Makenzie + Jonah • Snowy Mountain Bridals

It’s winter. Hot chocolate, crock pot meals, fuzzy socks, and so many movies on Hulu, and of course my personal favorite, cuddling! While I love the spring and summer for the beautiful colors and fast pace lifestyle, I love winter for it’s down time. The time to slow down and enjoy little moments and remember to take time for self care. Also, it’s a great time to have movie marathons! Jacob and I have finished the Fast and Furious series and Harry Potter recently! Is it crazy that I started the Fast and Furious and Jacob started the Harry Potter?

Sometimes I do need to get out of the house though. As a photographer, winters can be great for a back end refresh for the business and time to breathe an catch up. But I personally have to make sure I don’t get any cabin fever and that I do still take time for my creative side. I needed a little creativity after a crazy fall and this shoot did just that! I love being outdoors any chance I can get, and this was right before the temperatures dropped and stayed below freezing for a few weeks. Thank goodness for this gorgeous shoot to keep me sane during my slow season!

MUA // Morgan Fay
Florals // Wild Teton Floral
Cake // The Sugar Fairy
Invites // Maren Graham
Styling // Allison Quist Koryn Rice

Erika + Marcelo • Idaho Mountain Anniversary Session

It is the coolest feeling to have couples traveling from other states to have me photograph their relationships! Erika and Marcelo are from California and came to Idaho for an adventure session up in the mountains! Erika reached out to me about two months ago letting me know her and Marcelo would be doing a road trip through Utah, Idaho, Wyoming Oregon and finishing off in Washington. She asked for snow and the pretty pine trees Idaho has to offer and we definitely got both! Right as we arrived in the mountains, we had a light snow fall which made the photos so dang dreamy! I was so honored to document these two and their adventures in Idaho. We had fun wandering through three feet of snow to get to the best spots. And these two were troopers! It was about 35 degrees which is pretty awesome for me, being used to the cold. And these Californians acted like it was no big deal! Neither of them complained once about how chilly it was and I knew it had to be so cold for them! The snow was so deep too and we kept falling through as we walked around. I absolutely loved Erika’s outfit! The red popped so well with the white snow and ever green trees. Everything was just so perfect. Thank you Erika and Marcelo for traveling to Idaho for your adventure session!

Lexi + Mas • Fall Adventure Engagements

Lexi and Mas are the type of couple I could hang out with everyday! Lexi contacted me right after she and Mas got engaged to schedule her engagement session. She mentioned wanting the fall colors so I told her we should squeeze them in ASAP so we could have more of a fall vibe instead of a winter one with Idaho’s weather being so crazy.

We met up at in the mountains in Ririe, Idaho, of course. Immediately these two were so comfortable in front of the camera. It honestly felt like we were just hanging out as friends! With a couple cute photos in between. It’s always a blast being able to document couples who trust me and are willing to adventure and rome with me.

We adventured in the mountains, wandering through the wilderness and I loved it all! It makes the whole process so much more enjoyable when engagement sessions turn into basically a date with me as a third wheel.

Did I mention how kind and loving these two are? To each and in general! They gave me some of the sweetest feedback after posting their sneak peek. Here's what Lexi said. "She is AMAZING!! She knows exactly how to get the best angles, knows the best spots, and is such a dream to work with!! She made everything so fun and entertaining and really just let us be ourselves. If you are looking for a photographer in the Idaho Falls/Pocatello/Rexburg/Teton area, this girl is the one."

Her comment literally made me tear up. I love happy clients!