Montana Weddings: 4/1/09

Mother and Daughter

on a hillside in Montana

Ok, so I've been working away all day on setting up a new work station for this summer's weddings, and handling files, and starring into this flat screened miracle. Time to play.

I've been thinking about Mother's day coming up and the magic bond between mothers and daughters. I dove back into my shoot with Margaret of Cowgirl Yoga last week and pulled out the gold!

There is nothing more wonderful than a spring day amidst the mountains, and then to add to that, the magic and wonder of this special young lady, Morgane.

So here's my little look into Morgane's world. My humble tribute to all the Mothers and Daughters in this world.

Margaret and David... you should proud.

Labels: Montana Mother's day.

April snow

and UPS Luau

Well it's springtime in the Rockies for sure. Woke up to almost a foot of snow in Livingston! Here's Heather's car before we got to work.

Then off to the river for a snowy walk with Yeshe "the fire dog".

Last weekend we decided to take a drive over to attend the University of Puget Sound Luau.

Oh but first... this is my all time favorite billboard that I found in Tacoma.

My daughter Lauren on the porch of her other home.

Lauren with her fine house mates.

Ryne making a horse out of Josh. I think he liked it.

Spring weddings don't pop up on my calender until June, so instead of wedding photos I give you - Luau! at the University of Puget Sound.

The dancing was gorgeous. Nice work Lauren!

Labels: Springtime in the Rockies

Springtime Yoga

in the Crazy Mountains

Yesterday I picked up stakes and headed for Wilsal with my friend Margaret Burns Vap and her daughter Morgane. Margaret teaches yoga here in Bozeman and has modeled for me for an advertising project last year. This time we were working on an ad for Jade Yoga mats. We had mid 70's temps and glorious sunshine. Janice Cartwright at Montana Horse Sense provided us with one of her beautiful horses Flash and allowed us to roam the hills a bit right at the foot of the Crazy's.

In the end, the sun was so nice that the boots came off and my yoga friend enjoyed the sun completely. Here are a few of the images we made.

Labels: Springtime in the Rockies

Heather and Stephen

at the Historic Baxter Hotel

Another fun afternoon running around in our fabulous Montana style "spring" weather! Heather and Stephen flew in yesterday from Rochester, MN. Their wedding day is coming up in September and this was our chance to make some fun and romantic engagement photos. Here in Montana I take the weather I get, and run with it. I must admit, when I drove to Bozeman this morning, I had no idea of where we would shoot today.

But.. Ah hah! I remembered that I got a call from Kara, the event manager at the Baxter Hotel. She was inquiring about getting the Hotel listed on my venues page for weddings and receptions. I gave her a call and poof... a cool place to shoot. We shot in the newly renovated Bauchus Pub and the Baxter ballroom.

Enjoy the photos!

Getting married?
Want remarkable images?
Well... what are you waiting for, drop me a note. I still have some openings this summer and I'll go just about anywhere.

Labels: Bozeman Weddings

Mongolian Lamas visit

Yellowstone Park

Well this post has nothing to do with weddings. But... I wonder if Buddhist Lamas actually marry people? Hmmmmmm? Maybe I could photograph a wedding in Mongolia.

My friend Claire Sands Baker called and invited me to hang out with a group of fine Lama men and photograph their visit on Saturday. The entourage is here from Mongolia as a cultural exchange and to study various conservation methods. There trip was sponsored by The Tributary Fund, a wonderful group that does great work for our world. Check out their website if you'd like to know more.

Here are some fun and intriguing photos from our day in Yellowstone National Park.

Listening to a presentation by a Park Biologist which was translated for them, although all of the Lamas had fairly good English. Certainly better than my Mongolian!