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The following “Montana” images were created by documentary wedding photographers from the WPJA, who regularly submit their best candid moments, artistic portraits, details, and scene setters for review by our WPJA competition judges.

WEDDINGS + ELOPEMENTS + ARTISTIC PORTRAITS & DETAILS + ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS

Some of the “Montana” marriage photography samples below may have come from the getting ready events, the actual wedding ceremony, the reception after-party, an engagement session with the couple, or possibly be artistic portraits or detail shots.

FINE ART WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY: Our Artistic Guild award winners take a more creative approach to wedding day Portraits and use their innovative skills to capture the Details of each couple’s special day. The Artistic Guild’s Scene Setters are some of the most notable and breathtaking from within the artistic WPJA contest categories. Playing with light and shadow, special effects, and post-production editing, these images embrace the artistic component of wedding photography.

PRE-WEDDING ENGAGEMENT PHOTOGRAPHY: The story of every couple starts long before the wedding day, and the engagement marks one of the most important milestones in their story. Engaged couples often want to celebrate the occasion and announce their upcoming wedding with a photoshoot. Pre-wedding portraits of an engaged couple can be just as moving and compelling as the images taken on the wedding day. Engagement portraits can win a Diamond Award, an exclusive WPJA award whose winner is selected from the best engagement photography in the world.

