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I think half of the town has been anticipating Mikayla and Kyle’s wedding at Carroll College for a few months now. Ok, maybe multiple people in multiple states have been anticipating this couple to tie the knot! Either way, there were hundreds of smiling faces at Kyle and Mikayla’s ceremony and reception this weekend! From […]

Carroll College Winter Wedding

January 23, 2023

Wedding

Bride and groom kissing in front of chapel

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Have you ever wanted to turn your passion into a business? Are you wondering where to start? Well this post is for you! It’s going to be focused on how to start a photography business, but you can really follow these same steps to start any new business you want to! This is your year! […]

How To Start a Photography Business

January 6, 2023

Educational

Kelly Van Dyke Photography, Ravenwood Wedding Venue

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The Cathedral of St. Helena shielded us from the never-ending rain on Abbey and Andrew’s wedding day. I’ve never before been so thankful for about 4 feet wide of dry area to shoot in my life. The beautiful cathedral’s steeples toward over us, giving us just a small area right in front of the entrance […]

Cathedral of St. Helena Wedding

October 23, 2022

Wedding

Cathedral of Helena Wedding

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This sunset fall engagement session was gorgeous, but we paid for it with 457 mosquito bites. However, this shoot was full of that golden hour glow and it was totally worth itching for days. These images are the ones I dream about when it’s negative temperatures outside during the long cold winter months. Even though […]

Sunset Fall Montana Engagement Session

October 9, 2022

Engagements

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Mikayla and Kyle met at Carroll College years ago, and when I heard their campus proposal story, I knew part of their engagement shoot had to happen there too! These two are without a doubt destined to be together. And just from hanging out with them on their shoot, I could feel the excitement and […]

Carroll College Engagement Shoot

July 24, 2022

Engagements

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Weddings in Montana are magical. I’ve shot weddings in multiple states, from Alaska, Washington, and Idaho, but nothing compares to Montana. However, I do have to admit that Montana’s mother nature never disappoints and always keep me on my toes. For Brittany and Tyler’s wedding day, we experienced everything but snow. But that didn’t matter […]

Kleffner Ranch Montana Wedding

July 3, 2022

Wedding

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Light is Everything To the average eye, there is light looks pretty similar–especially to someone who doesn’t dapple in photography. But, I am here to tell you that light. is. everything. It can make or break an image, and the time of day has a lot to do with it! I always shoot during golden […]

Senior Week: Light Wednesday

March 23, 2022

Educational

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  Champagne and a sunset? Check! It didn’t take long for me to recognize that these two are exactly my type of humans. You know the ones. They are immediately fun to be around, easy to talk to, and up for anything. And by anything, I mean willing to go off the plan and take […]

Champagne Sunset Engagement Shoot

March 6, 2022

Engagement

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Montana was showing off for this engagement session. I will admit that I lost feeling in my fingers about 20 minutes into the shoot, but thank goodness for warm cars–especially those with steering wheel heaters. When my camera was having a hard time focusing, I knew it was rather cold! Although you could never tell […]

Montana Snowy Engagement Shoot

December 20, 2021

Engagement

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When I first met Kodi and Jake at a busy Starbucks in downtown Helena, Montana, I immediately knew these were my people. They were exactly what I look for in a future KV Bride & Groom—kind, fun, and genuinely in love!   From the way Kodi smiles at Jake, and the way he’s quietly plays […]

Helena Sunset Engagement Shoot

October 10, 2021

Engagement