Kurtis & Chrissie

What a beautiful couple, wedding, and reception. It did rain for good luck, but not until about 9 that night so we had a full day of pictures and sun. I work with Kurtis and met Chrissie last summer when we took engagement photos. This couple has a lot of fun together. They are blessed with wonderful friends and family. I had a great day capturing their wedding story.

When I arrived at the church to take some photos of the girls getting ready they were still in the process of putting on makeup and fixing last minute touches on their hair. This is so much fun to photograph.

The couple decided to see each other before the ceremony. I like to give each couple 5-10 minutes to enjoy each other and visit for a few minutes prior to the craziness of the day. I usually just hang out in a corner and take photos from a distance of the "first look". I thought this was a sweet moment.

The beautiful details from the day. This couple has an amazing talented family. The bride's uncle made the cake, the groom's aunt created all the flower arrangements, the bride and groom did a great job on the colors, wedding brochures, everything was beautiful.

Cheers!

After the ceremony the trolley took the wedding party to the top of the rims where we took some final pictures. Such a beautiful day with bright blue sky. The rim photos are probably my favorite pictures from the day. Something different and fun and great lighting. In the photo below you can see the Crown Plaza in the distance . . . the location of the reception.

Kurtis & Chrissie ~ Congratulations and thanks for allowing me to be a part of your wedding day.
To see even more photos from this day, click here to see the slide show!

Cody & Chelsea

This was a fun Wednesday night. I heard Chelsea and Cody were going to be in town for a couple months passing through on their way to their new home - Omaha. Cody is starting dental school and they are enjoying time with family and friends. I grew up down the street from Cody and was best friends with Chelsea's older sister in high school. They are so fun and had some amazing ideas. Chelsea is in the process of starting her own photography business and is going about it the same was I did. Take tons of family and friends and continue to learn, learn, learn.

I got a hold of Chelsea to take my family photos since she was going to be in town and we decided it would be fun to exchange pictures. I was really excited to hear she wanted an urban session. I love taking photos downtown in alleys, sidewalks, next to neat old doors. I definitely would not call myself an urban photographer. I like the natural photo, I spend hours trying to get pictures as true to "real color" as I can, but with urban photography colors pop and photoshop is my best friend. There are probably way too many, but let me know what you think of the urban session.

I got to play around with the lighting and was so excited to get the sun flare just perfect.

This next series makes me smile. I love it, you both are way too cute.

I love this ring photo too.

Since Chelsea is a photographer she new places she wanted to go. This is the door she definitely wanted. This was a fun area to take photographs at. Hopefully I took what you wanted. . .


I like the photo below.

I love this picture below. Chelsea has the best smile and Cody can do a killer serious face.

Chelsea also wanted this Pepsi wall. I think this photo turned out great. I have never even noticed this wall, but another great spot to take pictures.

Well for my first complete "urban" session I had a blast. Next week Chelsea is taking photos of my family - still thinking of a location - I'll have to post a few. We took too many photos this evening, so I'm also leaving a slide show. Not what I usually do for a portrait session, but as a photographer she had too many ideas and I just kept clicking. Check out the slide show here.

Thanks so much for the great session. Look forward to seeing you next week. Hopefully Isaac is better for you then me!

Linsey & Robert

The Springhill Pavilion in Bozeman. This beautiful place sits at the foothills of the Bridger mountains and is home to many weddings. Probably not too many June weddings like this. . .

I was referred to Linsey and Robert by my best friends in Arizona, and once I met Linsey I knew we would hit it off. She just graduated from MSU in Civil Engineering, go CATS, and now has a job in Billings! Linsey and Robert were a great couple and I'm so glad they were up for anything on this crazy June 6th day.

You would think this wedding took place in March or April. I think it reached a high of 45 degrees, rained all day (very good luck), and at the start of dinner it was snowing. We had a great 15 minutes of photos in the rain and then in the snow. The photos below are my favorite, not normal June wedding photographs, but they turned out perfect.

All the fun details from the day. Beautiful flowers everywhere.



Rain or sunshine this is a beautiful backdrop.





We found a couple locations where the Bride and Groom didn't get wet from the rain.



The only dry bench found.



Congratulations. It was great to meet you and watch your perfect wedding day unfold. This wedding will never be forgotten and I'm so glad you were willing to get a little wet and cold.

If you want to see more from the wedding click on the slide show.

Cameron

Cameron is an adorable 1 year old. He is so cute. I love his hair, his little outfit and that he was my first 1 year old in the studio. I also am really glad that he wasn't walking yet; this little guy could crawl and crawl FAST! I also love parents, Cameron's mom came with him and she just kept saying "sorry". He got tired toward the end, I don't blame him, 1 hour for kids is a long time. He did great and I'm so happy with these photos. I hope you enjoy them too.

Look at this smile, and those eyes - beautiful green.

I love this photo below. It was one of the last couple during the photo session and I am surprised we got this smile out of him - maybe that is why I love it - a great surprise.