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At Big Sky, Montana, the newlyweds make their way out of the chapel, soaking in mountain views and hugs.
Mountain Hugs And Scenic Views Await Newlyweds Leaving The Chapel In Big Sky, Montana, Surrounded By Natural Beauty.
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At Rockn TJ Ranch in Montana, the couple stands in front of their Mustang, the dramatic scene enhanced by a haze of smoke surrounding them.
At Rockn TJ Ranch In Montana, The Couple Poses In Front Of Their Mustang With Dramatic Smoke For A Bold Scene
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At Grizzley Gardens in Montana, a teary-eyed father of the bride shares a heartfelt handshake with the groom before lovingly handing his daughter over at the altar.
Grizzley Gardens In Montana Provides The Setting For A Teary-Eyed Father’s Handshake With The Groom At The Altar.
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At Danwalt Gardens, the groom’s mother sits tearfully beside a picture board honoring the groom’s late father during the wedding ceremony, capturing a poignant moment of remembrance and emotion.
Groom’s Mother Sits Tearfully By Picture Board At Danwalt Gardens Ceremony
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At a wedding in Corvallis, Montana, the bride is held aloft by two men over the dance floor as guests cheer, adding excitement and energy to the celebration.
Corvallis, Montana Wedding: Bride Lifted Over Dance Floor As Guests Cheer
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In Corvallis, Montana, the bride gets into her wedding dress in a softly lit room, the black-and-white photo giving the moment a timeless, vintage feel.
Corvallis, Montana Wedding: Bride Dresses In Soft Light In A Timeless Black-And-White Photo
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Double Arrow, Montana — The couple walks hand in hand through the grass at sunset, bathed in the soft, low light of a beautiful Montana evening for a romantic wedding portrait.
Romantic Sunset Wedding Portrait Walking Through Grass At Double Arrow Montana Evening
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Hardscrabble Ranch Ceremony Location is framed with the bride and groom, who appear small as they walk toward a spectacular, distant Ross Peak, all captured from a high vantage point on their wedding day.
Bride And Groom Walk Toward Ross Peak At Hardscrabble Ranch Ceremony Location Montana
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A couple elopes with friends and dogs in a Montana field, their intimacy captured from behind. The photographer’s technical skill preserves the candid joy and sweeping natural beauty of the moment.
Eloping Couple with Friends and Dogs, Joyfully Captured in Sweeping Montana Field Beauty
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In a private field in Chico Springs, Montana, the bride walks past double rainbows to her ceremony. The photographer’s technical skill beautifully captures this memorable wedding landscape.
Bride Walks Past Double Rainbows to Ceremony: Stunning Montana Wedding Landscape Captured Beautifully
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In Ronan, Montana, the photographer captures a playful moment as a female guest in a cowboy hat takes a horse selfie, highlighting charm, character, and a keen eye for unique celebration details.
Woman Guest In Cowboy Hat Taking Horse Selfie In Ronan Montana
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The bride and groom share a quiet, relaxing moment together on a couch in the lobby of the Double Arrow Lodge in Seeley, Montana, before their wedding ceremony begins.
Bride And Groom Share A Quiet Relaxing Moment Together On A Lobby Couch In Montana
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In Big Sky, Montana, a friend helps a bride remove something from her teeth as others assist with her dress. The winning photo highlights the photographer's skill at documenting funny, and genuine wedding moments.
Friend Helps Bride with Teeth as Others Adjust Dress in Big Sky, Montana Wedding Preparation Scene
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In a wooded area in Big Sky, Montana, the couple exchanges their vows during a romantic rain shower, creating a moody and atmospheric scene.
Couple Exchanges Vows During A Romantic Rain Shower Within A Moody Wooded Area In Montana
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Montana bridesmaids walk with stylish umbrellas past Teller Wildlife Refuge, smiling together.
Montana Bridesmaids Walk with Umbrellas Past Teller Wildlife Refuge
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Wedding couple in Paradise Valley joyfully admire a rainbow together after a passing storm.
Joyful Couple in Paradise Valley Admire a Rainbow After a Storm
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Bride playfully falls off rock while couple laughs during wedding portraits in Paradise Valley.
Wedding Day Portraits: A Playful Moment of Laughter in Paradise Valley
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A wedding ceremony unfolds in stunning Paradise Valley, with the couple exchanging vows amidst beautiful natural scenery.
Couple Exchanges Vows Amidst Stunning Natural Scenery in Paradise Valley Wedding Ceremony
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In Hamilton, Montana, the bride joyfully embraces a mountain goat's head on the dance floor at the reception venue, capturing a unique moment during the wedding celebration.
Bride Shares a Joyful Dance with Mountain Goat Décor in Hamilton, Montana
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In Bozeman, Montana, the bride dances energetically with two friends as a live band performs behind the during the wedding celebration. Clumpner, of Montana, is a wedding photographer for
Bride and Friends Rock the Dance Floor with Live Band
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In Hamilton, Montana, guests wearing cowboy hats are casting shadows and making silhouettes on a rustic wooden wall.
Montana Wedding: Cowboy Hats Cast Shadows on Rustic Wooden Wall
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At Roy's Barn, the couple stands during their ceremony with a stunning mountain backdrop enhanced by dramatic, deep rich colors, in an unforgettable scene that highlights the beauty of nature.
Couple's Ceremony at Roy’s Barn Features Dramatic Mountain Backdrop and Rich Colors
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Brides at Whitefish Lake Resort, blue skies above, big puffy white clouds
Brides' Portrait Under Blue Skies at Whitefish Lake Resort
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At Silver Knot in Ronan, Montana, a groomsman delivers a heartfelt speech with a microphone during a barn wedding, while the bride and groom sit at the head table, laughing and enjoying the moment with their guests.
Groomsman's Heartfelt Speech Brings Laughter to Ronan Barn Wedding
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A flower girl walks down the aisle at a Sage Lodge wedding in Paradise Valley, Pray, MT. She's surrounded by guests and tall flower arrangements in the sunny mountain meadow setting.
At Sage Lodge in Paradise Valley, Pray, MT, a flower girl walks down the aisle, surrounded by guests and tall flower arrangements in the sunny mountain meadow setting.
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In Glacier National Park, the couple shares a joyful dip in an open field, surrounded by an epic backdrop of towering mountains and expansive sky, capturing nature's grandeur and their love.
Love's Grand Dip: Joyful Moment Amidst Majestic Peaks in Glacier National Park
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At Baxter Hotel, the bride gracefully descends the stairs approaching the groom for the first look
Anticipation Unfolds: Bride's Graceful Descent at Baxter Hotel's First Look
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In Ennis, MT, a teary-eyed bride shares an emotional moment with her father, captured in a black-and-white semi-tight shot.
Teary-Eyed Bride Shares Emotional Moment with Father in Black-and-White Semi-Tight Shot in Ennis, MT
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Captured by a WPJA photographer at Sage Lodge, this hilarious moment shows the brother of the bride tripping over his sister's veil and wedding dress after walking her down the aisle at a Montana wedding.
A Funny Moment at a Montana Wedding: Brother Trips Over Sister's Veil and Dress at Sage Lodge
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Capturing the intimate first dance at the reception in Great Falls, MT, this photo captures the timeless beauty of the moment.
Beautiful First Dance Photo in BW at a Montana Reception
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