Romantic + Whimsical | Missoula Montana Wedding

We traveled to Missoula Montana the weekend of October 28 to celebrate this romantic & whimsical Montana wedding that just so happened to fall on my birthday!

When we arrived in the getting ready suite to meet Toni & her girl squad, there was so much energy and excitement. Everyone was genuinely thrilled for her and there was so much laughter filling the room. Jared and his boys were equally in jovial spirits, and came up with some fantastic ideas for their groomsmen portraits.

Toni & Jared chose to not do a first look, so once the ceremony was over, we dashed outside to the beautiful park and were met with the absolute perfect light. Toni had a few specific shot requests in mind – including actual shots, where she drank her groomsmen under the table.

Our favorite part of this wedding was their fun reception game of Musical Chairs Scavenger Hunt. We posted a video of it below, and we think you’ll love it just as much as we did! There wasn’t a dry eye from all the laughter. It truly was a fantastic infusion of their personality and relationship – and we hope it’s a trend we see more of in the coming year. Ok, ok, I know we all want to know some of the details, right? I’ll have Toni tell them, and then don’t forget to leave this awesome couple some comment love below.

Tell me all the awesome proposal details!

Jared totally played off my love for Christmas but knew I hated cliché proposals (on Christmas day, new years, valentines day, birthdays ect )

So he took me and our son to the North Pole in Couer D’Alene, ID. A Ferry Boat takes you across the lake to see santa at the north pole. There are tons of Lights and moving features to see and when you get to the workshop they fire up the sleigh and santa reads off the good list of boys and girls. Payson name was even on there 😉 We were freezing cold and read to go below deck when Jared got down on one knee to present the ring! I said yes obviously, and with frozen noses and lips we kissed! We headed below deck for some cocoa and admiring of my sparkly ring. when we got back to hotel he had our son Payson present me with my birthday gift (3 days early)…. A Steelers jersey with my future last name on the back! It was absolutely perfect and magical!

How did the two of you meet?

Through Mutual friends… his best friend and my best friend actually. and we were the best man and maid of honor in their wedding.

Is there anything special about your Montana wedding venue that is the reason you chose it?

Close to our family and downtown Missoula. And its beautiful.

What inspired the clothing choices for your wedding?

Griz football but we didn’t want a completely Griz wedding so we took their main color maroon/burgundy and paired it with gold instead of silver.

Awesome Vendor Team:

Venue: Holiday Inn Downtown Missoula
Photographer: GSquared Weddings

Wedding Dress: Rococo Bridal

Bridal Party Apparel: Rococo Bridal

Hair: Kayla at Burton’s Salon

Makeup: Kendra at Burton’s Salon

Officiant: Tim B, family friend

Florist: Bitterroot Flower Shop

Bakery: Rosauer’s Missoula

DJ: Joe’s DJ Service

Catering: Holiday Inn

Rentals: Holiday Inn

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Awesome Vendor Team:

Venue: Holiday Inn Downtown Missoula
Photographer: GSquared Weddings

Wedding Dress: Rococo Bridal

Bridal Party Apparel: Rococo Bridal

Hair: Kayla at Burton’s Salon

Makeup: Kendra at Burton’s Salon

Officiant: Tim B, family friend

Florist: Bitterroot Flower Shop

Bakery: Rosauer’s Missoula

DJ: Joe’s DJ Service

Catering: Holiday Inn

Rentals: Holiday Inn

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.”

The Comments

Karen

November 3, 2017

Beautiful Missoula wedding! Love those mountains!
Courtney Carolyn

November 6, 2017

Loved those getting ready moments! Congratulations to the happy couple!

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