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Hey there, juniors! I bet you are SO looking forward to becoming a senior! After spring break, the school year is all down hill from there! You can do it! Believe it or not, most of my senior clients book me in their junior year! Seriously?! Yes…By booking early they get first dibs of my […]

Senior Week: Hair & Makeup Monday!

March 20, 2023

Educational

senior girl with makeup and hair done

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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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I have been looking forward to this Summer Star Montana wedding for months! Smoke, storms, and wild weather made me nervous in the weeks ahead of their wedding. I don’t know why I worry about something I cannot change, but Montana didn’t disappoint on their wedding day! With a perfect sunny and seventy-seven degrees, Aly […]

Summer Star Montana Wedding

September 11, 2022

Wedding

Summer Star Ranch Venue

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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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Allie and Conor were in town for just a few days, so making this Montana summer sunset engagement shoot happen was a must. Enter incredible Montana summer storm to try and ruin those plans. But just like always, Montana’s mother nature showed off for an hour, then left as quickly as she came. And just […]

Montana Summer Sunset Engagement Shoot

July 21, 2022

Engagement

Helena Montana Engagement Shoot

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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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The wedding at Great Divide Ski Area will be unforgettable for so many. Corie and Mason’s love for the beauty of Montana was evident in every detail of their wedding day. From the locally grown flowers by the incredible Delisa at Gardenwerks Flower Farm, to the deliciously hand-made perfection of deserts by Park Avenue Bakery, […]

Great Divide Ski Area Wedding

June 27, 2022

Wedding