We photographed this wedding last month in Whitefish, Montana and it was absolutely beautiful!  It was one of those weddings where anyone involved is thinking to themselves, “Is this even real?!”  That is because the wedding ceremony took place on a frozen lake!  The couple is from the San Francisco area, but they have a deep passion for the Montana winters and snowboarding. The groom (Alex) had visited Whitefish a few times prior and knew that he wanted to get married there someday.  He didn’t have to convince his bride, she was on board right away!  They were married on Whitefish Lake with Whitefish Mountain Resort as the backdrop.  They lived up the winter theme to the max!  The guests were greeted with blankets and warm cocktails as they arrived to the ceremony location.  It was the perfect afternoon, a balmy 35 degrees.  I don’t think the bride could have asked for more.

When Jaime and Alex contacted me, told me more about their wedding day, and asked me to be their Montana destination wedding photographer, I was especially excited!  Winter weddings are always up there among my favorites.  Come on Montana brides, get married in the winter time!  Maybe this wedding will help convince you. ;)

A special thanks to Tanya from Tanya Gersh Events and to Kim and Rae from Twig & Gather.  It was an honor to photograph your creations and work alongside top tier professionals like you.

To see more of this Montana destination wedding on ice, click here.
Philip and Ashley did a great job on their wedding video click here to view.

Don’t these photos just make you want to go find a little cozy cabin like this one and live in it forever?!  If it wouldn’t have been so cold outside, I think we definitely would have hung out on the front porch of this cabin all evening long at least!

This set of images is part two of the styled shoot we did in Whitefish, Montana. You can see part one here. The gown in these photos is from the designer Claire La Faye and I think it was strikingly beautiful in this rustic winter setting!  The details of the dress blew me away. And what about that antler headpiece with the matching boutonniere?!  It was so much fun to have creative and unique pieces to work with.  Mum’s Flowers is just so so good!

I am so thankful for this wonderful team of vendors we got to work with!
Floral by Mum’s Flowers || Wedding gown from Willow Bride designed by Claire La Faye || Design by Goldfinch Events || Paper products by Noteworthy Paper & Press || Dinnerware from Meriwether of Montana || Models Anna & Zak Dillon

We do still have some available weekends this summer and fall! Inquire with us today. We love being Montana Wedding Photographers as well as Colorado, Wyoming, North Dakota, and Fiji wedding photographers. :)

This shoot felt like a dream!  When we were asked to be the Montana Wedding Photographers for this winter shoot, we knew we were in for a very pretty afternoon!  It was 100% Montana.  We wanted to show off our home state in the way we knew best- in the mountains by a cozy cabin!  We did a couple different looks for this shoot and I will be sharing part 2 with you next week!

I love the color palette Mum’s Flowers and Goldfinch Events chose when putting together all the elements of this shoot.  You don’t often see bold colors and patterns like these anymore, but I think the blues, greens and reds worked out amazing for the setting we were in!  The poofy Tara Keely gown seals the deal with the flannel worn over the top of the dress.  It’s a little more casual and fun, but still super girly!

Thank you to a talented team of vendors who made this possible!
Floral by Mum’s Flowers || Wedding gown from Willow Bride designed by Tara Keely || Design by Goldfinch Events || Paper products by Noteworthy Paper & Press || Dinnerware from Meriwether of Montana || Models Anna & Zak Dillon

Wow- are we really just 2 days away from 2015!? Roy and I sure have had a blessed year.  We’ve had so many amazing wedding stories take place right in front of us!  When you are a wedding photographer, you really get to know every couple personally and we are always humbled by all the families that welcome us so warmly on wedding days.  It makes us love what we do and we have very thankful hearts!

Roy and I spent the last year adventuring in one of our favorite little towns in Montana.  Whitefish served us so well- we skied lots, visited Glacier Nat’l Park several times, gallivanted across the state to photograph weddings, met new friends and hung out with old ones.  We have now settled in Bozeman, MT where we are a lot closer to family. We are excited about our central location and being able to serve our brides and grooms across the state better.

We have a great lineup of weddings in 2015 already!  We do still have some dates available, so be sure to get in contact with us if you are getting married in 2015 or 2016 and want us to be your Montana wedding photographer!  Here is a look back on just a few weddings we did in 2014.  We will see you in the new year. :)

Top Montana Wedding Photographers 2014 Year in Review

Cheers to a great 2015 wedding season.  We can’t wait to capture some more Montana wedding moments as Bozeman wedding photographers.  Thanks again to all the brides, grooms, and wonderful families from all over that had us be a part of their special moments.  We consider it a great honor and cherish our memories with you all!

We felt honored to be Red Lodge Montana wedding photographers for Cammie and Braden this summer at Wildflower Weddings.  These two are the best.  You could see it in their eyes as we photographed through the rain and the shine.  Braden truly adores Cammie and Cammie loves her Braden sooooo much!

Braden and Cammie chose to do a first look.  Right before Cammie came out to find her groom the weather became overcast and rainy!  Cammie was 100% up for it anyway and used our trusty clear umbrella for her walk to Braden.  They turned out to be some of our favorite pictures of the season.  Seeing them snuggled together under the umbrella was warming to our hearts and our chilled feet!  We also had a chance to snap a couple shots under the beverage bar building through the rain.  As wedding photographers, we love when weather changes from rain, to shine, to snow (sometimes). :) Well it is Montana and it is so much fun to photograph the constant changes!

Thanks Cammie and Braden for welcoming us with the warmest hearts to your wedding and letting us document your story.  Enjoy!

Ceremony & Reception Venue: Montana Wildflower Weddings | Wedding Dress: Belle en Blanc | Hair & Makeup: Brandi Phillips – Synergy Salon | Florist: Mac’s Floral | Cake Artist: Dancing Oven Bakery | Paper Goods: Wedding Paper Divas | Caterer: Braden’s Uncle  | Day-Of Wedding Coordinator: Arielle – Wildflower Gardens | DJ: YO DJ

To view more of Cammie & Braden’s Red Lodge Montana wedding photography click here.

Montana Wedding Photographers Brooke Peterson

We are now booking 2015 and 2016 weddings.  Contact the studio directly to check availability.  We love photographing weddings around the world!

Thanks!

Brooke