A couple holding each other in a field of wildflowers at golden hour

A couple kissing in tall grass in warm evening light

A woman in a white dress holding a big bouquet in the hills

A bride in a white dress and hat sitting on a rock at sunset

John Day, Oregon wedding photographer

Golden hour photos for couples in boots and lace

Red dirt, big sky and the two of you

For weddings with more gravel road than ballroom

You don't need a chandelier or a seating chart. You need somewhere pretty, a few people you love, and somebody who'll tell you when there's lipstick on your teeth. I'll handle the light, the timeline and the walk out to the overlook.

Most of my couples get married in the Painted Hills, up in the Strawberries or on a family place out past Seneca. I photograph the whole day the way it happens: the nerves, the dust, the first dance in the barn and the drive home.

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pick your kind of day

A couple in cowboy hats with their horses in a corral — A ranch outside Seneca

A couple standing with their saddled horses — Saddled up before the vows

Cowboy boots stuffed with wildflowers — Boots full of yarrow

A man carrying a woman piggyback through a field — Prairie City, June

A white dress and brown cowboy boots in green grass — Lace and a good pair of ropers

A bride and groom on a canyon rim with her dress blowing — Canyon rim elopement

A couple kissing beside a vintage trailer — Getting ready in the trailer

the packages

Every package comes with a planning call, a list of my favorite spots for your season, and your full gallery in about five weeks.

Check my date

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Elopements

From $2,200

Up to 4 hours, any trailhead in the county, a planning call and a timeline built around the light.

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Small weddings

From $3,400

Up to 8 hours and 60 guests. Getting ready, vows, the barn dance and the sparkler exit.

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Couples sessions

From $425

90 minutes at golden hour for engagements, anniversaries or just because.

Sample prices

Howdy, I'm Callie

I grew up in Grant County and I still cry at every first look

My dad ran cows on the John Day River and my mom shot every 4-H fair on a film camera, so I came by this honest. I started photographing friends' weddings in 2017 and haven't stopped.

I'm part photographer, part hype girl and part trail guide. I'll help you find the spot, fix your veil in the wind and keep Grandma out of the sun.

Get to know me

A woman in a white dress laughing on a rock

A woman in a white dress holding a camera in a field at sunset

see you out east

real weddings

A bride and groom dancing on a ridge at sunset

Elopements

A couple holding each other in a grassy field at sunset

Weddings

A couple with their horse and dog in a grassy field

Couples

A couple hugging in a sunlit field of wildflowers

We got married at six in the morning on a ridge with nine people and a thermos of coffee. Callie hiked up with us, kept the dog out of the shot and somehow made us look well rested.

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good to know

Do you travel?

Anywhere in Eastern Oregon is included. Past that, I add gas and a motel night and we call it even.

How far do we hike?

Whatever you're up for. Some of my spots are ten steps from the truck, some are a mile up a ridge.

What if the weather turns?

We pick a backup spot and a backup time when we plan. Wind and a little cloud make the best photos anyway.

Ready to get a little dusty?

Tell me your date and your favorite dirt road

I take about twenty weddings a year so I can give each couple real attention. Send a note and I'll write back within two days with dates and a few spot ideas.

Dusty Boots Photo Co. is a made-up business on a sample page by Sage & Spur Creative. Prices, reviews and dates are samples. Photos from Unsplash by Alexander Mass, Adrian Newell, Asdrubal luna, Ryan Grewell, Veronica Lybbert, Micah & Sammie Chaffin, Anita Hannon-Messer, Melanie Rosillo Galvan, Jennifer Kalenberg, Lauren Mitchell, Roberto H, Elise Wilcox, Jacob Diehl, Andres Molina.