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Jeannine and Ted: Married! Helena Montana Wedding Photographers

chris — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 17:08:10 +0000

Oh, so very many things I could say about this wedding… It was simply beautiful, in so many ways. Jeannine and Ted were married on his parents’ property just outside Helena. There we so many fun little details! I don’t have time to post them all that the moment, but I want to put up a few pictures until we get them finished. My wife Bridget did an amazing job shooting alongside me… We had a blast!

Hope you enjoy the photos, please leave Jeannine and Ted some love in the comment box!

Chris and Bridget

Carrie and Ryan: Married! Helena Montana Wedding Photographer

chris — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:10:13 +0000

OK, so this isn’t the full post. Just not there quite yet. But I figured you all would like a little sneak peek, so I’m going to oblige you. Carrie and Ryan got married last month at her mother’s house here in Helena. Well, I should say out next to the lake. It was a beautiful backyard wedding – I don’t think we could have asked for a nicer setting. Or a nicer day – it was perfect (if a bit warm).

I have so many pictures I can’t wait to post from their wedding, but we will all have to wait just a bit longer… Until then, please enjoy just these few, and feel free to leave Carrie and Ryan some love in the comments box, or use that Facebook like button if you want!

Thanks!

Chris

Kathy and Josh: Married! Bozeman Montana Wedding Photographer

chris — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 03:54:25 +0000

OK, so I am going to warn you up front, this post will be a bit longer than most. Bear with me, it will be worth it. As you may have seen from the sneak peek, Kathy and Josh were married at Roy’s Barn down in beautiful Bozeman, Montana. However, we started the day by climbing up Pete’s Hill for some sunrise first look pictures and portraits. Yup, I said sunrise (or darn close enough!) as we were up there at 7am! But, I think the results were more than worth the sleepy hike.

So here is where this is going to take a bit more personal twist. Not only is Josh another great Montana photographer – he is also one of my closest friends. Having one of your best friends choose you to shoot their wedding is nothing short of humbling. Being in that same wedding AND shooting it is nothing short of a bit crazy – but I wouldn’t have traded it. Yes, you read that right, I was a groomsman and a photographer. To be 100% honest, it isn’t something I recommend – I wouldn’t do it for anyone else. But, being in Josh is wedding was something I wouldn’t have given up for the world, and being able to photograph them was simply an amazing privilege.

Now, to be fair, I wasn’t the only photographer there by a long shot. My fabulous second shooter Janna was there to help handle the family and formal images (it is kinda hard to shot a group picture when you are in it, ya know?), and I have to also throw out huge thanks to Jeremiah Spray for coming out and really just being a help where ever he could. He was a huge help at the reception (as Janna had to leave after dinner) and I so appreciate the both of them – you guys made this day possible more than you know. Thanks!

And now is where we are going to get really personal… I want to say a few words to Josh and Kathy. I was going to do this at your rehearsal party (yes I said party, not dinner – there were 150+ people there!), but to be completely honest I was too choked up listening to everyone else’s wonderful words about the two of you. So here we go:

Kathy – Josh is one of my best friends, and I think it is safe for me to say you are one of the (if not THE , but God ranks pretty high… ) best things that ever happened to him. You fully complete him, and totally bring out the best in him, all while watching his back on his weaknesses. And, I think that is exactly what a marriage should be, so I think you guys are on the right track. So many times you hear guys complaining about losing their other guy friends to girlfriends/wives… I don’t feel that way at all. I think you’ve given me a better version of one of my closest friends, and Bridget and I have gained a wonderful friend in addition to that. We love ya. Oh, and one quick word about Josh -he is one of the most sincere, well meaning, and hard working men I know. He does nothing half way. Always keep that and mind, and use it for good.

Josh – This will be shorter, I promise. You married up, big time, in every way. Treat her right (I know you will) so I don’t have to thump on you. Seriously. I will. You’ve been an amazing friend and I look forward to all the time we will get to spend together with our wonderful wives. You’ve always looked out for the best for me and my family, and that means a ton. Hope you can always say the same.

OK, so this has gotten truly long winded – time for some pictures now, right? There are LOTS of them, and I would love to hear from you in the comments.

Oh, and random fact of the evening. I love pineapple. I mean, LOVE it. Just finished a can of it off as I was writing this… Not as good as fresh, but it was good nonetheless.

Chris

And, just for fun, a few film scans from my Mamiya RZ 67…

And last, but not least a couple pictures Jeremiah took….

