the venue is absolutely gorgeous! the owners are so involved and personable! i attended an event…read morehere and it was a wonderful time! the property is so pretty! i would recommend this venue to anyone interested in having a wedding, family reunion, or any sort of event.

Came to visit Helena for the week and was lucky to find Rachael. She did an excellent job on my…read morelashes and I'm really happy with the results. She was also super friendly as well. Thanks Rachael, my lashes look bomb 8)

Rachael is amazing! She does a great job with my near waist-length hair and listens to my concerns…read moreand wants before creating a fabulous new look! She is one of the few people I trust to cut my hair without taking a foot of length off. Go see Rachael if you want consistency and high quality work!

I work with Audrey since my kids wear babes, she is very good what she does, and the pictures are…read morewonderful.

I came across our pictures she took last Christmas & realized I forgot to write a review. I can't…read morehate the pictures because I think my kiddos look so cute! However, I still remember the experience & wish I didn't. *Read the not currently recommended reviews!* They are not recommended because they are by users that are not necessarily active, but it doesn't mean they did not work with Audrey. We scheduled with her last minute because I wanted pictures done while we were in town and had limited time available. She was the only one who had time when we did. No wonder, because she is horrible! We would have been much much better off just taking some pictures ourselves. The pictures look cheap, but were more than I was hoping to pay. Also, since we are from out of town we asked if she could mail the final cd to us & she expressed she absolutely could not, she doesn't mail things. So we had to pay extra to have the digital copies. She was rude & very un accommodating every step of the way. She has no place or talent to be working with people at all, let alone as a photographer.

I was incredibly nervous but decided to take a leap. Misty's website drew me in immediately. I knew…read moreshe was the one! She was very informative and I was able to come prepared for everything. Once I got to the studio all my nerves were at ease. Misty and her stylist made me comfortable. I was in amazement of my hair and make up and our viewing session was even better. Watching my husband react to the pictures she had taken of me had us both stunned. I highly recommend Misty Boles!!

Kelly was great! So easy to work with, very welcoming and open, and made everything so comfortable!…read moreThe quality of the photos was great and we received all the pictures! Thank you!!!

Kelly V. Was fantastic! She professional with a great eye for lighting and made us both feel at…read moreease behind the camera. I highly recommend her for all your photography needs.

Sara is kind, accommodating, and professional. She is open to ideas while presenting the client…read morewith her own experience. She works quickly, but also takes her time to capture unexpected moments. Sara produces a timely, beautiful product. I highly recommend her!!!

Sara was professional, personable, and so friendly during our cake smash photoshoot for our 1 year…read moreold daughter. She made the entire experience fun and relaxing for all involved. She really captured our daughter's personality through the photos. Definitely a memorable experience and photos to cherish for a lifetime.

What an amazing place. The views are stunning. Matt and Starr were wonderful with recommendations…read more Their place is better than any 5 star hotel.

This is an unfortunate review to write, because clearly the Summer Star Ranch is a great venue for…read morealmost everyone who chooses to have an event there. It is not a great venue if something goes wrong. My wedding was scheduled for the 13th of July in 2024, which was when the Horse Gulch fire really started popping off and evacuations were in place. We monitored the progression of the fire that week, and at 4:00 pm on the 12th, we chose to call off the event due to health and safety concerns for our loved ones. Summer Star communicated with us throughout the week and said it was still safe to hold the wedding, despite the only road to the ranch being blocked to the public and the fire being only a few miles away. We strongly disagreed given the unpredictability of forest fires and the air quality data my husband (an air quality specialist for the state of Montana) reviewed. We were unwilling to put the lives of 170 people in harm's way. It's crazy to me that they were willing to take that risk. During the phone call in which I informed Matt that we were not comfortable proceeding at Summer Star, he assured me they would fairly reimburse us. As it was the evening before my wedding, which I had to switch to a new venue (Shoutout to Great Divide for saving us last minute!), I did not have the time or mental capacity to nail down details. I really wish I had. They offered us a $1000 refund, to which we countered $3500 (still LESS THAN HALF of the $7500 we paid them to do absolutely nothing). After ghosting us for 4 months, they responded to a legal letter with the following: "Should you pursue legal action or in any way disparage Summer Star Ranch, we will not hesitate to seek costs and take action to protect the financial stability and reputation of our Ranch." That sounds an awful lot like a threat to keep us quiet. Due to other unfortunate life circumstances, we didn't have the energy to pursue anything further. We had signed a contract and would probably spend more on lawyers than it was worth. So, they were paid $7500 for an event that did not take place, ghosted us when we tried to get less than half back, and threatened us. They're not native Montanans and leave the state during the winter, so I guess they have less stake in the community, so maybe I was naive to expect more from a business run by people like that. Separate from all of that, Starr's communication isn't great. I had to double text/email multiple times to get pictures or information that she said she would send for planning purposes before the wedding. I think it's worth mentioning given it's the only experience I had with their standard operating procedures and it was still subpar service. I have never felt so small and taken advantage of as I have in this horrible experience. Proceed with caution.