Author: Nelli Boone

If you know Nelli, she's one of the most helpful, giving, creative and resourceful people you have ever met. As a photographer, she helped create Finest Moments studio in Cleveland, Ohio with her eye toward detail and her creative fine-art approach to wedding photography. She enjoys capturing the stories of other couples and has photographed destination weddings all over - places like New York City, Los Angelos, Sonoma, Mazatlan, Portland and Cleveland. She especially likes shooting outdoors in nature with natural light.

The Best of 2016

2016 was a great year for us!  We shot 5 weddings, 3 engagement sessions, 7 commercial shoots, 2 video productions, 49 portrait sessions, 3 seniors sessions, 1 newborn, 1 maternity and 4 fitness shoots!  Wow!  We started the year by welcoming our little Ela into the world and ended it by celebrating her 1 year birthday.  This was our 2nd year in business here in Montana.  As you can see, we shot more portraits than we did weddings.  Next year we have more weddings booked and we are excited to get even more.  Alicia became my full time 2nd shooter.  There are several of her shots in here:)   We had 3 limited edition mini sessions that were so much fun!  The spring session ended up raining, so we went with it for some adorable rainy day photos with umbrellas.  We photographed the new Miss Montana and her family, a new and upcoming musician, 5 high school juniors before prom.  We photographed the Lavender festival in Missoula.  We made it back to Ohio for an AWESOME Indian wedding and a few family shoots there.  At the end of summer, we organized a stylized wedding shoot at The Barn at the Ranch Club and worked with some amazing vendors.  Jesse taught a summer intensive class for the Rocky Mountain School of Photography and mentored several of the students.  I was selected to do the portfolio reviews at The Rocky Mountain School of Photography as well.  We ended the year with our Holiday mini sessions and were pleasantly surprised with 50 degree weather the 2 days after Thanksgiving!  We met wonderful people and made friends in the process.  We are so thankful to all of you who trusted us to capture the special time in your life.  We are excited for all that 2017 has for us and look forward to working with you!

Thank you for a great year!!

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Mother’s Day mini-session | April 23, 2016

There’s no better way to celebrate Mom this Mother’s Day, than with a fun photo session!

We will have a wide array of special gifts just for mom!

Details:
•Sessions are 20 minutes for $49
•up to 5 people
•planning session & ordering appointment
•prints & products sold separately
You can reserve your session for:

Saturday, April 23  2016

any time between 9 am and 7 pm.

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What wedding photography has been for me…

Photographing weddings has become such a life changing opportunity for both Jesse and I.  We have been truly blessed to have begun this journey in our lives.

This wedding season marks the 12th year in the wedding photography business. Our first wedding ever,  Jesse photographed our good friends wedding by following around their photographer.  Jesse then designed them an awesome flush mount album with black and white color mixes, matching color strokes and feather bleeds!  We were the at the top of the game:)  Haha… needless to say, times have changed and so has our style.  We strive to be classic, timeless and beautiful.

Shooting weddings for that long has really given us some amazing opportunities!  Wedding photography has taken us to different countries, to different states, on road trips.  It has introduced us to different cultures and religions.  We have made lifelong friends and have met some pretty cool people.  I would no way have been able to experience what I have in my life if it wasn’t for wedding photography.

I am drawn to the emotion and love between not just the newlyweds, but also the love and closeness of the families we meet.  The aroma of the fragrant bouquets and flower arrangements during the ceremony and reception, have me craving the smell during the winter.  The time our couples spent planning these weddings has been a feast of my senses and as I pour over the years of wedding we have photographed,  I am brought back to the day they were captured.  I remember the feeling of being there.

As a new year is ahead of us, I can only imagine what lays in store for us and the weddings we will be blessed to capture.

This year also brings a new change for us.  Our 17 year old daughter Alicia has interned and apprenticed for us for many years and now is photographing along with us.  I am very excited about that, and amazed at her talent at such a young age.

Here are a few weddings from one of my favorite years.  I hope you enjoy!

-Nelli

Cakes – The Personality to Your Wedding

After every scrumptious dinner is served at a wedding… you can count on there being dessert.  Most often it will be a cake!  We have really seen some awesome cakes in all the years of doing weddings.  Choosing your cake and topper is fun!  It could be elegant and tall with layer after layer of your favorite flavor.  Or it could be a simple little cake with a special handmade topper, while decadent pies are served to your guests.  Fresh or frosting flowers…  Buttercream or fondant…  Whatever you decide, it is certainly one of the main attractions at your reception, usually being the centerpiece.  So have your cake and eat it too!!

Would you choose a cupcake tower, or a cake?

Baby Ela

We received a special little gift this Christmas.

Elizabeth Debbie Boone…

Baby Ela

Photographs taken by Alicia and Nelli