MONTANA WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER - HUSBAND, WIFE AND DOG

For my wife and I, our pets are our family.  I knew that Kona is a huge part of Jeff and Mary's family as well.

MONTANA WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER - FASHION BRIDAL

The beautiful Mary posing for some bridal photos a few days after the wedding.  Jeff and Mary were kind enough to hike to a beautiful lake near their home in Truckee CA for some after wedding portraits.  I love it when my clients want to do adventurous shoots like this!  Doesn’t she look like a model?!

Montana wedding photography by Billings Montana wedding photographer Paul Bellinger.  An artistic vision for dramatic fine art photography as unique as your love story.  How do you dream of being photographed?  Contact Billings Montana wedding photographer Paul Bellinger for any wedding destination.  www.paulbellinger.com

MONTANA WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER - ARTIST SIGNATURE EDIT?

Here is a great example of an artist signature edit from Jeff and Mary’s first dance.  As you can see, I did quite a bit of work to this photo to transform it into a work of art.  But what exactly is a signature edit?

MONTANA WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER - JEFF AND MARY'S TAHOE WEDDING!

MONTANA WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER - LIVING BIG

Jeff and Mary live life colossal!  They are like action heroes!  They're always skiing, or paddle boarding, or going on a run for like an hour.  For someone who lives as big as this, I really wanted to make a huge photo for them.  So I scouted this location they showed me a few times and begged them to make the 30 minute drive and 30 minute hike up to this pristine little lake for our post wedding shoot.  Mother nature was getting jealous and had step up her game.  She came through colossal for us!  It was awesome!

Montana wedding photography by Billings Montana wedding photographer Paul Bellinger.  An artistic vision for dramatic fine art photography as unique as your love story.  How do you dream of being photographed?  Contact Billings Montana wedding photographer Paul Bellinger for any wedding destination.  www.paulbellinger.com

MONTANA WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER - VINTAGE LOVE IN THE VINEYARDS

Lindsey and Justin had a beautiful vineyard wedding in vintage style.  I’m not sure if they planned to have such a vintage look, but Lindsey's classic beauty is a perfect fit for vintage styling.  Justin is a Volkswagen Bug man, and had a classic bug at the wedding as a getaway car.  He also had VW cufflinks!  I had so much fun with these two, despite the insane heat and humidity.

This photo is part of my photojournalism collection to show off some of the wedding photos that I take to tell the story of the day.  This part of the story is running from the ceremony, through the gorgeous vineyard, to Justin’s classic Bug getaway car.

BILLINGS MONTANA WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER - A ROMANTIC DREAM

Julie and Carsen had a vision for their fantasy engagement session.  They wanted an airy, bohemian, sun-filled, romantic dream.  This is what we gave them in return.  How do you dream of being photographed?  Contact Paul Bellinger Billings Montana wedding photographer for any wedding destination.

MONTANA WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY - THE EMBRACE

This is one of my favorite wedding photos.  Lindsay and Kevin had just tied the knot and walked down the aisle as a married couple.  They didn’t make it very far past the aisle before they turned and hugged each other in tears for a few moments while everyone else was gathering their things to head for the reception.  They are so in love that they had their own private bubble despite being in front of about a hundred people.  I was lucky to be in position to get a few shots framed up by Lindsay’s bridesmaids.  Moments like these are my favorite to capture, despite the fact that from photographic perspective I prefer the more dramatic wide landscape style photos.  But these are the moments that bring back the emotions that were overflowing on that special day.

MONTANA WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER - TENDER MOMENTS

A bride and her mother in the dressing room.  These are the moments I love the most about weddings. I tend to post more of the wide, dramatic art pieces fit for printing large and hanging on the wall, but these photojournalistic moments are the most rewarding for me personally, even if they're never printed large. They tell the story of the day, of the relationships involved, and hopefully bring back a small trickle of the emotions that were overflowing. I enjoyed every second of my time with Rachel and her sweet as can be mom. I wish we could do it all over again!