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Missoula Wedding Photographers

Our Missoula photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: Orchard Homes, Hamilton, Polson, Anaconda, Butte, Kalispell, Helena, Whitefish, Dillon, Great Falls

Missoula Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

Intimate Wedding Photography in Missoula - Capturing the Joy of Small Celebrations - Discover the best Missoula 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 Missoula 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, Missoula documentary wedding photographers available right now who understand that some weddings and elopements can’t wait. Find yours today!
Recent WPJA WedElope Story Awards
Church Wedding Photographer | newlyweds walk hand-in-hand through a shower of rose petals
Rogerio Frota dos Santos
Country Manor Bride and Groom Image with Scottich Bag Pipe | The cool winter sun shines down upon the couple
Dominic Whiten
Kapalua Bay, Maui Wedding Photographer | bride and groom clasp hands during their traditional Hawaiian wedding ceremony
Drew Bird

Missoula Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Missoula 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 city hall, civil ceremony, justice of the peace, 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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David Clumpner is a documentary wedding photographer based in the Pacific Northwest. He captures real, raw emotions to tell your unique story and preserve moments.

David Clumpner

Missoula in Montana, US
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Map of Wedding Photojournalists Serving Missoula Couples

Missoula Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

The couple were in Missoula Montana, and held outstretched hands in the green grass by a lake
The mothers of the couple in Missoula, Montana blessed their rings during the wedding ceremony
A black and white photo of a bride and groom at their reception in Missoula, Montana was captured in this moment
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
Documentary style photography from a Missoula, Montana wedding showing a bridesmaid shaving the bride's armpits on the back deck
An extraordinary Missoula wedding picture by a pro Montana photographer revealing the bride drinking straight from a big jug of jungle juice on the bridal party transportation bus
A select Blue Mountain wedding portrait of a Missoula couple in Montana strolling through a mountain meadow
Pullman, Washington creative wedding portrait of the bride and groom by the pool
Missoula, Montana grandma and groom - Wedding photography in black and white.
Missouri Headwaters State Park wedding photography of the guys getting ready.
Missouri Headwaters State Park wedding day portrait of couple with an evening sky and lightning
A Montana engagement photo shoot session of a couple by the lake | Missoula photographer

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Can a wedding photojournalist create artistic portraits on my Missoula wedding day?
A: While wedding photojournalists strive to capture candid moments on the wedding day, our photographers also are skilled artists who can compose powerful portraits. If you have a specific vision of what types of images you want from your wedding day, look at the top-ranked Missoula wedding photographers who have earned Artistic Guild awards for portrait and detail images.
Q: Who are the best Missoula wedding photographers for small elopements?
A: The WPJA is proud to have some of the top Missoula documentary wedding photographers for elopements. Our members are able to submit WedElope Stories that take you step-by-step, via a 9 image picture story, through the unique and moving elopements that take place around the world.
Q: How can couples find top-ranked Missoula wedding photographers?
A: The WPJA created the original wedding photographer ranking systems. Our innovative system is based on contest winning points, meaning that the Missoula photographers you see at the top of your search results page have recently won the most — and the most recent — contest awards. Our contests judge photographers based on their creativity, style, composure, and ability to capture the heart of any couple's story on their wedding day.
WPJA Communiqué: Featured Wedding Photography Articles
Jola Mulder, of Overijssel, is a wedding photographer for
Bringing it Home: The Joys of a Backyard Wedding
Oftentimes when people are considering a venue for their weddings, they search for a location away from home, whether that be ten minutes or ten hours, all just to find what they already have: a place that holds meaning for them, that feels comfortable, or that they find...Read more
jperlman elk cove inn ceremony
Top 4 Types of Small Weddings to Make Your Day Truly Yours
Everyone always says that your wedding day is all about you. But let’s face it; that’s not always actually the case. Many couples stress over guest lists, planning, expenses, and all the frills and traditions of your standard large wedding that they may or may not even be...Read more
Vows, Crowds, and Nerves: Avoid Stress with a Small Wedding
While some of us were fortunate enough to be born as extroverts, not everyone feels the same way. For a good chunk of the population, any number of the typical wedding day traditions can inspire anxiety and existential dread. This day is all about you, yes, but does that...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

WPJA contest judges have been recognized by their industry peers, winning top awards as staff picture editors, staff photojournalists, and newsroom mentors while working for these and other leading publications and journalism organizations.