July 8, 2024

Lake McDonald Suprise Proposal, Silas & Parker

This past winter, Silas reached out to me about his plans to propose to Parker in Glacier National Park one morning this spring. Their plans involved riding bikes on Going-to-the-Sun Road since it had not opened to car traffic yet. So Silas and I planned a specific location on the shore of Lake McDonald, a specific time, he snapped a covert photo of her outfit and let me know what he was wearing so I could identify them when the time came, and as soon as we identified each other, he got right to the task at hand. And yes, of course, she said yes!

July 6, 2024

Whitefish Family Photographer, The Minors

Another amazing morning in Whitefish documenting a large family all together for the first time in a while. These portrait sessions are always such a pleasure to do, capturing memories for these families to look back on years from now.

July 5, 2024

Kiara & Quinn’s Glacier National Park Elopement in Two Medicine

Kiara and Quinn are big outdoor people. So much so, that this is the only time I can recall talking a bride out of something to 'get the shot.' We were at Running Eagle Falls, and the bridge had yet to be placed over the creek for the season. There was a small, thin, precarious, downed log that people were using to cross and Kiara was on her way over to it, hiking up the train of her dress. I calmly assured her that it really wasn't necessary and we could get a very comparable photo elsewhere in the vicinity.

As you can probably tell from the photos we did contend with the typical blustery winds found in the Two Medicine area and all of the East side of Glacier National Park.

July 3, 2024

Whitefish Family Photographer, The Chynoweths at The Lodge at Whitefish Lake

The Chynoweths and I met up on what was frankly a bit of a dreary spring day here in Whitefish this spring. While it was a bit on the chilly side for this family visiting from Florida we were able to successfully able to dodge any serious raindrops and get some lovely photos where they were staying at The Lodge at Whitefish Lake, as well as the Holbrook Overlook off of Big Mountain Road.

July 1, 2024

Spring Family Portraits in Whitefish, The Vermillions

I was fortunate to hang out with the Vermillion family at their vacation rental on Whitefish Lake this spring. Funnily enough, it was the second time I've done a portrait session at this very rental which was fun. I even got the bonus of hanging out with them afterward when the road leaving the area was blocked.

June 26, 2024

Fischer Family Portraits at The Lodge at Whitefish Lake

The Fischer's eldest daughter lives in the area and had the pleasure of being visited by her parents, sister, and niece. They so rarely get the opportunity to all be in the same area at once it seemed like the perfect opportunity to knock out some family photos. It happened to be during a stretch of extremely rainy and cloudy weather this past spring in Montana, and the possibility of having to move the timing of the session around loomed all morning and afternoon. Thankfully though, we stuck to our original plans and were blessed with almost perfect weather for our evening time slot.

They were staying in one of the rental properties near The Lodge at Whitefish Lake which provided us a nice variety of photo backdrops to choose from including the trails in Viking Creek Preserve, Whitefish Lake, and Whitefish Mountain Resort.

June 18, 2024

Morgan & Ben’s Spring Wedding at The Lodge at Whitefish Lake

The theme of this spring here in Montana has been wild swings in weather, but it seemed to work with Morgan and Ben's wedding day schedule anyhow. Rain threatened all day, and there was considerable cloud cover throughout. However just as Morgan began walking down the aisle for the ceremony the sun broke through the clouds and hung around throughout the ceremony. Then as we were wrapping up wedding party photos, the clouds opened up and showered us in a downpour with small hail. We sprinted back to the pavilion at The Lodge at Whitefish Lake and enjoyed a beautiful reception.

Venue, Lodging, & Catering: The Lodge at Whitefish Lake / Bakery: Montana Wildflour / DJ: Sidecar Audio / Florals: Pure Happiness Wedding Flowers / Rentals & Decor: Celebrate Event & Party Rentals

June 3, 2024

Whitefish Theatre Co.’s production of Rob Urbinati’s “Death by Design”

Whitefish Theatre Co. closed out their 2023–2024 season with the comedy "Death by Design" by Rob Urbinati. I like to describe it as a play about horrible people being horrible people, and my goodness was it a delight.

May 1, 2024

Whitefish Senior Portrait Photographer, Ellen R. Class of 2024

Ellen and her mom were visiting Whitefish this spring and realized she hadn't had any senior portraits taken yet so why not take advantage of the beautiful area and correct that oversight? As is typical of spring weather in Montana—and the general late arrival of actual spring—we weren't able to take advantage of fields of wildflowers, or enjoy a beautiful sunny evening but I think we made out okay hitting up some of my favorite spots in town.

April 29, 2024

ATP Kids production of “Mean Girls The Musical School Edition”

Alpine Theatre Project's 2024 season kicked off with their ATP Kids production of Mean Girls the Musical, School Edition featuring a ton of super-talented kids from grades seven through twelve. Arguably not as heavy as last year's teen production of "Les Misérables," still an absolute stupendous production.

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