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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. 

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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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Jiali walked down the staircase outside McDonald Lake Lodge in Glacier National Park to meet Yingkang waiting for her at the end of the dock. They boarded a small boat with twenty some of their closest friends and fam. Unfortunately a flight was cancelled the night before with half their guests, but they continued on […]

Jiali and Yingkang | Glacier National Park MT Wedding

July 13, 2016

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I recently made changes to my website that I really thought no one would notice. But turns out people did. Maybe even you did. And it’s become more frequent that I hear about it or get some questions regarding it that I thought maybe it was time to address it. This question of …. So […]

Where Do I Live

April 4, 2016

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Personal

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I started 2015 drowning in self-doubt. Really that’s kind of a normal thing for photographers. After a winter/off-season with little shooting we start to doubt ourselves and our abilities. I’ve learned that this is my passion, this is something I just love doing, and as long as I keep that up front I can never […]

My 2015 Favorites | Seattle Wedding Photographer

January 3, 2016

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Fuck yes. Fuck yes. When you say something twice it just feels like you should say it again. Third times the charm or something. So… Fuck yessssssssssssssss! When I first started photographing weddings I thought ‘Man, if I could just be good enough to get one published!’  Then once I had one featured I just […]

Featured | Marlena & Ryan | Junebug Weddings

October 21, 2015

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Featured

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Michelle & Nathan always knew they wanted to travel somewhere for their wedding and bring their closest friends and family along. At first they thought Scotland! But then she felt like she needed to be more practical. So naturally, the next idea was Iceland! They do have a love for the national parks and decided […]

Michelle and Nathan | Glacier National Park Wedding Photographer

October 19, 2015

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Carolina and I had chatted on the phone a few times but other than that I wasn’t totally aware of the greatness I was walking into when I knocked on her hotel room door Saturday. But whoa. A Columbian beauty and her family and closest friends with a her Cuban charmer and his family and […]

Carolina and Abe | Glacier National Park Wedding Photographer

July 2, 2015

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There is something soooooo incredibly beautiful about elopements. So simple but not lacking. And so intimate. What is more intimate than saying yes to the one love with personalized written vows in the forest, just the two of you? Alicia & Patrick knew this is just what they wanted to do. Along the way they […]

Alicia and Patrick | Glacier National Park Montana Elopement Photographer

June 11, 2015

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She was calm and collected. Laughing. Soaking in every minute. Singing along to the music playing through the house, other than Miley Cyrus. Miley was banned from this getting ready party. 😉  Jacob on the other hand…. so anxious, checking the time every few minutes, convincing himself that Cliff bars were enough to get him […]

Halley and Jacob | Missoula MT Wedding Photographer

June 2, 2015

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I love any opportunity to second shoot for one of my friends. And when Meg asked if I’d go with her to Mexico I certainly wasn’t going to say no. It’s so great to work along side someone I love to be around and someone I’m inspired by. To take a step back and see […]

Stephanie and Mack | Hard Rock Riviera Maya Mexico Destination Wedding Photographer

May 6, 2015

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