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Jeff & Jennifer – Intimate Reeder’s Alley Wedding – Helena, MT Wedding Photographers

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One of my most FAVORITE places in Helena, MT has always been Reeder’s Alley. It’s an incredible piece of Helena history that’s been preserved almost entirely intact since Helena’s infancy during the gold boom. So you can imagine my delight when Jennifer and Jeff shared that they were planning to have their wedding there! To be honest, I didn’t even know that was an option—but it turns out that it’s an absolutely perfect place if you want to have a small, intimate wedding in a gorgeous historical location.

Jeff and Jennifer planned for their wedding weekend to be a time of celebration and connection for their families, many of whom traveled great distances to attend the wedding. From the full day we got to witness I would say that goal was a complete success!

There were so many personal touches at this wedding: Jennifer’s stunning dress which had been personally altered by her mom, the table runners, table cloths, and napkins all of which had been sewed by Jenn and her mom, and the ceremony which was officiated by Jeff’s brother. They also picked out details that were perfect for the intimate vibe: the musician Brett Mondie (who’s seriously talented ya’ll, we were super impressed!), the delicious salmon and chicken dinners (not to mention the fab hor d’oeuvres) created by Benny’s Bistro, the amazing cake made by Holly Wiest of Cotton Top Pastries, and the flowers arranged by Knox Flowers.

In the end, even the finicky fall Montana weather cooperated. !!! And one really can’t ask for much more than that;)

Enjoy this little peek into Jeff and Jennifer’s wedding!

We ended the day with some amazing after-dark portraits of the bride and groom (oh how I loooooove off-camera flash!).

It was an incredibly lovely day for an incredibly lovely couple. Jeff and Jennifer – thank you for asking us to be a part of your special day! I can’t WAIT to share the rest of your pictures with you!!

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Mark & Meghan – Private Cabin in the Woods Wedding – Helena MT Wedding Photographers

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Ok. Time for some honesty.

We. Have. The. Coolest. Couples.

Seriously. The coolest!!!!!!!

One weekend we’re taking pictures of 220 guests rocking out to The Mighty Flick (an awesome 80’s band) and the next weekend we’re documenting an incredibly intimate ceremony at a private cabin in the woods.

Each event is so perfect for each couple – and I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE that!

Mark & Meghan’s wedding was the “ceremony at a private cabin in the woods” and it was ahhhhhmazing! They invited only their immediate families for the actual wedding ceremony, which meant that it was attended by about 25 people (including the bride and groom and the photographers;). Then an hour later THREE school busses showed up—with several hundred guests—who were sooooo excited to celebrate Mark & Meghan’s union! The eating and drinking and laughing and dancing and singing and glow-in-the-dark tambourine-ing then continued well into the night:)

It was obvious to us how thrilled everyone was for Mark & Meghan, and we had an absolute blast recording all of these moments for the happy couple!!

Mark & Meghan – thank you so much for asking us to be a part of your special day. We have sooooo many fun pictures to share with you guys – but first, your Sneak Peek!

Ok peeps, here comes your next Scott vs. Megan Contest! :

The Scott vs. Megan Contest – How it Works

Scott and I have each chosen a few of our favorite images from Mark & Meghan’s wedding and now we want to know which image is your favorite!

Voting is easy: just leave a Comment below and tell us the Image Number of your favorite picture (Image Numbers are above each picture).

***Feel free to click the “Love This” button as many times as you want – but only comments will be counted as votes. In the event of a tie the “Love This” numbers will be used as a tie-breaker:)***

If there isn’t anywhere to type your comment the Blog is probably still loading. Just let the page load/think/spin for a while and then you should be all set:) If it still isn’t working feel free to leave your Vote/Image Number) on the Megan Lane Photography page on Facebook (www.facebook.com/meganlanephotography).

Serious bragging rights are on the line for Scott and me—PLUS every vote is helping Mark & Meghan earn gift credits for prints or other products from their wedding.

Ok, here we go!:)

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***Remember to leave your vote by commenting below (the Love It button numbers will only be used to break a tie:)***

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Mitch & Erica – Mountain Top Wedding – Holland Lake Wedding Photography

Posted by Megan Lane in Life, Joy, Laughter, Wedding Photography

Sometimes the things you wish to write about are so big and full of emotion that it’s hard to know where to start…. How to describe the relationship I have with my little sister – my best friend, confidant, cheerleader, voice of reason, semi-twin…? [Whew. Fan at eyes. Breathe. Smile. Breathe. Continue.] How to describe the relationship she has with Mitch – their joyful, fulfilling, love-filled partnership…? How to describe how it feels to stand on the top of a mountain with a waterfall roaring at your back, and say the words that help join two people’s lives? How to describe how it feels to witness God’s incredible creation all around you and His love, not only in the promise of the two people joining their lives, but also in all of the relationships around you?

Pretty impossible to describe. But truly awesome to experience.

On September 21^st, 2012 my little sister Erica got married to her honey Mitch. They planned an incredibly intimate celebration that was so very genuine and perfect for the two of them. They invited their immediate families (which made for a party of thirteen adults and one 4-year old) and they planned for us all to hike up to Holland Falls for the wedding ceremony and then for us to spend the weekend together at Holland Lake Lodge.

It was truly a celebration of those things that make life most rich: love and family, joy and laughter. We hiked to Holland Falls for their ceremony and then “yahoo-d” and cheered for Erica & Mitch’s first kiss as husband and wife. We drank Champaign on top of the world and Scotch back at camp. We played beanbag toss & frisbee in the sunshine and paddled our canoes and kayaks on the breathtakingly still lake. We ate LOTS of super yummy food at the Lodge and sang & danced by the firelight. We hung out in our jammies and swimming suits during the day and got dressed up for dinner (well, us girls got dressed up, the boys got to wear whatever they wanted;). We laughed and laughed and laughed [and laughed] and we cried happy tears for two of our most favorite people in the whole wide world.

Erica and Mitch – there are not enough words for me to express how happy I am for the two of you, and how very much I love you. Blessings blessings blessings upon this happy happy union. xoxoxx

And now, because I can’t help myself, here is a *tiny* bit longer blog post than normal…:)

The happy bride (this is her “eeeeeeeek!!!!! I’m so excited!!!!” face:)

Mommy & Daughter

(this one gets me every time…oh *sniff*)

Seeing my sister so happy…well, there really aren’t words…tears maybe, but no words:)

(and are you all so proud of me for not just blubbering like an idiot through this whole day?!?!?!?! Whew.)

And I think the Groom is equally happy:)

Gorgeousness.

Ug. I loooooooove this picture [and how about this dress!!!! which we found during an AWESOME trip to Eskay Bridal in Bozeman, MT – a little shout-out to those girls who helped us – thanks for such a fabulous experience ladies!:)]