Thank you so much for calling, he is such a cutie with a wonderful smile and personality. Visit with you soon.

Gavin

Well since spring isn't in the air I guess babies are. It seems like all of our friends are adding little additions to their families. We really enjoy Gavin's family and get to see them all throughout the summer at barbecues and softball games. Looking forward to the warmer weather and letting the kids play outside! Gavin is a precious little baby and he was so good. Gavin was 4 weeks old at this session and once again we worked to get this little guy to sleep.

I love this photo below. Mom and dad holding Gavin and big sister looking on. She is such a loving big sister and had fun in my princess skirt - Yes a girl to take photos of!

I love this picture. I tried something different with the background and added a little weathering look. I think it turned out really cute. She was a great little model for just being 2.5 years old. Look at those beautiful green eyes.

Now look at Gavin's beautiful blue eyes. I saw a lot of eyes and not much sleeping, but he was still really good. I think when older babies come in for an infant session they can see a little farther at 4 weeks old and all the lights really interest them. It has taken quite a bit to get these last two infants to sleep at their sessions. Once Gavin fell asleep we were not moving him - at all!

This is in the same basket we just carefully put on the hat. SHHHHH, don't wake the baby. Isn't he precious - I LOVE sleeping babies. I think this is what his mom would like to see around 4 in the morning.

Thanks for asking me to capture Gavin's 1st month. He is amazing, Congratulations!

Cousins

I haven't posted any pictures of my little guy in a long time. First he really doesn't like taking his picture. Most of the photos I have of him are in pj's and crying. He had a great Easter and I was excited to put him in the cutest Easter outfit I found. I just love the hat! Our little golfer.

The only place I can take photos of Isaac is buckled in the swing. Below is an OK picture, but I'm getting so tired of the blue, yellow and red background. Maybe one of these days I will get some good photos of him that I can post and be excited about. Until then this is Isaac at 21 months old.

We had my sister over for dinner about 3 weeks ago and I wanted to bring the kids down for some pictures. Isaac was not getting into it, so none of him. I love this photo of Gage. He is now 4 years old and came up with some crazy posing. It makes me smile and that is Gage.

Finally my adorable niece. She made coming down to take photos worth it. Thank you Brinnley. I have some fun girl props, but no one at my house to try it on. I was so happy that Brinnley played along and took some great photos. Below are my favorite three.

I love this photo below. She was so excited to try on the hat and just kept looking up at the rim. I found this hat at the new clothing store for babies and children Pride and Joy. They have a great selection of clothing and accessories, so if you need some ideas before your pictures, check it out.

Saving the best for last once again. I am printing this for my living room. She didn't want to sit in this pottery bowl at all, but I'm so glad we got her to try it out because this picture is precious. This is the smile I get to see everyday I come to pick Isaac up at her house. She makes my day with a hug and this smile. Love you Brinnley!

Kaelan

Sitting on a uncomfortable chair in a great office with so much excitement I cannot type fast enough. My studio is 97% complete and finally my desktop computer is plugged into the Internet and I can edit my photos! I have nothing in the drawers and should be unpacking, but I was too excited to post my next photo shoot. My dear friends had this adorable baby and I was happy to take his newborn photos.

Kaelan's older brother just turned two. He is extremely shy, but right when he walked into the studio he gave me the biggest grin. Tried so hard NOT to smile, but we got some great smiles out of him. Either he is warming up to me or this tells me that my studio is very inviting.

I love this next photo. Hands down my favorite. I know not a smile, but such gorgeous eyes.

The family photo. Such a studio shot, nothing really "fun" about it. It is a great picture though and such a great looking family! I still love to take family photos outdoors with room to play.

What a beautiful mom.

Kaelan was 3 weeks old during this photo shoot. He was awake for 1.5 hours of this photo shoot and the last 20 minutes he finally crashed. Look how well he is holding his head up. Such a strong little man. We are blessed with wonderful friends with great talents. Our friend in Bozeman knitted the blanket on the left, it is extremely soft. Kaelan didn't want to get out of this blanket and I wouldn't either - thanks Madeline. The blanket on the right was knitted for Donovan and I as a wedding gift. I love this blanket and it has rested on the foot of our guest bed for almost 5 years. Now it has a special place in my infant photos - thanks Jenny!

The best time for a newborn session is 3 days to 2 weeks old. Thinking back to when Isaac was born if a photographer told me to bring my new baby in around 3 days old I don't know if I could. Babies still sleep a lot in the first two weeks of life and they are really flexible - better to get them in fun positions. Right around 3 weeks old babies are a lot more alert with longer awake times. Kaelan was so easy going he did a great job being awake. I'm so glad he finally gave it up and fell asleep with 20 minutes left to take photos. The sleeping photos are my favorite!

This last photo - yes saving the BEST for last - is my ALL time favorite! I will have to make this into a huge print for my wall in my new studio. I love it.

Thank you so much for bringing your whole family over for photographs. There are so many great pictures it was hard to choose just a few to post. We are excited for your new addition - Congratulations!