Last weekend we made the journey across the US to the amazing state of Wyoming to photograph a delayed wedding session for Nick and Amber! This is one of their favorite places in the country and it was their dream to have wedding photos in this meaningful place…where they were engaged.
Heather and I were so glad we flew. Not only because we didn’t want to be in a car with a toddler for 30 hours but because it was so beautiful seeing the mountain ranges from the sky. I’m sad I didn’t have my camera out but taking care of Alana on the flight was a full time job and we couldn’t afford to carry anything else!
This was Heather and my first time to go to Jackson Hole, Wyoming and we were just blown away by the beauty and majesty there. I was secretly hoping to see Harrison Ford there but no such luck. He must not have gotten my message that we were coming into town.
But we did see elk and two bull moose fighting and although I had to avoid stepping into Bison patties, we never got to actually see one.
We wanted to take the main photos on Saturday but it was extremely cloudy and there was a bit of snowfall. So we spent the day scouting for locations and calculating the best time to be at each place. Those pics are coming soon!
So on Sunday, we woke up around 5:30am and got out the door at 7 to be in our first location around 7:30. It was around 23 degrees outside. When the wind wasn’t blowing it didn’t feel that bad. But unfortunately the wind did blow a lot… making my subjects VERY cold. More on that later. Let’s get to the pics!
Here we are at the Grand Tetons! Incredible mountain range!
Eat your heart out, Ansel Adams.
Love the Snake River in this photo!
Nick and Amber were so cold, they were shaking and bumping into each other. They thought that was hilarious. Look at the wind blowing through Nicks hair. What troopers!
These fields we found near Kelly, Wyoming. A dream to photograph in!
Incredibly cool aspen trees. You’ll see more of these in a post from the previous day.
Oh my daughter’s poor hair. The weather is so dry that it caused major static and we should have used hair spray on it! Haha. But what a cutie, isn’t she?
Couple of moose we saw. A few moments after this photo was taken they decided to fight. Fortunately my camera has video capabilities so I switched over. You can check it out here.
Back to the fields at Kelly with Nicks family and closest friends…
Nick and his dad.
Amber and her girls!
Love this photo!
Alana with her aunt.
Thanks for looking! Be sure to check out more of our trip soon!
. Best Summers of my life. My dream is to live there someday. Great great photos.
by Rich Smith
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