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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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When you go searching for the best engagement photo ideas, you’ll likely find endless big views and epic scenery and curated spaces. But what if I told you that it can be more simple than that? This session with Marissa + John was at a quiet spot alongside a river behind their property and it […]

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Engagement Photo Ideas: Choosing a Sentimental Location

November 12, 2022

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Whether you’re vacationing in the mountains or you call Montana home, a couples engagement adventure session in the park is such a treat for you and your partner! Plan a day full of fun and invite a Montana photographer (me, obviously) along to capture it all!  That’s what Leah + Colin did.  These babes live […]

Two Medicine Valley Engagement

October 29, 2022

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When you’re searching for the perfect spot for your Montana engagement photos, you’ll likely find plenty on Glacier National Park or the surrounding area. Or now Yellowstone with the popularity of the tv show. But the truth is that Montana is full of magical little spots for an engagement photoshoot. Like thousands of spots lol. […]

Montana Engagement Photos in Missoula

October 6, 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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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 […]

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Spring Engagement In Missoula MT

July 30, 2022

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You might need a warning before these proposal photos from the fall in Glacier National Park! ‘Cause I’m not sure it gets much cuter or sweeter than these two running around in the mountain valley of Many Glacier and then Chad dropping to one knee to ask Elizabeth to spend the rest of forever with […]

Many Glacier Valley Proposal Engagement Photos

Many Glacier Mountain View Proposal Photos

November 10, 2021

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I am OBSESSED with these summer engagement photos! The coolest part? They were all taken at Lauren + Cooper’s family home in Kalispell, Montana. Can you imagine having all of this goodness right in your backyard?! The blooming Canola fields, mountain views, the sweetest little pond with a rowboat. Nicholas Sparks needs to ditch the […]

Summer engagement photos laying in wildflower field at sunset

Summer Sunset Engagement Photos in Kalispell MT

September 21, 2021

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These fall engagement photos were such a freakin’ treat! Devin + Blake will be eloping in Montana next year, but flew up to do some planning. I don’t normally get to meet couples before the day of their elopements because so many live in other parts of the country! So while they were in town, […]

glacier national park fall engagement photos on a cliff by a lake

National Park Fall Engagement Photos

September 6, 2021

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Rachel + Remy reached out to me about some summer engagement photos requesting just two things – dreamy golden sunset shots and to bring along their pup! Of course that was a no brainer and I said hell yes! Actually I replied hell yes can I bring my pup too?? So on the day of […]

Couple embraces in the dreamy sunshine of a golden summer engagement photos

Golden Light Summer Engagement Photos

August 28, 2021

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