Wedding Photos of Montana

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.

A couple soon to be married, pose at Storymill Park by the fiancé lifted his bride-to-be onto his shoulders to capture a happy engagement photo

At Storymill Park, an engaged couple in love posed for a blissful photo, with the fiancé lifting his beloved onto his shoulders

The Montana bride and groom enjoyed a romantic sunset portrait in a grassy field

The newlyweds celebrated their love with a picturesque portrait session against a backdrop of a sunset-lit meadow

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At a Big Sky, Montana wedding after party, a man is drinking straight from a liquor bottle in the jacuzzi with help from a couple of women

At the wedding after party, a man was being assisted by a couple of women as he drank straight from a liquor bottle in the jacuzzi

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As the couple said their vows on the shoreline of Glacier Park, Montana, a small boat could be seen in the distance on the lake, making for an unforgettable wedding ceremony

A couple exchanged vows on the shoreline, with a small boat visible on the lake in the background during the wedding ceremony

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Game playing kids at a wedding in Big Sky, Montana

Kids at a wedding reception are sitting away from the party action and playing electronic device games

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An Alder, Montana bouquet toss with the bride and her friends and family in a huge open field

Friends and family gathered in a huge open field to witness the bride's bouquet toss

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Outdoor wedding photo of family and friends heading to a Glacier Park ceremony

Family and friends are attending an outdoor wedding ceremony in the woods

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A bride and groom moment at the bar inside a Seeley Lake, Montana wedding venue

The bride and groom were seated at the bar inside the wedding venue

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The Missoula, Montana bride was grateful for her bridesmaid's help holding her gown in the bathroom stall as she prepared for her big day

The bride had gratitude for her bridesmaid's assistance with her gown in a bathroom stall

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The bride and groom shared an emotional ceremony by the lake in Glacier National Park, surrounded by the majestic glaciers

The bride and groom were surrounded by glaciers at an emotional ceremony in the National Park

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At a private ranch in Bozeman, Montana, a wedding guest with a pink wig dances on the stage

Amid the rustic charm of a private ranch, a wedding guest with a vibrant pink wig exuberantly danced on the stage of the barn, creating a lasting memory of the special day

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During the wild reception party at a private ranch in Bozeman, Montana, a crazy wedding guest drinks beer out of his shoe

Amidst the raucous celebration at a secluded ranch, a wild wedding guest was seen chugging beer from his shoe

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In a black and white moment captured from a high angle overhead shot, the newlyweds share their first dance at their Belgrade, Montana wedding, surrounded by dining guests at tables

From a high angle overhead shot, the bride and groom share their first dance as dining guests look on from tables

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As the Montana elopement photographer captures the sweet moment, a wriggling and scratching dog basks in the joy of their owner's outdoor ceremony in DeBorgia, MT, surrounded by a field of waving grass

In an elopement photo that captures the pure joy of the moment, a wriggling and scratching dog basks in the sun during an outdoor ceremony, in a field of tall grass

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Guests let loose and dance on mini lit stages at the Manhattan, Montana wedding reception, wigs flying and hair swaying in the excitement of the party

As the photographer captures the energy of the moment, guests let loose and dance at the wedding reception

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In a black and white moment captured by the Montana photographer, the flower girl and bride get ready for the big day in Manhattan, Montana

In a black and white picture, the flower girl and bride get ready for the wedding ceremony with some backlit spray to the face

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A Bigfork, Montana dress slipup is captured on the dance floor

At the outdoor reception party, a surprise dress slipup is captured as a woman is lifted and her dress rides up high

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The newlyweds' romantic portrait in front of Yellowstone National Park, with a dreamy haze in the background

At Yellowstone National Park, a dreamy haze in the background made the romantic portrait of the newlyweds breathtaking

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The newlyweds' romantic portrait against a stormy sky backdrop in a field of tall grass in Belgrade, Montana captures the beauty of their love

Belgrade, Montana: Newlyweds' romantic portrait in tall grass, stormy sky backdrop captures the outdoor beauty

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couple kiss at the after party

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a private ranch showing the Guys wipe beer off of groom

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A wedding guest cools down in front of an air-conditioned ventilator at a private ranch in Bozeman, Montana

A wedding guest cooled off in front of an air-conditioned ventilator at a ranch-style wedding

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guests playing a limbo game with a necktie on the dance floor

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The groom shoulder-rides on a wedding guest during his wedding reception at a private ranch in Bozeman, Montana

At his wedding reception at a private ranch, the groom crowd-surfed on family and friends' shoulders

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Documentary style photography from a Missoula, Montana wedding showing a bridesmaid shaving the bride's armpits on the back deck

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A Montana wedding photographer at St Ignatius captured a playful dog rolling on his back during the outdoor ceremony

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A wedding photographer in Condon, Montana created this image of a dog licking his lips during the cake cutting ceremony

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Billings, Montana photojournalistic wedding photography of a solo cat walking across the floor during the toasts

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Montana editorial style wedding photography at St Ignatius showing two flower girls preparing for the day

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World class documentary wedding photography in Belgrade, Montana capturing a flower girl misbehaving during the ceremony

Photo by: David Clumpner - Missoula Montana

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