Well, as is normally the case, our travel schedule has seemingly taken over our summer and our blogging has unfortunately fallen a bit behind. :( We’ve had an incredible schedule of weddings this year that have taken us to Orange County, CA, Steamboat Springs, CO, Flathead Lake, Montana, Beaver Creek, CO, and the Big Island of Hawaii…. amongst other places! But alas the light at the end of the tunnel is in sight and it’s hard to believe we’re almost a month away from the end of our season!
When we look back on this year, without a doubt one of the highlights was Jenna and Charley’s wedding in Flathead Lake, Montana. In 2007 we shot our first Montana wedding and to say we fell in love with the state would be quite an understatement. I’ve looked forward to heading back there ever since 2007, so when we were contacted about Jenna and Charley’s wedding I couldn’t wait!
One thing we just love is when our couples make their wedding an entire weekend celebration which is exactly what Jenna and Charley did! We actually didn’t go up just for their wedding, but we were able to capture their entire weekend. Sports are not only a huge part of Jenna and Charley’s life, but also for both of their families…so what better than to have an actual “Olympics” day competition?!![]()
Charley, the groom, enjoying some pre-wedding day basketball!


Jenna, the bride, and her mom enjoying Volleyball – a game Jenna played through college!


And since the day took place at their family’s lake house, you HAVE to have canoe races! :)

Of course, the little ones who couldn’t quite compete in the official games weren’t left completely out of the action….

Afterwards everyone got their cowboy hats on and met up for a very un-traditional “rehearsal dinner” at the Garden Bar in Big Fork, MT. Seriously, the best dive bar you’ve ever seen![]()

Towards the end of the night, everyone started dancing to the house band… we loved this image of Jenna’s mom dancing with her dad and Jenna and her dad dancing in the background.

Speaking of the house band, I absolutely LOVED this image of the guitarist ripping out a solo with a cigarette in his mouth. :)

One of my favorite images from the night… Jenna and Charley stealing a quick moment together in the midst of the crowd…

On the day of the wedding we photographed Jenna and Charley meeting together for the first time…

Jenna was an incredible bride-

Charley was looking pretty dapper himself! Love it!





Of course, the kids cleaned up quite nicely as well…. :)

The details were amazing. So true to the feeling of Montana and Flathead Lake.


The wedding (as well as the “Olympics Day”) was held at Charley’s dad’s property on the lake. You could tell it was so incredibly special to both of them to have it here, a place that Charley had spent many a summer growing up and where Jenna and Charley will come back to again and again throughout their lives with their own family.

We always love the moment right before the dad takes his daughter down the aisle.




After the ceremony, we encouraged Jenna and Charley to paddle out in the canoe for some fun shots. They were such troopers and climbed right into the canoe! The combination of Flathead lake, the beautiful mountains that surround it, and Charley’s red canoe gave us some fantastic colors to work with!




A few of our favorite images from the reception….


Loved the stark lighting in this image during the father daughter dance…

Not totally sure, but I think Charley was enjoying himself during the party… :)

I think Jenna’s dad actually had a pretty good time as well… :)


We loved this image of Charley and his dad…


Could there have been a more perfect way to end an incredible wedding weekend than with some fireworks? :)


As a side note, we always encourage our couples to get coordinators… great events always go smoothly with them and this one was no exception. We had such a fun time working with Tanya Gersh who did an exceptional job with the timeline and making Jenna and Charley’s day super relaxed, as well as coordinating the beautiful details. I sincerely hope that we get to work with her again soon! :)
Jenna and Charley, as we said before your wedding was one of the highlights of our year. We had an incredible time getting to know your families and documenting them celebrating with you!

































































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