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RAPID CITY + BLACK HILLS, SOUTH DAKOTA

June 17, 2016

Jeramy and Patricia, thank you for taking the time to visit the Hills for engagement photos (and for standing in that wind and making it look like nothing!). Loved spending this afternoon with you! I hope the two of you are enjoying your time together, and that you’ll get to visit again soon to cross some […]

April 6, 2016

Aaron and Emily, I can hardly wait for your wedding this fall! Thank you for spending this gorgeous spring day with me, for making it extra fun and lighthearted, and for bringing along your trusty sidekick, Dax. Enjoy a few of my favorites! –js ———————————————————— Emily, what’s your favorite thing about Aaron? His beard, obviously. […]

March 3, 2016

Ross and Apryl, thanks for making the trip to the hills, for introducing me to your sweet pup,  and for braving the wind and the cold for these photos. I loved chatting and walking, and am thrilled about getting to work with you over the next several months. Enjoy a few of my favorites! —js […]

November 20, 2015

I met up with this handsome pair earlier this fall for their engagement shoot. It was my first time out shooting since Landon was born, so truth be told, I was afraid I’d be distracted or feel a little rusty. But, once we started walking and talking, I fell right into rhythm, and was SO […]

May 14, 2015

These two. I couldn’t possibly love them more, but I have a sneaking suspicion that the closer their wedding day gets, and the more time I get to spend with them, that I will continue to fall for them and their story. Kyle and Cynthia took an otherwise lack-luster, cloud-filled afternoon, and turned it into […]

April 7, 2015

Brody, Heidi, and Floyd met me in Silver City for their engagement session, which had previously been cancelled due to way-too-cold-to-look-happy temperatures. I couldn’t have been more pleased about the day we were given, and am feeling especially excited about their wedding this summer. Thanks, guys, for hurrying back across the state to make this […]

January 9, 2015

I’m so excited to share this session! This sweet couple traveled from Sioux Falls for their engagement photos, and even though we didn’t get the picture-perfect snowfall Jen was hoping for, these photos still make me so very happy. Jessie and Jen, thank you for making the trip, for doing a fabulous job of pretending […]

December 3, 2014

This is the lovely Katie and Myles, and I wish I could photograph them on a weekly basis. We met up for engagement photos while Katie was in town visiting from Alaska (and now the Pacific Northwest), and I couldn’t have imagined a better afternoon. Thanks, you two, for being so willing to wander without […]

November 3, 2014

This is Erika and Peter, and they made my job really easy. And fun. And easy. I would like to take all kinds of credit for these genuine smiles and bursts of laughter (really, I would), but those were simply the result of this couple standing next to one another. It was love at it’s […]

September 12, 2014

I loved spending time with this extra-sweet couple and their black lab a few weeks ago (pre-snow) in the Hills. I think Remi had the best time of all, however, as he was dressed to impress, AND got to run to his heart’s content. Robb and Amber, thanks for bringing your faithful companion with you, […]

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