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Images found

Images found are like hidden treasures to me. I found this while my client was putting on her wedding day pearls. Weddings are full of momentary art that is just screaming to be seen and captured.

OK, so. As a photographer you look and shoot, look and shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot. By this process, sometimes you just find an image you weren’t even looking for. In the process of editing Barbara and David’s images, out pops this amazing photo.

For me as a photographer this is like a hidden treasure. I remember that something beautiful fascinated me about these moments as I was looking and shooting. It wasn’t until I was in the process of editing down the images that I saw what subconsciously caught my eye. In a split second this naturally occurring reflection of shape of the pearl necklace mirrored her shoulder? To me, this is beautiful, very beautiful.

Married in the mountains of Montana

There is something very magical about our mountains here in southwest Montana. Their allure is irresistible and the view, well… ‘breathtaking’!

Gary and Edna came to Paradise Valley for their very private ceremony. Beth Renick of Big Sky Ceremonies and I were honored to be witness to their wedding vows in the hills above Chico Hot Springs Resort on this brisk November afternoon.

I walked about the upper fields of Chico with Gary to help him select the perfect spot while Beth assisted Edna with her dress and the final details of the ceremony. Soon Beth joined us in ‘field of dreams’, followed by the beautiful bride. It was a long aisle of over 200 yards of browning sage grass which juxtaposed the most amazingly blue sky. Fall was in the air and the breeze was brisk. The entire expanse was filled with a palpable sense of joy.

Enjoy the view!

Brisk engagement in Paradise Valley

I had scheduled an engagement shoot with Miranda and Richie several weeks ago on a warm fall afternoon, knowing that we might well be into some colder temperatures or even some snow by the date. Fortune shown up us on this brisk afternoon and Paradise Valley was spectacular with her mountain tops capped with snow. It was a quick and breathtaking photo shoot beside the Yellowstone River and on a hill top above the valley just before sunset. Enjoy the view!

Fall engagement in Montana

Alanna and Brent took a break from their busy and demanding schedule in residency in California to fly up to Montana for their engagement shoot. They said they flew all that way to Montana just for the photoshoot… that’s very kind, but I also know that they were visiting Alanna’s mother in Bozeman! Well, they struck it rich with the weather and golden trees from one end of Paradise Valley to the other. It was phenomenal! Everywhere we went there were these incredible WIDE vistas. So, I shot ‘wide’ every where we went.

We ended up against the mountains with nearly a 360 degree view of the valley. We hiked up the hill and I popped out my portable studio light and giggled with delight as I extracted the last bit of beauty of this awesome day!

Alanna and Brent… what a joyous day! I can’t wait to witness and capture the arisings of your wedding day!

enjoy the view!

Lone Mountain Ranch, Elope in Montana

There is something very special about a private elopement wedding in the altitude and vastness of the mountains of Montana and the quietness of nature. Nastasya and Tony were married on a Saturday in August on a beautiful mountainside at the Lone Mountain Guest Ranch. I felt blessed to attend and capture the beauty and the feeling of this occasion. Enjoy the view!