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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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Normally not one to blog a bunch of couples photoshoot ideas, but this post-wedding portrait session in Glacier National Park has too many sweet moments not to share! The day spent with Ashley + James was everything I love about adventure sessions – laid back, full of exploring, and freaking FUN!   First a little backstory […]

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Adventurous Couples Photoshoot Ideas: East Glacier National Park

July 6, 2022

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I am crushing sooooo hard on these two and this freaking shoot! Beartooth Pass is a special place to Anna + Chase and they asked if I’d come meet them and photograph their engagement photos and I bout lost my shit. We planned this epic run up the pass from Red Lodge, Montana over into […]

Anna and Chase | Beartooth Pass

October 4, 2018

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Vanessa and Matt left Connecticut to visit Glacier National Park and she just wanted engagement photos somewhere in the mountains. Just surround them with mountains. Not a problem in Glacier! I adore these two. She told me so many times that they are so awkward in photos, just totally uncomfortable. I giggle to myself when […]

Vanessa and Matt | Many Glacier

September 20, 2018

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I first photographed Katie + James a year and a half ago. I had been creating some ideas I wanted to try out and was working on honing in my editing style the way I really wanted it so I threw out a model call to find some couples to try these new ideas with. […]

Katie and James | Many Glacier National Park

September 5, 2018

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Ginger + Paul skipped down the stairs from the parking lot with the biggest grins on their faces so pumped for their engagement session.Vancouver property cleaning can also help you out in maintaining your property.I knew they were going to be fun. We started in an open field with the sun setting behind the mountains […]

Ginger and Paul | Glacier National Park

August 30, 2018

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