MONTANA WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER – FASHION EDITORIAL FOR MONTANA BRIDE MAGAZINE

I am very pleased to announce the release of the latest issue of Montana Bride magazine!  This issue includes the fashion editorial that I photographed featuring an exclusive look at a few Spring/Summer 2015 wedding dresses from some of the top bridal fashion designers.  Major thanks to Katalin Green for her styling expertise and for getting us an early look at these beautiful dresses!  As usual, Sydney Ross created the perfect hair and makeup looks.  Thank you to everyone who helped pull off such an awesome shoot in Billings Montana!  I will be sharing more photos from this shoot soon, but for now go check out these two photos that are published in the magazine.  Follow Montana Bride on facebook to discover all of the places you can find a print copy of the magazine, or check out the online version here.

Photographer: Paul Bellinger

Styling: Katalin Green

Hair and makeup: Sydney Ross

Models: Arley Knerr and Braydon Sinclair

Dress: Top, ti adora by Alvina Valenta; Bottom, Theia

Hairpiece: Paris by Debra Moreland

Bowtie: Hitched Bowties

Suspenders: Jess Leather

Wedding band: Montague’s Jewelers 

Men’s Clothing: Jim’s Formal Wear

Stylist assistant: Brett Conner

Photo assistant: Zak Jokela

Location: Top, Billings Open Studio; Bottom, Paul Bellinger Studio

Tips for brides: Go follow Montana Bride on facebook and the publisher on instagram: @katalingreen.  You’ll find daily wedding inspiration from the best wedding vendors in Montana.  Be sure to find a print copy of the magazine too because besides all of the beautiful photos and ideas for your wedding, it also has helpful timeline and budgeting checklists to keep you organized. 

Tips for photographers: The top photo is lit with natural light from the window in the background and a 4x8’ white reflector in front of the models and out of frame to the camera right, bouncing the window light back onto the models.  You can see the catchlight from the reflector in their eyes.  The second photo is lit with a single beauty dish centered a few feet in front of the models and about a foot above their heads.  Again the catchlight in Braydon’s eyes gives away the placement of the light.  

I love being a Montana wedding photographer and doing shoots like these with the amazing level of talent that is available in Montana!  We’re going to keep raising the bar on what people can expect from Montana!  www.paulbellinger.com

BILLINGS MONTANA WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER – MONTANA BRIDE FASHION SNEAK PEEK!

Montana, get ready for some wedding fashion!  I recently photographed an amazing fashion editorial with Montana Bride magazine, featuring an exclusive look at some jaw dropping S/S 2015 wedding dresses that are straight off of the fall runways.  Check out the delicate details on this elegant bohemian wedding dress, Ti Adora by Alvina Valenta. We brought together an outstanding team, with styling by Katalin Green, who hooked us up with the most stunning wedding dresses that aren’t even available until spring 2015, hair and makeup by the wonderful Sydney Ross, a gifted pair of models and assistants, and so much more.  Look for the spread in Montana Bride’s 2015 issue.

Photographer: Paul Bellinger

Styling: Katalin Green

Hair and makeup: Sydney Ross

Models: Arley Knerr and Braydon Sinclair

Dress: ti adora by Alvina Valenta

Bowtie: Hitched Bowties

Suspenders: Jess Leather

Wedding band: Montague’s Jewelers 

Men’s Clothing: Jim’s Formal Wear

Stylist assistant: Brett Conner

Photo assistant: Zak Jokela
Location: Billings Open Studio

It is awesome to be a Billings Montana Wedding photographer and make amazing work with talented people such as those listed above and so many more each year.  Their talents have rubbed off on me and have made me a better photographer in the process.  I will bring those talents with me forever and that is a wonderful gift.  Thank you to everyone who has rubbed off on me this year!  www.paulbellinger.com

MONTANA WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER - MONTANA BRIDE 2014

My beautiful wife and I were honored to attend the 2014 launch party for Montana Bride Magazine.  This is the 13th year of Montana Bride Magazine!  Montana Bride is a Montana lifestyle magazine for Montana brides and anyone looking for style inspiration from "the real West."  The 2014 launch party was styled by Katalin Green, the Editor in Chief of the magazine, who has an astonishing eye for light and design and a team of skilled artisans to help make any event come to life.  Nisha and I arrived early and I simply could not resist taking few photos of the beautiful space Katalin designed.  See the photos, meet the vendors, and read Katalin's "Behind the Design" blog here.

MONTANA WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY - SUPERWOMAN BRIDE!

It’s hard to put my finger on why, but this photo just screams “superwoman” to me.  Rachel is indeed a superwoman.  She could literally fly during her undergrad at Rice as a pole vaulter on the track team.  She went on to earn a Ph.D. from TAMU in veterinary medicine.  And on Saturday she married her very own superman, Ryan.  It was a beautiful and fun wedding and I am very happy to have been a part of it.

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!