THE JOURNAL

LOVE STORIES + MORE

ASS GRABS,
FLIRTING +
HOPELESS
ROMANTIC
STUFF

MONTANA
BASED.
TRAVELING
WORLDWIDE.

I'm Jackie

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. 

hey hey

Parties with all the best people in their lives.

TOp categories

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.

Read this Story →

Ashley and Andy are total babes and amazing photographers themselves! A couple summers ago Ashley was one of my second shooters. She spent countless hours in my passenger seat listening to all of my music and my ramblings and all those hours together our relationships were topics that were often discussed. So even though I […]

Ashley and Andy | Missoula MT Ranch

November 7, 2017

issued //

Engagement

Read this Story →

I’ve been wanting to do an in home portrait session for so long! So happy the first one was with my best friend, Amanda, and her man. We started talking about doing this a year ago. Maybe longer. I was wanting to do them and she was seeing photos of them on insta and wanting […]

Amanda and Ryan | Missoula MT In Home

October 20, 2017

issued //

Couples

Read this Story →

Every time a couple tells me their awkward I know right away this is gonna be good! Hahaha. Haley actually text me last night after I instagrammed some photos from this session about how she loved them and I had to give her shit and remind her how awkward they supposedly are 😉 This is […]

Haley and Jaris | Missoula Montana

October 13, 2017

issued //

Engagement

Read this Story →

I love it when brides meet up with me before they’ve totally settled on a date and haven’t booked a venue. Way to make this girl feel special you guys!! Amy and I did just that, and it’s been so fun getting texts from her through the whole planning process. The Barn on Mullan in […]

Amy and Steve | The Barn on Mullan

September 10, 2017

issued //

Weddings

Read this Story →

Breanna emailed me one day asking if I’d photograph their upcoming wedding at the end of June…. to which I said YES! We started chatting through what they wanted and needed, timelines etc and I was just falling in love with her, Trenton and their wedding. At the same time my little sister was planning […]

Breanna and Trenton | Missoula MT Engagement Photographer

May 22, 2017

issued //

Engagement

Read this Story →

TWO YEARS!!!! These two have been married for almost two years. It often feels like every wedding I’ve photographed happened last summer. I have no real perception that they could have happened before that. I’m always so bummed when a wedding is over. Can it just go on forever?! Can we do it again next […]

Halley and Jacob | Missoula MT Anniversary Photographer

May 15, 2017

issued //

Weddings

Read this Story →

MONTHS ago I sat in a coffee shop with a bunch of photographers just getting started and some trying to step into the wedding world talking about where they felt lost, what they were missing, what was holding them back from reaching the right clients. At some point in the conversation came up about photos […]

Sunset Photoshoot Workshop | Missoula MT Wedding Photographer

April 21, 2017

issued //

Weddings

Read this Story →

I have a huge heart for photography education. This fall and winter I spent quite a bit of time thinking about where and how I could educate more. How can I help people on their photography journey. And where in their journey do I want to help. There are just so many areas. But what […]

Photo Foundation Workshop | Missoula MT Photography Class

January 25, 2017

issued //

Photographers

Read this Story →

This morning I pulled up Paige & Russ’ photo gallery. And appeared these baby faces from a session we did back in 2013. I’ve been photographing them for 4 years and it’s always a highlight of the year. First of all their friends, which just makes it a blast to run around locations being idiots […]

Paige and Russ | Missoula MT Engagement Photographer

December 7, 2016

issued //

Engagement

Read this Story →

I photograph my best friend and her man and her twin girls several times a year. Early this summer Amanda & Ryan said I do and Amanda had this vision of beautiful images of the two of them on the tables and around the wedding. But she wanted photos that no one had ever seen […]

Amanda and Ryan | Missoula MT Engagement Photographer

November 18, 2016

issued //

Engagement

YAY!! CHECK YOUR INBOX SHORTLY!

Whether it's a big wedding, small intimate gathering or your eloping these are my 3 top tips to consider while planning your day.

3 Tips for planning your big day!

Freebie alert