Lockie Photography

Nuptial Nuggets | 2

lockie5 — Mon, 14 May 2012 08:30:37 +0000

In my opinion, cupcakes are an awesome way to serve dessert to your wedding guests. You can have a few flavors to satisfy different tastes. You can choose an endless number of cute decorative options. You have a set serving size, so you don’t have to have someone standing there serving as you do with cake. And let’s be honest, they just look darn cute in photographs. One of our couples (Tyler & Shana) from last summer went a step further and had gluten free cupcakes with adorable little tags on them…very thoughtful. …and once again…cute for the photos.

Cheers,
Kath

If you want to know where to get killer cupcakes, I’ll tell you. Marci from the Coffee Pot Bakery & Cafe in 4 Corners – she is tons of fun, and her baked goods (including cupcakes) are to DIE for. Elle from Elle’s Belles is also simply amazing. Of all the sweet treats I’ve tried in my life, very few compare to hers on taste and presentation.

Nuptial Nuggets | 1

lockie5 — Mon, 07 May 2012 08:30:16 +0000

When Josh and I first got engaged and started planning our wedding, my amazing sister-in-law Kiersten had a very cool idea. She regularly has great ideas, but this one was a particularly good one. She began to send us emails with little pieces of advice about planning a wedding and being married. She coined these as “Nuptial Nuggets”, and they turned out to be amazingly useful, and just plain fun. I know you’re jealous of me because how many gals have such a sister-in-law?

So here’s the deal. From here on out, Mondays on the LP blog are Nuptial Nugget days. So tune in to be inspired about your marriage, and get some great ideas for anything from a kick ass date night, to a cool floral idea for your wedding, and many subjects in between.

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Weddings are beautiful. They are are a subject that many girls dream about for years. They are one of the most important days of a person’s life. That’s the way it has always been, and that’s the way it should be.

However, I can’t help but think that instead of being the culminating point in a person’s life, the wedding celebration should be the precursor for amazing things to come. While I was wasting time on Pinterest the other night (don’t you wish you had a quarter for every time someone said that??), I saw a quote that a friend of mine posted, and was struck by how true this actually is. Think about it, and let me know your thoughts.

Kath

Reese & Tefy | Married

lockie5 — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 23:03:21 +0000

When Reese contacted us months ago about flying down to Costa Rica to photograph his & Tefy’s wedding, Kathy & I could hardly contain our excitement. This was the dream job for any wedding photographer, and on top of it all there was a week’s stay in Reese’s condo on the Pacific shore worked into the package. Kathy would get all the sun she could want & I had open reign to his dozen plus surf boards. As we got closer and closer to the wedding, though, we started worrying about all of the challenges this wedding would throw at us. From language barriers, to getting around, to the fact that day turns to night at exactly 5:46 so there would be very little sunlight from the time the wedding finished to, well, 5:46. There is no golden hour of light when you’re that close to the equator!

We tried to plan ahead for everything – new cameras that dealt significantly better with the dark, extra flashes, a Lonely Planet guide to Costa Rica…we prayed a lot & jumped on the plane to Central America. If you’ve been following along, you saw the amazing photos of Tefy’s Bridal session which took place in a beautiful estate house, and began within an hour of our landing in San Jose! We spent the next day scouting all the locations, grabbing props for the photo booth, and generally just having a grand time with the new couple to be, Reese’s two awesome sons, and of course our new best friend Tatiana who shuttled us around and gave us the best San Jose tour ever!

But the wedding! Wow. Beautiful couple. Beautiful cathedral. Beautiful reception at Campo Lago. Beautiful guests. Beautiful everything. Plus an amazing live band – Freddy Alvez. Kathy & I had the most fun we could have ever imagined. After returning to the states everyone has asked what the best part of our trip was thinking it would be the surfing or the sun or traveling in a foreign country, but without even thinking for both of us it was getting to be a part of this wedding. It was amazing beyond belief.

So sit back, grab a cold one, and enjoy.

Josh

The Coolest Thank You Ever

lockie5 — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:17:52 +0000

One of my favorite things about coming home from a trip is opening the mail. Ask Josh…I LOVE checking the mail…every day. After all, there is always a chance that something amazingly exciting just arrived! Needless to say, I was very excited to go through our (huge) pile of mail when we got back from Costa Rica. I was not disappointed, let me tell you.

There were plenty of exciting things, but the most exciting of all was a package from one of our wedding couples last year. Ian & Caitlin were married at the Mountain Meadow Inn last summer. These two are super creative and artsy – they designed their invitations, programs, and all their wedding decor (including the awesome cloth flowers).

I will say, though, that they really outdid themselves with this thank you gift. SO COOL!!

I&C – we just wanted to say…thank you for the thank you! You guys are awesome, and we were so happy to get to photograph with you.

Cheers!
K&J

Hoot! Hoot!

