Hotsprings for Halloween

So while this blog is mainly business, from time to time I'll post personal things, especially if it falls within the catagory "why I live here". So for halloween I escaped Ketchum and took the van on a hotsprings road trip. It was cold and nasty weather - PERFECT for hotsprings. The colder it is outside, the sweeter the gift from the earth. Truely remarkable that warm water bubbles up from below - it's free - and people before me have worked very hard making tubs and moving rocks. Thank you whoever you are. We started with a little dip in the Boat Box near Stanely before heading up Slate Creek for an evening soak, camping, and a morning soak before heading to the gem - Gold Bug Hotsprings.

Slate Creek

Darrin needs more coffee, but I seem to be wired for already being wired

Here's my wedding segue.... leftover from over a year ago, these little champagne splits from Joe and Michelle's wedding, made it even that much more decadent. Thanks, Michelle - and cheers to you guys!!

The gem of the trip was Goldbug - halfway between Challis and Salmon - and requires a 4 mile round trip hike. Totally worth it for this little slice of nirvana.

A hot waterfall?! and a pool that looks out over the valley. Are you kidding me?

In these bleak economic times, sometimes it's good to step back, and relish in all the wonderful things that this planet offers - for free. Pack a picnic - where would you like to go?

Zeke and Annmarie's Coffee Table Book

Zeke & AnnMarie by Tbia Konig | Make Your Own Book

This book is a collection of the brides favorites. Even though she picked too many (it's ok AnnMarie), it really shows how much FUN this wedding was!, and how much fun I think this newly married couple will have for the rest of their lives. These books are completely personal anyway, as I work with the brides to put together something totally custom that they will love.

Brought to you by Sun Valley wedding photographer Thia Konig.

Another wedding featured in theKnot!

What a pleasure it was photographing Joe and Michelle's wedding last summer - I've known Joe for over 20 years! and I'm so happy for them... Michelle designed all the paper products for the wedding, too! What a talented, artistic couple! Click on the image below to see the web article live....

Just say no to cheesey outdated headshots!

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Family Photo Shoot

It's been great seeing Scott and Sally's family grow up. The week I moved to Ketchum, was the week Charlie was born. And now look at 'em. Teenagers. What a handsome family!

this is on the first try....... awesome!!

da boys

Sophie is a little tomboy and after my own heart.

if you can't find 'em, grind 'em....

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New wedding website

Whew... finally! I changed the look of the website, and put some of this summer's wedding favorites in. I kept some classics, but changed out 80% of the images. Click on the pic, have a look, and tell me what you think!

Oh yeah, and a wedding....

I love a good story. Lynn and Vic's was 40 years in the making. They ride horses together, so they had a cowboy reception at a friend's house. Actually, all Lynn wanted was a celebration of love amongst friends, oh yeah, and a wedding.