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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
A family member officiated a romantic beach wedding, creating a memorable day for the couple
Morgan O'Neil
The bride and groom giggled as they posed for sunrise light portraits beneath the big trees
Lucy Schultz
A powerful portrait of a couple holding hands while walking along a dock over a blue-green ocean captures a timeless stroll
Valeria Berti

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 adventure, fast, remote, 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 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 *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: 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: Can a wedding photojournalist create artistic portraits on my Kalispell 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 Kalispell wedding photographers who have earned Artistic Guild awards for portrait and detail images.
Q: Who are the best Kalispell wedding photographers for small elopements?
A: The WPJA is proud to have some of the top Kalispell 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.
WPJA Communiqué: Featured Wedding Photography Articles
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
A Sunshine Solemnization - Outdoor Weddings in Nature
Not everyone has a lagoon or glacier next door, but there's no rule saying you can't have a small wedding in the great outdoors. Take advantage of natural sunshine and that open, airy feeling and give your guests some room to breathe! LESS IS MORE Instead of hemming your...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

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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