Brenda and Mike's mid day elopement on the Yellowstone

These two!  Man, did I have fun with them.  I pulled up at 11:00 am on a Thursday in July to Mike handing me a Coors light out the window of the car before I'd even had a chance to formally introduce myself!  Brenda and Mike came out from Michigan, just the two of them, to get married overlooking the Yellowstone River in Paradise Valley. Vicky Wiepking, Big Sky Country Minister, officiated the ceremony, and did it just to their taste, simple and sweet with a bit of humor. Brenda had a lovely bouquet from Rooted in Montana in Emigrant.

We took a few photos around the Mallard's Rest fishing access and then headed to the Old Saloon in Emigrant for a refreshment and took a few more photos there. They then headed off for Virginia City and to travel for the week around Montana and Wyoming.

Thank you, my new friends, for having me as your photographer!  I look forward to seeing you again.