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RAPID CITY + BLACK HILLS, SOUTH DAKOTA

November 11, 2016

Nicole and Adam, thank you for making this (very quick) trip to the Black Hills and for making this sweet engagement session happen! I loved spending this time with you, and can hardly wait for what is sure to be the happiest of wedding days! Enjoy a few of my favorites! —js —————————————————– Nicole, what’s your favorite thing about […]

September 23, 2016

MarcCharles and Katie, I’d been so excited about this day for so long, and let me just tell you, it did not disappoint.  Thank you for inviting me to spend it with your wonderful families, your very fun friends, and of course, the two of you. It was magic. Hoping life as newlyweds is proving to be the same. […]

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 […]

August 20, 2014

Kyle and Taryn, thank you for asking me to be a part of your wedding day. Your love for each other, and the love of those surrounding you and supporting your marriage, was evident throughout the entire day. I hope you’re loving each moment of this sweet new time in your lives. Marriage is a […]

November 18, 2013

I’m thrilled to share Joe & Dani’s engagement photos today! This good-looking pair chose a snowy, slick, post-blizzard fall day here in the hills, but it couldn’t have been more perfect. I can’t wait to photograph their Terry Peak wedding next year! Joe and Dani, thank you for making the drive to Custer State Park, […]

November 5, 2013

Torey and Christina, your wedding day was beyond perfection.  You and your guests made me feel so welcome, and I can’t begin to tell you how very blessed I am to have been a part of your new beginning. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Enjoy a few of my favorites! —js ————————————————————————— What was […]

October 22, 2012

Thanks to many blind phone conversations originally initiated by mutual friends, Matt and Nicole’s love for one another was in the making long before their first meeting. There was something brewing months before the question, “Do I go for the hug or the handshake?” arose.  By the time they were nervously approaching their first face-to-face […]

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