The Depot Wedding Photos // Billings, MT // Zak Jokela // Caitlin and Tyrel

The Depot Wedding Photos // Billings, MT // Zak Jokela // Caitlin and Tyrel

There are a lot of factors to consider when choosing where to get married in Montana. Today I am arguing for a totally underrated, overlooked, and sometimes ridiculed part of Montana that is completely unjustified.

The Depot Wedding Photography - Billings, MT - Bri & Jack

The Depot Wedding Photography - Billings, MT - Bri & Jack

Planning a wedding is a HUGE and complicated endeavor. You have to conceptualize what you want this day to be like ahead of time and then make a thousand decisions that bring you closer or farther from that original concept. Also, your family and friends probably have plenty of ideas of how your day should go and have been eager to give those ideas to you.

So how do you decide what to do and how to do it so that your day is as amazing as the vision in your head?

Quaking Aspen Ranch Wedding Photos - Montana Photographer - Chelsea & Brian

Quaking Aspen Ranch Wedding Photos - Montana Photographer - Chelsea & Brian

On a beautiful day in June, friends and family from all over the country gathered at Quaking Aspin Ranch to celebrate the marriage of Chelsea & Brian. The couple, who met in Montana and love adventure, found it extremely important that their guests have a taste of the Montana experience. That is why they selected Quaking Aspin Ranch for the event.

Quaking Aspen Ranch Wedding Photography - Absarokee, MT - Marina & Andrew

Quaking Aspen Ranch Wedding Photography - Absarokee, MT - Marina & Andrew

Quaking Aspen Ranch has been on my list for years and I’m so happy I have finally gotten the opportunity to photograph a wedding at this beautiful venue. It is, hands down, one of the best outdoor wedding venue in the area!

Pine Cone Creek Farm Wedding Photos - Bozeman, MT Photographer - John & Natalie

Pine Cone Creek Farm Wedding Photos - Bozeman, MT Photographer - John & Natalie

You can feel the joy in the air when John & Natalie are around! They were married at Pine Cone Creek Farm located in Gallatin Gateway. Come enjoy some photos!

Mooncrest Ranch Wedding - Cody, WY Photography - Kayla & Brandon

Mooncrest Ranch Wedding - Cody, WY Photography - Kayla & Brandon

I just had one of those moments.

Six years! It’s been six years since the last time I was out at Mooncrest Ranch to photograph a wedding. That means I’ve been a wedding photographer for over six years now!

Ever since that first time, I’ve wanted to go back to Mooncrest and it’s held a spot in my list of top 5 favorite wedding venues.

Mooncrest is an intimate wedding venue tucked way up a private canyon north of Buffalo Bill Reservoir not far from Cody, WY.

Billings Engagement Photography - John & Natalie

Billings Engagement Photography - John & Natalie

The added and often overlooked benefit of an engagement session is that we get to go over and practice the systems for posing and communication we will use during your wedding.

The system is seriously so quick and simple.