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Kalispell Wedding Photographers

Our Kalispell photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: Glacier National Park, Bigfork, Columbia Falls, Coram, Essex, Hungry Horse, Kila, Lakeside, Marion, Martin City, Olney, Polebridge, Somers, West Glacier, Whitefish

Kalispell Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

Intimate Wedding Photography in Kalispell - Capturing the Joy of Small Celebrations - Discover the best Kalispell photographers specializing in intimate marriages. Couples are embracing the trend of smaller, more meaningful celebrations. Let our talented photographers capture the joy and intimacy of your wedding day.

By planning a simple Kalispell elopement, couples are able to stay present in the moment and fully absorb the impact of their wedding day. Given the fact that many couples feel more natural and at ease in intimate settings, it's no surprise that some of the most breathtaking wedding images come from elopements.

The WPJA has an abundance of top-ranked, Kalispell documentary wedding photographers available right now who understand that some weddings and elopements can’t wait. Find yours today!
Recent WPJA WedElope Story Awards
The couple stood for a portrait, kissed and embraced, as they enjoyed the beautiful view of the ocean and blue sky, with the blue water beating against the shore. It was the perfect setting for their small and intimate wedding.
Chris Shum
The bride gracefully walked away from her parents' flat, her white gown flowing behind her as she held her father's hand
Carlos Porfírio
The bride and groom, with their dog leading the way, joyfully elope at City Hall
Alessandro Arena

Kalispell Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Kalispell wedding event is a wedding photojournalist’s dream: a fairly open schedule with lots of breathing space for creativity – it’s just the photographer, the couple, the officiant, and perhaps a few select companions.

Montana WPJA members are ready to document any town hall, quick, courthouse, or elopement wedding, even if it is a Monday-Thursday ceremony. Search for the “Can Shoot Weddings on Short Notice!” message on the listings below.

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1 Kalispell Wedding Photographers...

David Clumpner, a visual storyteller with a journalistic style, specializes in capturing authentic moments that tell the unique love story of couples. Based in the Pacific Northwest, he preserves raw emotions and memories through his photography.

David Clumpner

Missoula in Montana, US *Now booking Kalispell weddings.
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Map of Wedding Photojournalists Serving Kalispell Couples

Kalispell Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

Below are some Kalispell wedding photography samples from the world’s best wedding photographers of the WPJA. Some of these Kalispell marriage pictures might be artistic portraits, details, or documentary-style images that have come from getting ready sessions, wedding ceremonies, reception venues, or Kalispell engagement portrait sessions with couples.

A child tumbles off a wooden rail fence at a reception party in Kalispell, Montana
Brides family farm wedding ceremony and reception site near Kalispell Montana: A bride shares an emotional moment with her parents in the kitchen of the house where they all live before her wedding.
Brides family farm wedding ceremony and reception site near Kalispell Montana. Photo: The groom shows pictures to a couple of his groomsmen as his father pins on a corsage on the grooms mother.
Brides family farmhouse near Kalispell Montana - Wedding day photo: The brides sister and bridesmaid rubs her tired eyes first thing in the morning while they were getting ready.
Brides family farm wedding photography | The ceremony and reception near Kalispell Montana | The bride and her father share a hug at the end of their father daughter dance.
Wedding Photography from the Bride's family farm near Kalispell Montana - A bride tears up at the start of her father/daughter wedding dance.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Where can I find a photographer for a short-notice, small Kalispell wedding?
A: There are many WPJA photographers who are able to help you out at a moment's notice. We understand that sometimes love happens and there's simply no time to lose. We can ensure that you can get married as quickly as possible — and have incredible photographs to remember your Kalispell wedding day by.
Q: How can couples find reviews of Kalispell wedding photographers?
A: We call them Client Letters. At the WPJA, we decided more than 20 years ago to avoid incorporating those third-person testimonials and endorsements that are found all too often in advertisements. Instead, we elevated our listings with the use of Client Letters, which represent the actual words and feelings of the clients who booked those Kalispell wedding photographers for their own wedding.
Q: How can couples find Kalispell photographers for pre-wedding engagement portraits?
A: The WPJA issues Diamond Awards for Kalispell wedding photographers to showcase their best engagement photography work. These awards are given to photographers who prove that they have an ability to be creative, artistic, and intuitive while working on-location with couples who are newly engaged.
WPJA Communiqué: Featured Wedding Photography Articles
What is a Modern Elopement?
WHAT EXACTLY DOES IT MEAN TO ELOPE? If you look up the definition of “elope” in the Merriam-Webster dictionary , you’ll find a plethora of meanings making it quite clear how polarizing the word has become, and how it has transformed and evolved with the passage of time and...Read more
Wedding Economy: The Ups and Downs
We all know that the economy can go through some hard times, and be somewhat reminiscent of past recessions. However, as people cut back on non-essential little luxuries here and there, one constant remains: weddings. People don’t tend to just stop getting married due to a...Read more
An Unforgettable Romance: The Intimacy of an Elopement
While some people live for the hustle and bustle of a big wedding with extravagant décor and an impossibly long guest list, others find these kinds of weddings to be too much hoopla, preferring instead something simpler and quieter, allowing for more intimacy between them...Read more

WPJA Communiqué: Viewpoints
Elopements: Traditional and Modern
The oldsters among the WPJA ranks no doubt remember when 'to elope' meant, in Merriam-Webster’s definition, “to run away secretly with the intention of getting married, usually without parental consent.” Many wedding photographers have gone on the lam with couples who did just that. However, even Merriam-Webster now acknowledges that “elope appears to have become shorthand for ‘ small destination weddings ,’ a ‘ wedding that is not financially insane ,’ or a ‘ wedding that allows us to not invite all the people we would rather not invite .’” Smaller Weddings are... Read more
What is Reportage?
On Instagram and elsewhere, one can see images labeled as #photojournalism or #reportage when they are, in fact, merely photos. I say "merely," even though photography has been my career's great passion. But it's because of that passion and my respect for the work of actual photojournalists that I am particularly bothered to see wedding photographers call their work "reportage." That word properly used actually means something important beyond just a stylistic conceit. By contrast, however, I'm the lead cheerleader for those practitioners of #weddingphotojournalism ... Read more

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