gone with the wind

Happy Tuesday, everyone! Here are my thoughts at the moment . . . 1) I just ate two pretty big slices of pizza; 2) I have two shoots to wrap up this week that I better get my hiney on pronto (coming up next after this blog post); and 3) I am missing some good, personal blog posts. :( I always love sharing that side of my life. I am planning on becoming One with my blog again, especially over this long weekend . . . the hard part is recovering from such a sleepy winter.

I honestly have not been up to much other than a few recent travels, one to Walla Walla, Washington, wine-tasting with Joe's parents and having one of the most lovely weekends in a very long time. Two weeks ago I traveled back to New York to photograph the wedding of one of my childhood best friends - those weddings mean so much not only because of the history, but because she was so grateful to have me there. Those personal elements make the day a marriage, not just a wedding. The shorties are still short and sweet, and Joe is still very tall and loving. : )

But life in Montana is freaking WINDY!!!!

The real purpose of this post is to seriously elaborate on this insane Montana weather that just seems to get more bizarre each year . . . right now, it is a constant flow of wind and rain, with a few bouts of sunshine and a lot of rescheduled photo shoots. It is also a guarantee that if a client and I reschedule a photo shoot because we have to travel, the clouds surrounding us are dark blue, and the forecast at the time of commencement is lightening and a tornado, it will end up an incredibly beautiful evening. Boo . . . but one day you can't reschedule is your wedding day. You are stuck with the light you get, and the breeze you get, and yet quite often, because you have no choice but to embrace it, it adds a beautiful element to a photograph . . .











Group portraits are the best right before a storm :)



Hopefully June brings some genuine warmth, good photo opportunities, and a few trees in our backyard. :)

wedding trends: necklines

I love me a little fashion, and I love me a little wedding fashion . . . and I know it can be hard to get just right, so I enjoy sharing with you some of my favorite trends . . . :) And tonight's trend post is dedicated to the oh-so-indecisive world of wedding dress necklines . . .

I will admit first and foremost that I have always been a sucker for the strapless dress. I am a very less-is-more girl. I will almost always only wear one piece of jewelry at a time, usually big earrings, and my staple outfit is jeans, some sort of black shirt, and either heels if I am going out, or flats if just running about. That said, the strapless dress is classy, beautiful and always in style, and so many brides choose it as a timeless look. This past wedding season, however, I came upon a few dresses that were so breathtakingly beautiful for their beauty and originality, while still oozing timelessness.

The beautiful Jade . . . I loved the neckline - and the backline was identical :)



Stephanie's dress was ivory and beige, completely comfortable and light, and totally her. She paired it with purple heels :)



Danelle's dress was the most original I'd seen this past year, and it was incredibly beautiful on her. It paired perfectly with her gun-and-garter combo she did for her police officer hubby:)



And Nicole went for a complete vintage look, which was so beautiful it just sets the standard for such a classic look with a twist. Peacock feathers even accompanied the flowers!



Happy Monday and Happy Shopping!

wedding trends: something blue and headpieces

You wouldn't know it by my Mom jeans, Costco boots and circa 1998 North Face fleece, but I looooove fashion. I truly do. This year I am committed to make that a bit more obvious when I walk into a room. Mom jeans, be gone!

Early last year I developed a strong love for the birdcage veil. I wanted to shoot a bride wearing a birdcage veil so bad I almost offered a birdcage-veil-discount just to get photographs of one on my memory card. Lo and behold, the wedding gods worked their magic and gave me four beautiful Birdcage Brides:









Well, it's a brand new year, and brand new wedding season, and because I am a sucker for something vintage and something unique, especially on your wedding day, imagine how I feel about this:



You get a fabulous headpiece and your something blue all at once! I first fell in love with headpieces when I discovered Twigs and Honey, and this one comes from the brand spankin' new wedding site that my beloved Anthropologie just launched, BHLDN. They have all things wedding with that vintage flair, and if the headpiece is a bit too much flair, try these adorable shoe clips:



Happy Browsing!