Smoky Mountain Engagement Session | Foothills Parkway & Cade’s Cove                                                       This was definitely one of my favorite engagement sessions in the Smokies to date. We stopped at the […]

Engagement Session at Marblegate Farms If you’re looking for the most amazing Tennesee wedding venue and two amazing people, you’ve found them- Marblegate Farms and the Hermans. Rance and Kimberly are so sweet with each other and love to have a good time. Marblegate Farms is packed with horses, acreage, multiple barns, and a beautiful […]

Planning a wedding in one of the most beautiful parks in the nation is QUITE the adventure. Inviting all your family and friends to fly in and join you is going to make it even more fun!

As a photographer and videographer, I get the chance to photograph destination elopements and weddings all over, but this time I thought I’d create a guide with all my favorite places & people to work with for my brides who are planning weddings in the Smokys!

So, you’re planning the adventure of a lifetime- getting married! If you’re looking to make it even more of an adventure, eloping in a national park is the most exciting thing you can do. There are so many breathtaking places to go, and I want to share some of my favorite spots!

I want to let you guys in on a huge secret. For the past few months, Tanner and I have been praying, hoping, wishing and waiting to get into PA school. Over the past few years we’ve been really big about supporting each other’s dreams, and as you can see he’s supported mine, and now it’s my chance to support his.

It has been Tanner’s dream his entire life to work in the medical field.

When we got married, Tanner was a freshman in college, and I had just graduated and was pursuing my dream as a wedding photographer. He ended up realizing that Physician Assistant (PA) profession was the one that he wanted to do so after so many late nights becoming an EMT getting certified as a CNA and taking the GRE (Graduate Record Examinations). Working endless nights doing anatomy and physiology, he finally realized that he needed to apply to PA school.

Something about us is that we have always been a photography and videography team. We’ve lived in the Rexburg area and have served the Jackson Hole area for several years now. He’s actually so good at videography, and it’s so funny seeing him actually pursue this incredible career because he’s so dang good at video. You can see some of his works here.

Summer weddings are SO beautiful, but can be extremely warm and can get your guests sweating in that heat!

It’s your big day, and a beautiful, outdoor summer wedding may be just what you envisioned, however, the logistics of making the day perfect can be a little tricky. Planning a wedding in general is time-consuming, stressful, expensive, and overwhelming; but it is also going to be one of the best days of your life because you get to be with your person forever, two families are coming together, and you get to spend time with your favorite people who care about you both so much.

There are a lot of little things brides forget to plan, when figuring out all the kinks for this monumental and super exciting day, so that’s where I come in! A summer wedding is totally attainable and can be an epic day, but let’s make sure we take care of EVERYTHING and don’t leave our guests dying in the heat, while still making sure your day is freaking PERFECT.

I came up with a few tips and things I’ve learned as a photographer whose been to tons of weddings and seen almost everything to make things a little easier on your dream day.