The Grahams | Family

lockie5 — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 21:16:16 +0000

While Josh and I were down in Costa Rica photographing Reese & Tefy’s wedding, we were able to reconnect with some of Josh’s college friends who are in language school in San Jose. The Grahams are working in Latin America with an organization called EMI (Engineering Ministries International), and will be in Costa Rica for several years. We ended up spending some time with them the day after the wedding, and also a few days at the end of our trip. It was such a blast to spend time with them and hang out with their kiddos! Long story short, we ended up going out one of those days to do some family photos, and thought we’d share some with you all on here!

Cheers,

Kathy & Josh

Lovely Tefy | A Bridal Session

lockie5 — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:37:31 +0000

After a full day of travel, mixed up flights, an overnight, another flight, and a personal tour of San Jose (thanks Tatiana!!), we arrived at the sight of our first bridal session of 2012. Combine a beautiful bride, a stunning dress, an incredible house and gardens, and sunny Costa Rica…what can be better? We’ve been looking forward to this wedding for quite awhile, and meeting up with Tefy for her Bridal session was the perfect start to our weekend of photography.

Tefy is a vibrant, caring, and beautiful woman. Our first impression of her was as she walked into the room for her bridal session, and I can honestly say she almost took my breath away with how stunning she looked! I know you will be captivated by lovely Tefy as well…enjoy, and keep your eye out for a highlight of Reese & Tefy’s wedding very soon!

Pura Vida!

Kathy & Josh

Mike & Hayley | Engaged

lockie5 — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:23:11 +0000

We love engagement sessions. It is just fun to hang out, take some pictures, and start getting to know our couples! On a wedding day, things are flying by so fast, and it can be quite the whirlwind. Super fun, but also fast paced. The engagement sessions are wonderful because they are just laid back and personal with no agenda and no timeline. Ideal, right?

Mike & Hayley drove over from Missoula on Monday for their session, and we had a blast getting to know them a bit – the pictures turned out great as well! We’re really looking forward to the road ahead working with these two and photographing their wedding in a few months. Enjoy!

J&K

Jake & Stella | Engaged

lockie5 — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:56:29 +0000

Back in January, our friends Karin & Sari from Eskay Bridal had their grand opening, and we put up a little display and gave away a bridal session and an engagement session. Stella won the engagement session, so this afternoon we headed out to one of our favorite spots to get some pictures – right after we met at the best cafe ever for a coffee and some treats. The light was incredible and we had a great time with these two! They are relaxed, and just seem to know how to have fun – always a good start when getting married!

Jake & Stella, here’s hoping the rest of your planning goes as well as this photo shoot! We had a great time photographing with you today…

Josh & Kathy

2012 Unveiled | An Evening Bridal Gala

lockie5 — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:07:21 +0000

We were honored this past week to be involved in a phenomenal new bridal event in town (Put on by Plume Bridal & Mountain 107.7). It has been a wild ride from the initial planning, to the poster photo shoot, to the craziness of the event set up, but in the end everything came together beautifully! The event featured only one of each category of wedding vendor, and had an evening cocktail party feel. The main highlight of the evening was the Plume Bridal runway show. Leigh included some stunning wedding and bridesmaid gowns, and the models were fabulous! Josh and I wanted to give everyone a preview of a few of our favorites from the evening – let us know what you think!

There are so many people who were pivotal in putting this event together that deserve a huge thanks, but we want to especially send kudos to Daisy from Mountain 107.7, and Leigh from Plume – your vision for this coupled with the hard work you put in is what made this all come together, and we are so thankful for you! You both did an incredible job – we’ve loved working with you. Unveiled turned out to be a very successful event, and we’re looking forward to what it will become in future years!

Josh & Kathy

…and a few of our gallery…

A special thank you to: Premier Dining, Zebra Cocktail Lounge, Silver Lined Weddings, Montana Party Rentals, Katalin Green, Avant Floral, Dance Kinexion, Bozeman Pole Fitness, Lokken Printing, The Broken Hart Ranch, Alara Jewelry, Elle’s Belles, The Bozone, Big Sky Photo Booth, Indulgence, Canyon River Spa, and The Emerson Cultural Center – it was great working with you all!

Julie Helwig | Portrait

lockie5 — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:07:33 +0000

This post is a bit out of the ordinary. Josh and I almost always photograph all of our shoots together as a team, but this portrait session I struck out on my own. It was a little nerve wracking to be handling all the lighting, posing, and technical aspects all on my own (it’s much more comfortable having Josh and his 13 years of experience around). This shoot made me realize, however, how much I have grown and learned in my photography skills over the past several years – and also how much more there always is to learn!

Julie is a very good friend of mine, and I don’t know many women who are quite a striking as she is. She is full of life, quick to smile, and has a killer penchant for classy dressing (as you’ll see). I couldn’t have asked for a better portrait client, and loved photographing with Julie. Hanging out is even more fun with a camera in hand!

Julie – You were beautiful and did and amazing modeling job . Enjoy!

Kathy L.