Frozen Lake + A Pretty Cake | Polson Montana Wedding

We woke on the morning of this beautiful DIY Polson Montana Wedding to find the gorgeous Flathead Lake frozen outside our window.

The sun was shining, and even though temps were cold, we knew it was going to be an amazing day for a Montana wedding. We arrived at the salon for getting ready and there was laughter, smiles and fantastic food all around. The surprise first look went off without a hitch, and our awesome bridal party for this frozen Montana wedding were willing to do anything and everything we asked or suggested – no matter how dorky they thought we were.

The ceremony at the Kingdom Hall in Polson was filled with laughter and some tears (mostly from laughing so hard) and then we rushed off for portraits at the frozen Flathead Lake (because what could scream a winter Montana wedding more!) on our way to the reception in Ronan.

Their family and friends filled the Ronan Community Center to the brim – and the dance floor too. There was a party to be had, and lots of memories in the making everywhere. We know you want some of the romantic details for this Montana wedding though, so I’ll let Maddy tell them herself:

Tell me all the awesome proposal details!

Caleb surprised me by taking me on a day date, we went to a nice breakfast in Bigfork and drove around Glacier National Park. He told me earlier that day that he wanted to go ring shopping together. At the end of the day we took a walk down the dock at lake Mcdonald and told me there was no need to go ring shopping. He got down on one knee and asked me to marry him.

How did the two of you meet?

We’ve been friends since we were younger. Met through mutual friends, actually.

What is your most anticipated moment of your wedding day?

Seeing Caleb for the first time! And it will be a surprise, I don’t want him to know when I’m coming.

If we bumped into you on a relaxed weekend, where would you be and what would you be doing?

Riding dirtbikes, hanging at the lake or the river.

FANTASTIC MONTANA WEDDING VENDORS

Ceremony Venue: Polson Jehovah’s Witness Kindom Hall

Photographer:GSquared Weddings

Reception Venue: Ronan Community Center

Hair and Makeup: Hair Etc

Wedding Gown: Maggie Sotero

Jewelry: Dillards

Officiant: Jake F (uncle of groom)

Florist: Tracy P (aunt, from Peoria, AZ)

Bakery: Scottage Cakery

DJ: Jerry (Uncle)

Wedding Party attire: Azazie

Catering: Family

view more of our Montana wedding and engagements here

FANTASTIC MONTANA WEDDING VENDORS

Ceremony Venue: Polson Jehovah’s Witness Kindom Hall

Photographer: GSquared Weddings

Reception Venue: Ronan Community Center

Hair and Makeup: Hair Etc

Wedding Gown: Maggie Sotero

Jewelry: Dillards

Officiant: Jake F (uncle of groom)

Florist: Tracy P (aunt, from Peoria, AZ)

Bakery: Scottage Cakery

DJ: Jerry (Uncle)

Wedding Party attire: Azazie

Catering: Family

view more of our Montana wedding and engagements here

Meet your photographers.

We’re Kate (she/her) and Josh (he/him). Married humans, emotional chaos wranglers, coffee worshippers, timeline nerds, Marvel fanatics, and occasional ugly criers at weddings. (Okay, maybe more than occasional. Look, vows get us. Every damn time.) Kate has been photographing since 1997 and Josh picked up the camera in 2011. We’ve done over 600 weddings together, including wedding coordination (sometimes we even get to do both at the same time!) 600+ weddings → “That’s 600 families who trusted us to be invisible magic and backup problem-solvers.” 14 years → “We’ve seen it all — and we know how to handle anything without making it your problem.” Coordination → Kate is also a certified coordinator which gives that extra boost for you during planning and on the day itself “We don’t just photograph your day — we keep it flowing, calm, and meaningful.”

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