MY WHY
Walking through deep loss has given me a greater understanding of just how fleeting life can be and how important it is to preserve the people, moments, and memories we hold closest.
I also believe that experiencing hardship changes the way we see others. It softens us. It teaches empathy. It allows us to recognize the beauty in human connection and the quiet moments that might otherwise go unnoticed. Because of that, I approach every wedding day with a deeper sense of care, presence, and intention.
To me, photography has never been just about beautiful images. It’s about holding onto the feeling of a moment long after it has passed. The laughter echoing during a toast, the way your parents look at you during the ceremony, your grandparents swaying together on the dance floor, or the quiet in-between moments you won’t fully realize are meaningful until years later.
Every wedding is documented with this in mind. I’m not just photographing how your day looked, I’m preserving how it felt. My hope is to create images that become tangible pieces of your story, filled with emotion, connection, and the people you love most, so that decades from now, those memories still feel alive.
Losing both of my parents changed the way I see the world and, in many ways, the way I photograph weddings.
xo
Glacier National Park elopement photographer, documentary-style wedding photography Montana
Friend and visual storyteller
"do yourself the biggest solid and choose to share any of your treasured moments with Dina. She will go above and beyond to deliver for you. She is pretty much the Willy Wonka of photography fantasies."
- christian n.
the woman behind the lens
You could say it’s in my blood, four generations back, to my great-great-grandmother, Silver, who made the arduous journey out West to Montana in a covered wagon, Oregon Trail style. She even chronicled her adventures in a book called “The Silver Road.” I have one of the few remaining copies, and it’s my dream to see it reprinted and published again, maybe adding some of my own photographs as a tribute to those who paved the way, lighting the path so I could find my way home.
After exploring a lot of different places, Tim and I found our hearts calling us home to Montana during our own elopement adventure. A couple years later, we packed up and planted roots at the base of the mountains, where we are building our own little farmstead !
I WAS BORN IN THE DESERTS OF ARIZONA BUT MONTANA HAS MY HEART!
livin my best life!