Brenda and Patrick: Seeley Lake Engagement

chris — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 07:54:08 +0000

Finally starting to get caught up on the sessions I’ve done recently! Slowly but surely… I had the chance to go to Seeley Lake, MT a little while back and do an engagement session for Brenda and Patrick. They had recently flown up from California to work on some details for their wedding next summer (which sounds like it might be up at Big Mountain!), and so we met at Patrick’s family cabin in Seeley Lake for their session.

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

Carolyn and Ben: Bozeman Montana Wedding Photographer

janna — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:14:05 +0000

Janna and I had such a great time with Carolyn and Ben at their beautiful wedding. The whole event was held at the Gallatin Gateway Inn – just outside Bozeman, Montana - which I have to say has become of my favorite venues. The staff did a wonderful job, the setting is beautiful, the food was great – what more could you want?

Carolyn looked amazing in her dress from J.CREW – simple and elegant. A perfect reflection of the entire day – everything was very nicely done.

Also, I have to say that all the bouquets and the floral arrangements looked great as well. I think Country Flower did a great job!

Finally, I want to give a quick thanks to Josh from Lockie Photography and Jeremiah from In His Image Studios for lending a hand – you guys were a huge help!

I hope you enjoy our selection from the day – feel free to leave us some feedback in the comments section, and try out that new Faebook “Like” button, too!

Chris

Kaitlin and Garrett: Engaged! Helena, Montana

chris — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:33:47 +0000

So, you had a chance to see the sneak peek from Kaitlin and Garrett’s engagement session… Now it’s time for the big post! Kaitlin and Garret came down to Helena from Great Falls to do their session. I am so excited for their wedding coming up in September down at The Woodlands in Bozeman.

As mentioned in their sneak peek, they had their dog Luna along for the ride… She makes a guest appearance in this set as well.

We had such a fun time hanging out at some of my favorite locations around town. The light was perfect, the couple was perfect, what more could you want?

I hope you enjoy the images here. Leave them some love in the comments if you want! You can see the full gallery here.

Thanks!

Chris

Josh and Kathy Married! – Bozeman, Montana

chris — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:34:44 +0000

Oh, so so so so may things I want to say about this wedding. Josh and Kathy are great friends of mine, and I had the privilege to be in and photograph part of their wedding, which was in Bozeman at Roy’s Barn. But, because the post I want to do is so large, and I am so slow at getting them done… I’ll just have to leave you with this one image until I can finish it. Hope you like it!

Leave this beautiful people some love in the comment box while you are there.

Chris

Brad and Mandy: Kleffner Ranch, Helena Montana

chris — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 05:44:58 +0000

Wow, it has been a whirlwind week! Two weddings, (one of which I was in!), an art show, a couple of engagement sessions, and a whole host of other things. Must be wedding season in Montana! Needless to say, I have a lot of stuff coming up soon to post!

I had the wonderful opportunity to be Brad and Mandy’s wedding photographer for their beautiful event at the Kleffner Ranch. It was a beautiful, if a bit windy, day… But that didn’t stop us!

So, here is just a sneak peek… I know, we’ve had a lot of those, but I will have some full weddings to post very soon! I just can’t help it – I have to show at least a couple! Here are a few that jumped out at me while I was going through them tonight…

Hope you enjoy them – leave them some love in the comment box!

Chris

Helena Engagement Session Sneak Peak: Kaitlin and Garrett

chris — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:48:08 +0000

OK, so I’ll admit the title might be a bit long winded… But the pictures will more than make up for it, I promise!

Kaitlin and Garrett came down on Saturday from Great Falls to shoot their engagement session here. They are getting married in September at The Woodlands down in Bozeman (and I can’t wait!). We wandered all around downtown Helena, as we as to a couple of my favorite little outdoors places…

They also brought their trusty pooch, Luna, whom you will see featured at the end.

Just a couple ones that jumped out at me while I was editing through them – there will be lots more when to post when I get them finished! Let Kaitlin and Garret know how awesome they look and leave them some comment lovin’…

Chris

And we can’t forget about Luna…!

Ashley and Christopher – Civic Center, Helena

janna — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 05:06:24 +0000

Finally have the opportunity to post a full blog post from Ashley and Chris’s wedding here in Helena. As we mentioned in the sneak peak, they were married at the Helena Civic Center, and we also took a lot of the formal images at the beautiful Carroll College campus.

The rain threatened all day off and on, but other than a little wind it was actually a nice day. Made for some nice clouds in a few images!

Overall it was a very classy wedding to say the least. The speeches at the end of the night were some of the most touching ones I’ve heard in some time… You guys are truly blessed to have a family that supports you so much!

We had a wonderful experince working with Ashley and Chris and their families – we hope you all enjoy the images as much as we enjoyed making them!

Please feel free to leave some feedback in the comments area… Thanks so much for looking!

Chris