A Montana winter wedding

Deep Creek Range

Megan and Charles married on October 11th this year. They have become my fine friends over the past few months. I was honored to photograph for them on this very special day. The day was cold, crisp and very much alive. Whitetail deer visited the wedding site as snow flew in the foothills of the majestic Absarokee Beartoothe mountains. Everything about this day rose up to celebrate love, joy and happiness as families came together.

Enjoy the moments of this splendid wedding day.

Megan and Charles

Roshana and Daly

engagement photos in Wilsal, Montana.

Ok, so... as I promised. Here's a look at the fun we had yesterday at the foot of the Crazy mountains. Janice Cartwright of Montana Horse Sense let us use two of her beautiful horses on her gorgeous ranch.

Roshana and Daly drove all the way from Boise for the shoot. We had a blast, I had a hard time tearing myself away from the mid afternoon campfire and Somemore's!!! The couple is marrying this August at the historic Springhill Pavilion.

Enjoy!

A brisk morning in Montana

Wilsal, Montana.

Tomorrow morning I'm going to meet Roshana and Daly at a ranch near Wilsal, Montana. They've got horses lined up for the morning and it should be gorgeous at the feet of the Crazy Mountains. The weather man says 51 and mostly sunny by the middle of the day and that means the Crazys will be beautiful all dressed in their white peaks against the dark blue sky of Montana in November.

Roshana and Daly are to be wed this summer and I'm really looking forward to shooting with them tomorrow. It's always so great to get to shoot with a couple ahead of the wedding. We get to know each other and they see what it's like to work together on their images. Then, when the wedding day comes along, they totally are at ease about being photographed and they nearly forget that I'm there. This opens the door for me to be like a fly on the wall and capture all the naturally occurring beauty of their day. Check back early next week to see how much fun we're going to have.

Happy days! Larry

A songbird to sing

at your Montana wedding.

Ok, close you eyes and imagine a "blubird" summer day by a Montana river. The sun is warm as it bathes the scene. The grass smells sweet and green from springtime rains. The cottonwoods are providing a soft and gentle shower of their heavenly gift. Now imagine a songbird voice in the breeze as your wedding day begins to unfold in this very special place on a very special wedding day.

Well, I've got the songbird for your wedding day. Check out her website and listen to some of her songs... you'll see what I mean.

Jessica Kilroy

I just added Jessica to my wedding resource site and couldn't wait to share her music and her voice with you. She plays a Hummingbird Gibson and actually, I think she has the voice of a mountain bluebird. She's the real deal. Her music is available on iTunes. Buy it. You'll be happy do did.

Here are a few photos I took at an intimate concert at a home in Bozeman.

THE place for a Montana Wedding.

The Rainbow Ranch

I just got an email from my favorite place in Big Sky for your Montana wedding, The Rainbow Ranch. They are in the midst of rebuilding after a devastating fire that consumed the historic lodge. But the race is on to have it rebuilt and ready to go for summer weddings in 2009.

Personally, I have spent many fine days at the Rainbow Ranch for family events, parties and dinners as well as photographing many beautiful weddings alongside the Gallatin River behind the lodge. I love this place and I've decided to offer a Rainbow Ranch 2009 wedding special.

In support of the tradition of fine summertime weddings at the Rainbow Ranch, I'm offering a $500 discount on my wedding photography services for any weddings during June, July or August at the Rainbow Ranch.

So, if you've been looking at the Rainbow as a potential wedding venue, I hope this will be the incentive you need to move forward and book the Rainbow and me.

Here are a selection of some of the many images I've made of the Rainbow Ranch. Call or email soon, I'd love to be considered to photograph for you. Winter or Summer the Rainbow is a beautiful place!