The Black Hills at the end of the day

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  • Since 2011
  • Cydney and Jason
  • Rain or shine

One wedding, start to finish

Carlee + Tayven — Besler's Cadillac Ranch, March

These aren't our forty best photos from forty weddings. This is one day, in the order it happened, so you can see what a whole wedding looks like when we photograph it.

  1. Carlee sitting by the window before she gets dressed
    before the dress
  2. Carlee and Tayven holding each other after the first look, in the pines
    the first look, in the pines
  3. Tayven reading his vows to Carlee
    their vows, just the two of them
  4. Carlee walking down the aisle
    down the aisle
  5. The kiss in front of the stone fireplace
    married
  6. Carlee and Tayven laughing at their table during the toasts
    the toasts
  7. Carlee and Tayven by the pond, the little chapel behind them
    the last light on the ranch
  8. Their first dance in the barn
    the first dance
  9. Carlee and Tayven in the middle of a full dance floor
    still dancing

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Portrait of Cydney Craft-Macomber, owner and lead photographer of Lavender Bouquet Photography

The two of us

Cydney and Jason

I'm Cydney, the owner and lead photographer, and together with my husband Jason we have been photographing weddings since 2011, first in Washington State and, since 2021, here in the Black Hills. We know which overlook is full of tourists at six, which reception hall goes dark early, and how long it really takes to get thirty people into one family photo.

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What it is like

Plan, guide, deliver

A bride at the window while everyone is still getting ready

Plan

Before the wedding we work through the timeline, the light, the family list and the drive times, so the day has a shape without being over-planned.

A bride during her portraits

Guide

On the day we give simple direction when it helps, keep portraits moving, and step back when the real moments are happening.

A couple photographed after dark

Deliver

You get a preview within 48 hours and the full gallery in six to eight weeks, edited to look like your day rather than this year's trend.

What couples say

After the day

Jason and Cydney are absolutely amazing photographers and so much fun to work with. They captured everything at my daughter’s wedding and the photos are stunning!!!Lena – Mother Of Bride
Cydney, I don’t even have words right now. These are better than I ever could have dreamed. You were one of the best choices we made for our wedding!!!!!Sarah – Bride

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EngagementFrom $495Senior portraits$675Newborn$675Family$550

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