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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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Ristine danced all morning. Allllll morning. Just ready to get to the reception and dance. This was the biggest group of chill people I’ve ever seen. An 18 person bridal party just taking their time getting ready, setting things up, hanging out. It was awesome! I believe couples should never be rushing on a wedding […]

Ristine and Tanner | Whitefish Lake Lodge Wedding Photographer

September 9, 2016

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From the moment they got engaged they knew they were going to get married in Montana. It was always Montana. Chelsea and Robert finally decided on Holland Lake Lodge and all of their friends and family came in from alllllll over the place. I love small mountain venues where the couple just books out the […]

Chelsea and Robert | Holland Lake Lodge Wedding Photographer

September 2, 2016

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I have the chillest brides on the planet, no doubt. And Angela might be the chillest of them all. Hair and makeup often takes a wee bit longer than brides plan for it to but I had a feeling, some odd feeling, Angela’s wouldn’t. That she would be done early and down at the ceremony […]

Angela and Carl | Missoula MT Wedding Photographer

August 19, 2016

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Kerri & Joe had planned this simple elopement ceremony at the courthouse in Missoula MT and then wanted to wander downtown for photos. No pressure. No details to coordinate. Just them. It was so fun to plan through their afternoon wedding walk. Then things started to evolve and they completely rolled with it as it […]

Kerri and Joe | Missoula MT Wedding Photographer

August 17, 2016

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There were no real plans. Just go with the flow and have a ceremony sometime around 2:30. I arrived and Mandy looked at me and said she thought she’d be ready before I got there but she wasn’t soooo oh well. Haha! I love it. The wedding is going to happen, at some point, don’t […]

Mandy and Derek | Apgar Village Wedding Photographer

July 20, 2016

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I walked into the most chill relaxed getting ready session EVER. Kacy & Delaney are so laid back and go with the flow. I love it. They opted to not have a bridal party. Kacy’s sister, Jodi, was there all morning to stand by each of them and take care of them & she crushed […]

Kacy and Delaney | Christina Lake BC Wedding Photographer

July 12, 2016

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Aoife & Susan…. I don’t even know where to start with them. I fell in love with them right from the first email. They even changed their date to make sure I could be there. How could I not love them?!   Aoife was an Irish princess on their wedding day. And Susan is absolutely […]

Aoife and Susan | Glacier National Park MT Wedding Photographer

July 6, 2016

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Nicole messaged me about a small intimate wedding in Glacier many many months ago. She had planned an incredible day in the park that I quickly became obsessed with. And then life happened for her and Brian. The list is endless. In the end Nicole planned 3 weddings!!! One in Glacier. One in Telluride. And […]

Nicole and Brian | Squaw Valley Lake Tahoe Wedding Photographer

June 22, 2016

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Simple photos with beautiful scenery was all Lindsey & Jason have ever requested for their photos. Engagement and wedding, that was all they wanted. Easy! We live in Montana, beauty all around us. And they naturally just cuddle into each other with no fear of the camera. Their wedding day happened right in the middle […]

Lindsey and Jason | Kauai HI Wedding Photographer

December 3, 2015

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Kelley sat there getting her hair done staring out the window at her ceremony site getting rained on. All set up. In the rain. But not frazzled. And no plan b. The ceremony time arrived and their guests gathered and they checked the radar one last time. It said this was the window of time […]

Kelley and Chris | Arrowpeak Lodge Wedding Photographer

September 14, 2015

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