Hello! I am a professional photographer based out of Ketchum, Idaho who started out shooting professional motocross. Today I shoot much, much more, and have developed a great passion for wedding photography. Thank you for stopping by and visiting my blog, and please be sure to check back often, as you never know what you’ll see next! Oh, and please make sure to leave a comment, I love to know who’s stopped by!
Kristin
Last weekend I had a BLAST photographing Jess + Chase’s wedding!!! The bride and groom, location, the ceremony and the guests were absolutely amazing!!! Here’s a few sneak peek photos:
Kelly Malone: Love the photos! Can't wait to see the rest!! Great job Kristin! I really love the one with Josie!
Ashley: Kristin- YEAY these are so amazing- & what a great couple.. They make me soo excited for you to do ours- 11 days!!!
Keely: I had such a blast at your wedding Chase and Jessie! Handsome and Beautiful and Fun...and Funny! It was so fun to see you shooting the wedding Kristin and I cannot wait to see more awsome shots!! xoxo
Mark Kolkmann: Awesome! I can't wait to see the rest.
Amanda Seaward: Great pics Kristin! Love the one with the puppy!
I had a great time photographing Emily and Dave’s wedding! They are both extremely kind, loving individuals and clearly truly love one another! Emily and Dave met in 2008 thanks to their mutual friends 
and eight months after their first date Dave proposed!!! I am soo happy they chose me to photograph their wedding and wish them a lifetime of joy!!
Wedding site: Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church
Flowers: Tara Bella
Reception site: Sun Valley Lodge
Emily photographed like a porcelain doll!!! Absolutely flawless!
Emily was quite teary eyed as she walked down the aisle, soo precious!
Emily and Dave arranged a surprise “ride” to the Sun Valley Lodge…a horse drawn carriage!!!
Upon entry into the reception site there were photos of generations of Dave and Emily’s family’s wedding portraits displayed. Soo neat!
The speeches were very funny and very touching
The cake was so classy and beautiful! Well done, Sun Valley!
kristin benton: love these kristin! the blue bm's dresses photographed beautifully too! thanks for sharing another one of your amazing weddings!
hillary: wonderful.....you never go wrong with your images Kristin. beautiful bride, groom, and photos! xoxo
Last weekend I had the honor of photographing Marla and Brett’s wedding in Minneapolis!! See a few photos below! June and July have been a busy month for me with weddings and travel, but I am starting to get caught up on editing, so check back on Wednesday because a full wedding post will be up!
hillary: beautiful blue eyes...love the post-processing on these photos! Can't wait to see more.....
kristin benton: beautiful bride and groom!! love these!
Yesterday I had the honor of photographing the wedding of Jen and Ryan. It was an unbelievable day, beautiful night, and I can’t wait to share more photos!! Stay tuned!
hillary: Kristin these are great! Next time I want to go to SandPoint with you --just beautiful! and I love the girl's dresses...so CUTE and FUN! XO
Don Emde: Great job Kristin! We can't wait to see the finished set.
Amanda Seaward: WOW-fabulous and the colors are great. Looks like a beautiful day!
kristin benton: wow! these are amazing! you are so good at capturing the emotion of this special day!!! great work!
I had the great pleasure of photographing Maureen and Kevin’s nuptials in Sun Valley during the last weekend of April. It was a very intimate ceremony full of tears, laughter and lots of dancing! Maureen and Kevin, I wish you a lifetime of happiness!
So, Kevin and Maureen eventually decided to not have him wear a flower on his jacket for the wedding, but this was a very sweet moment…
Yes!!! Maureen, you look beautiful!
Their BEAUTIFUL family!
Their daughters each played a song on the piano. Very nice.
Hi all! Wow, I have NEVER seen it rain soo much in SUN Valley since I moved here four years ago! I must admit, on Friday afternoon I was a bit worried about the two weddings I was about to photograph over the weekend, but they went off without a hitch! It was an excellent weekend photographing the nuptials of two very kind and very beautiful couples! I am still editing a wedding I photographed prior to this past weekend, so here is just a few sneak peek photos :) Happy Monday!
Emily and Dave Koleno, Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church, Sun Valley:
Kerry and Kurt Funkhouser, Valley Club, Hailey:
hillary: --busy weekend for you! Beautiful couples, beautiful photos!! XO
kristin Benton: these are great kristin!! you get the most beautiful brides to photograph!! lucky girl!!! ;))
Hello all, I wanted to share something that is very near and dear to my heart. My good friend Monica Van Wegen just a few days after her birthday, found out she had two tumors in her brain. She was able to get an emergency surgery with one of the top doctors in San Francisco, however with top doctor service came a hefty bill. Monica also has a long, costly recovery process ahead of her and needs our help. This Thursday a benefit party will be held at Whiskey Jacque’s bar in Ketchum. The cost is only $15.00 and gets you beer and pizza! See details below. There will also be a raffle drawing held for some awesome prizes including a FREE 30 minute photoshoot provided by me! I hope to see you all there. If you can not make it, you can still help Monica out. Checks can be made out to: Bald Mountain Fund. In the memo line of the check write: In honor of Monica Van Wegen. Mail to: Bald Mountain Fund PO BOX 370 Ketchum, ID 83340. If you can make the party, be there by 7:00 to obtain your raffle ticket. The raffle will take place at 9:00, although you do NOT need to be present to win.
An image I took of Monica just days before she found out about her tumors:
The event flyer:
45 degrees and rainy…not the best weather for a volleyball tournament, but the staff at Sun Valley pulled it off! Sun Valley contacted the Open Room Furniture Store in town to obtain a few of Aeroplastik’s Queen of Love Chairs! I work for Aeroplastik’s sister company, Acerbis, and, of course, being such a dedicated employee, I decided to head over to the event to capture some images of our chairs in action!
Just returned from a long weekend photographing the nuptials of Lauren and Travis. It was an amazing experience and I can’t wait to photograph more weddings in Mexico! I have a lot of weddings to finish up that I photographed prior to my travels to Zihuatanejo, but here’s a sneak peek of the gorgeous couple as well as a fun self portrait
Stay tuned for more!
Hillary and I
Last month I had the great honor of photographing the maternity of my great friend, Brittany, and yesterday I had the honor of photographing her twins, Izabell and Westin! They are both truly adorable and wonderful! Here are a few images I took of the new additions to her family….a full photoshoot will be posted soon
Brittany is as beautiful as ever!
Westin:
Izabell:
And of course, I had to post the photo Brittany took of me and my “niece and nephew” as I AM “Auntie KK” afterall!
hillary: congratulations Britt! Your babies are beautiful and so are you! also congrats to 'auntie kk' you are the best - xoxo
Amanda Seaward: Great pictures-Brittany looks amazing! And look at aunt KK-you are a natural.
Sharon: Kristin! WOW!!! Your work is amazing. Very proud of you! xoxoxo
Ben: I look forward to seeing your blog on a regular basis. Love to share it as well!
Debbie: Love it, love it
Bobbie: The pictures are great. Keep it up.
Jen Smith: Holy crap! Look at the big talent on C-wood! niiiiiiice.
David: I guess I can say I knew you when... your photography is great and I am sure you will go far with it!
Brittany: I am so lucky to have you as a friend and watch your success grow with every photo! So proud of my CHEATWOOD! xoxoxoxoxo
Kathy: Great pix Kristin! Very impressive work.
Tim: Awesome pics Kristin. I gotta try that place out for myself.
Rotor: Nice pict Kristin, you look nice. Btw, it's a good view.
Heather Avery: All I can say is AMAZING!!!!
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