I met Michelle at Northern Michigan University, a mutual friend (Woohoo heyyy Kelsey, I know you're reading this) introduced us during a Presbyterian Campus Ministry meet-up. Just this past winter I received a message from Michelle asking me if I still lived in Montana and if I could photograph her elopement in Big Sky! What luck! I've been looking forward to this day all summer and I can not get over how magical the evening went. We start out at Rainbow Ranch Lodge...
When it came to their wedding details, Michelle and Jon knew they wanted it to be an experience shared only between them and that it should be done in a place they found beautiful. Rainbow Ranch Lodge is a dream of a property tucked away in Big Sky Country, Montana. With an amazing room next to a trout filled pond, movies on the lawn, and a river running just past the bridge, who could say no to the ideal Montana experience?
Surrounded by haze-shrouded mountain tops, they had their first look as the sun started setting off a small road near their ceremony spot. Jon actually had to hide in the outhouse while Michelle drove by with the officiant so we could get the perfect angle. So funny!
At last, it was time for vows. We arrived at a clearing in a mountain meadow just off the Rainbow Ranch property. It was there where they officially promised themselves to each other in words that were hushed by the sounds of a nearby stream and the wind in the sage.
I'll just let the photos speak for themselves...
My dear friends,
Thank you for putting your trust in me to capture your special day. I loved every minute of it even when I was laying on my belly in mud next to the river and tripping over sage bushes. May your love for each other only grow stronger with the years to come. Enjoy.
-Jenna