as Bozeman Montana Wedding Photographers on the best note ever!  We were so delighted when these two asked us to photograph their wedding day because we have done two other family weddings (on Kramer’s side) and loved them. By the time Beth and Kramer’s wedding came around, everyone knew how to be so natural in front of our cameras. ;) Beth and Kramer decided to get married one week after they graduated from medical school in Washington and one week before they needed to be in Vermont for residency. Why not have a wedding day halfway through their drive from Washington to Vermont, right?! They were married at the picturesque Big Yellow Barn in Bozeman, Montana and it was an absolutely gorgeous day- just the kind of day any Montana bride would dream about with clear, big blue skies.  Thank you for having us play a role in your big day Beth and Kramer! It was a privilege to capture your bubbly, adventurous, generous and loving spirits.  Best of luck on the East Coast and we hope to get you back in Montana soon!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To view more from this Bozeman, Montana wedding, click here.