I love it when couples have details that are personal and meaningful to them, and not just for the sake of having details.  Wedding photographers generally love lots of beautiful details to shoot, but I think it is always better when it is personal.  For instance, the wings on Brenda’s bouquet belonged to her father.

Lots of thanks to Jeremiah and Rachel for tagging along and helping out.  Also, got the chance to work with Moonstone Pictures – highly recommend them!

And now to the main event – the pictures!  Congrats Brenda and Patrick!

Chris

Angela and Andy came up from Arizona to shoot their engagement pictures at Lakeside (just outside Kalispell).  When Angela contacted me she told me she wanted to do something with a bit of a JCrew catalog look for their session – and I think they pulled it off pretty darn well!  I always love shooting sessions that have a bit more of a fashion edge to them – especially when I get to end up shooting on a boat…!  (you’ll have to wait for the full post to see those)

But back to the outfit comment – these guys did a stellar job of picking outfits that complemented each other well – and they looked awesome!  I think dressing up like this for engagement sessions adds a lot to shoot – and I think you can have a lot of fun doing it!

And now the moment you’ve all been waiting for…  A few selections from the session.   I’ll post some more when I get them finished up.  In the meantime – leave them some love in the comment section!

Oh, and thanks to Jeremiah for tagging along and helping out.  One or two of these images are his, I believe.

Chris

So, just a little sneak peek to tide you over…  Can’t wait for your wedding in September!  Oh, and one of these pictures I posted just for you, Josh……. 

Chris

My wife came along for the ride (thanks Grandma for watching the kiddos!), and we had a great time just hanging out with these guys.  Oh, and did I mention we shot a few pictures, too?

I really hope you enjoy the pictures – we all had a good time in the making of them, I think.    I can’t wait until next year for the wedding guys!

Leave them some love in the comment box, and try out that Facebook button too, if you feel like it.

Chris

We have a couple openings in June still, so we thought we’d give you last minute brides a little something special.  We are going to have a a few options: free upgrades to larger/bigger albums, free framed canvas print, or up to 20% off on a package deal.

So, please pass along the info if you know someone who might be interested.  Again, you have to be getting married in June of this year, so you better hurry, as the remaining dates won’t last long!

Chris

We were thinking about doing something fun, like having our readers vote, and then doing a fun prize for the couple who’s picture got the most votes.  Still debating what that prize could be…  So, I will try and get them numbered, so vote in the comments section for your fave!   (NOTE: This is all done in the spirit of fun, so please one vote per person.  We can see IP addresses and the like when you leave comments, so please play fair.  Ok, thanks!)

So, without further ado, here are some of our favorite images from 2009!

Chris

EDIT: Use the #’s listed on the post, not the ones on the images themselves…  They don’t quite match! 

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Janna had the opportunity to go to a 1-on-1 workshop with the wonderful Jessica Kettle, of Jessica Kettle Photography, who’s work Janna and I both love.  She learned a ton, and I got to learn a little too, secondhand. 

I’ve got some new pictures to post up here soon, and some old ones as well.  Sometime in the next week or so we will be doing at least one best of 2009 post, and I’m thinking we may even have a little fun with it!  Maybe a vote, and the couple in the winning image gets a prize?  What do you think of that?  Not 100% sure on the idea, so I’m open to hear others. 

Sometime in the not to distant future we will be starting what will (hopefully) become a regular feature: Guest Authors.  We will have posts (and I think maybe even some video posts!) from some people with good info to share for both brides-to-be and photographers alike.  Keep a watch for the first installment sometime in the next few weeks, hopefully.

We are going to be at the Helena Bridal Fair again this year, and we are super excited to meet you all!  Please don’t be shy – we are going to have a great giveaway, and we would love to just chat with you.

We’ve received some wonderful comments and testimonies from our clients in 2009, and some of those will be appearing on the website soon, and we may post them here with a few images tied to them as well.  Hopefully it will be something helpful for those of year who like to know you’ll get what you pay for. 

I think that’s about it at the moment…  I’m sure I’m forgetting something, but that’s ok.  Hopefully have another post tonight with some pictures from a recent engagement session!  Leave some love in the comment box if you have some to give.

Thanks!

Chris