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Traveling wedding photographer + photography/small biz educator.

Mesmerized by the way two people love each other, each so uniquely.  I always leave room for dessert. Believe swear words are just sentence embellishers. Think indulgences are necessary in this life. 

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Love stories in all forms without the white dress... or maybe they wore white, it happens.

Just my little thoughts on different topics of planning your wedding day big party or just you two.

Stories of two lovers making it all about them, as they should.

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Who needs an actual lakeside wedding venue when you can just run around the Many Glacier Valley in Glacier National Park?! Haley + Jake’s elopement was a true outdoor adventure spent driving through the park, picnicking with views, splashing around in the shallows, and walking through the trees.  Rather than a traditional wedding with all […]

A Picnic Lakeside Wedding in Glacier National Park

September 19, 2022

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Washington brings a special kind of energy and this Snoqualmie River Vow Renewal at Franklin Falls is absolutely no different. This spot wraps up everything I love about the Pacific Northwest into one sweet experience. After looking through this gallery of D+N, you’ll be planning a trip there yourself I freakin’ know it!!  Dayana + […]

Franklin Falls Vow Renewal at Snoqualmie WA

September 8, 2022

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It’s not officially summer wedding season in Montana without a Flathead Lake wedding! And lucky for me, this was a whole wedding weekend – from a stunning white party rehearsal to a big wedding ceremony at the family’s home to a sequin filled night of dancing their freakin’ booties off.  It all started way back […]

Sweet couple embracing in a boat on their wedding day on Flathead Lake MT

A Flathead Lake Wedding Weekend

September 3, 2022

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Mountains and whiskey and bears – OH FREAKIN’ MY! These mountain engagement photos were a lot of fun with Sarah + Preston as we ran around the Many Glacier region in Glacier National Park. And it was anything but boring! From a late start because of a navigation mishap to ending the day taking shots […]

Glacier National Park engagement photos in the Many Glacier valley during the summer

Mountain Engagement Photos in Many Glacier Valley

August 26, 2022

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Engagement

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You probably don’t need much explanation for why this elopement in Iceland was so magical, yeah? I mean… It’s ICELAND! But it would be a shame not to share more about this day and how it came to be, so I’m going to do that for ya right now!  “Wanna photograph our elopement in Iceland?” […]

bride and groom running through lupine field in Iceland as they elope

Magical Elopement in Iceland

August 22, 2022

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Elopement

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Have ya ever thought to yourself, “hey should we have our wedding in Yellowstone?” ‘Cause Krista + Greg did! They are actually huge fans of the show Yellowstone which inspired them to get out and explore the famous landscape for their big day! Fun fact: Did you know a fair amount of Yellowstone is actually […]

Bride and groom run barefoot through Yellowstone National Park

Elopement in Yellowstone National Park

August 13, 2022

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Elopement

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Have you ever been to a summer backyard wedding with 370 people? Because I can officially say I have! Okay okay, I guess it makes it more of a field rather than a yard. But this big, beautiful wedding did take place at the bride’s parents home! And holy moly, it was a good time.   […]

backyard summer romantic wedding in Red Lodge MT

Summer Backyard Wedding in Red Lodge

August 5, 2022

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There’s nothing like a spring engagement photoshoot after a long winter in the mountains! And Ky + Sky brought some bubbly spring time energy to their session in Missoula. Seriously, it was almost an entire shoot of cracking jokes and being total idiots goofing around!!!! If you’d meet these two, that wouldn’t surprise you at […]

missoula mt engagement photoshoot

Spring Engagement In Missoula MT

July 30, 2022

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Engagement

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Meghan + Jimmy’s Yellowstone Club wedding was one for the books. And ya I know, people say that allll of the time. But imagine two creative professionals, getting married in the most exquisite place, bringing along a band and DJs, with the most incredible vendor team working actual magic on everything from florals to desserts. […]

Yellowstone Club mountaintop dream wedding

Wedding at the Yellowstone Club Montana

July 20, 2022

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A morning hiking elopement in Montana means an early wake up call! Now normally I’m all about slowwww mornings, but this elopement was definitely worth the alarm. I mean getting married on a cliff overlooking the mountains in their morning glow?? Come on!!  Kayla + Wyatt knew what they wanted when they came to me […]

montana hiking elopement epic views

HIking Elopement in Montana

July 12, 2022

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