Kara and Groomzilla: Nashan Photographers

One of the very first wedding-related tasks that we completed was selecting our photographer. We were looking for someone who had an eye for capturing the smaller, emotional moments so that when we look back through our wedding album later on, we remember all of the feelings from that day.

There are a lot of talented photographers in Montana, and we found several in the Bozeman area that we really liked. However, with some photographers' packages costing more than $8,000 (!!!), we had to work really hard to find the best photographer at a price point that we were comfortable with. As it turned out, my favorite photographers of all, Nashan Photographers, offered packages at totally reasonable prices, so it just kind of worked out naturally.

We decided to go with Bärbel from Nashan Photographers, in large part because she photographed the wedding of a friend of mine from my sorority, who had nothing but the best things to say about Bärbel and the pictures were beautiful.

One thing we are looking forward to is the complimentary engagement photo session that is included in the package we booked with Bärbel. We have talked about trying to have Bärbel come out to Seattle so that some of our photos can be here, where we live... but that may not be financially feasible. So we may end up going to Bozeman to have our engagement pictures done, which would be just fine with me since I have not been back since I graduated from college, and I sure miss that place!

To get some ideas for our engagement shoot, I have been looking through engagement shoots on the Nashan Photographers website, and I wanted to share some of my favorites with you all!

As a whole, I really liked this set of photos:

Especially these, which I think look really fun:

And these really caught my attention, with the gorgeous country in the background and the industrial edge added by the railroad tracks. I think the railroad adds something really cool to the classic walking-away-while-holding-hands picture... don't you think?

Okay, I LOVE this set. This couple just looks so fun-loving and happy. I love this first photo and that they're just having a glass of wine. This is what e-photos should be like--pictures of couples doing things they normally do, but taken from a more complimentary angle and with the couple looking better than normal :)

And I love the inclusion of the barn in this one--it's just such a beautiful building and and the red with that blue sky behind compliments the bright colors of their outfits perfectly.

And, for me, this is what really makes the set--look how happy she looks in this photo! What a cool idea. I love the colors and the vintage look of this whole shoot.