Montana Weddings

Wyoming wedding

This wedding took place way above Buffalo, Wyoming in the Big Horn mountains! What was once planned to be a large scale wedding elsewhere was sized down to family and friends close to home for this intimate family affair. With their own rendition of a ‘traditional western’ wedding, Richelle and Duncan exchanged vows on the land where her family has hunted, camped and played for many years.

After the ceremony and a mountain side snack, we had to take cover from a storm that blew in and dumped rain and hail. It was all too amazing… then the sky opened up and gifted them with double rainbow. Remarkable!

After that we hopped into a beautifully renovated 60’s Willys Jeep wagon and down, down, down the Crazy Woman Canyon we went, stopping here and there for pictures in it’s magical surrounds.

See for yourself!

Richelle’s brother presided and emotions ran deep
and look who showed up to shoot with me! My friend, the inimitable Cali Frankovich!

Cheers to Richelle and Duncan! Thanks for sharing your family wedding with Heather and I! love… Larry

Yellowstone River engagement

We had been waiting for this day! And finally everything aligned and it was a stellar day to photograph on the banks of the mighty Yellowstone River.

Rachel and Ian are marrying next June and we’ve been jockeying around busy schedules, rainy weather and life in general to land on a day to shoot. Perseverance and patience won out! So we met up by the river and packed in about a mile with clothes, cameras and a swim suit. I never miss a chance to get into the Yellowstone.

Oh my… it was magic. Check it out!

And in the end, once again I reunited with the waters of this amazing river!
Photo by the bride to be: Rachel Olsen

Matrimony and Covid-19

Like many other couples around the world that had made wedding plans for this spring and summer(?), most have had to cancel their plans and look toward the future after this Covid-19 shutdown. Joshua and Krista have done just that. However, they had set the date for the wedding and decided to go through with it in a very private way.

Last week, on the Rims overlooking Billings a very small group of friends and family gathered. It was a refreshing experience. Those that gathered practiced recommended physical distancing on the ridge overlooking the Magic City. For me, it was a much needed break from the seclusion of the past weeks. Just to hop in my car and drive a couple of hours, take in the Montana country side, and do what I love to do! Capture life and love with my camera…

Here is a glimpse of Krista and Joshua’s wedding day. I’m looking forward to the big wedding celebration planned for July!

Ps. If you look closely at the featured image on the top of the page, you might be able to see the flock of birds that showed up high in the sky. I think they were ‘love’ birds of sorts. smiles!

Cheers to Krista and Josh! I’m so looking forward to July with all of your friends and families!

wedding anniversary photos

Daniel and Serena married a year ago May 12th at the Deep Creek Range in Paradise valley. I got a call from Daniel on Friday last week and he was looking for a photographer to meet him at the venue on the anniversary of their wedding and surprise his 7 month pregnant wife with a photo session!

Of course, I was all in for such a surprise. Daniel and I chose a time in the morning on this Mother’s Day. As I had hoped the sun was warming and bright yet a bit softened by very light clouds in the area. It made for the perfect environment for this beautiful celebration.

Chico Hot Springs wedding – Michael and Stephanie

On July 1st Stephanie and Michael joined their lives together at Chico Hot Springs Resort in the ever beautiful Paradise Valley.  Coming all the way from England, they chose to make Montana their destination wedding.  Friends and family came from near and far to join them on their wedding day, and a grand day it was!

Cheers to a long life together, full of joy and happiness! Enjoy a few highlights from the day’s events.














Many thanks to my extremely talented friend and professional photographer, David Clumpner for second shooting with me. Here, I caught him being his exuberant and funny self during our sunset photo shoot!  Several of these images were his work!  Thanks David!

Chico Hot Springs wedding, Paradise Valley

Chico Hot Springs weddings are a weekly occurrence all year round. For over 15 years, I have photographed with couples from all over the world at this beautiful lodge and hot springs tucked into the hills of Paradise Valley. From England to Scotland and including just about every state in the US, people come here for a very good reason. If you don’t know why, you should go visit for yourself. As they say “location, location, location”, Chico has spectacular views in every direction and I would also add service, charm, excellent food, history, a great western bar and of course a wonderful hot springs facility.

Well, on July 14th this Chico wedding couple were Montanan’s and I felt right at home!!! So much family love and participation. It was a rocking night complete with the band headed by the bride’s father, family and friends. It was great!

So… here’s a small collection of images to enjoy. Feel the Montana love!

The wedding of Diane Rauch and Eric Tackett. Happy Trails!

Thanks to Laura Simmons for her artistry! Laura joined me as second camera contributed to this collection.