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Wedding photographer & videographer in Glacier National Park

Start on Lake McDonald, the park's largest lake at about 10 miles long1, where the lodge beach is approved for ceremonies of up to 30 participants with year-round vehicle access2. One team shoots photo and video, and travel to Glacier National Park is in the quote.

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The couple seen from behind in a tall frame
Coverage
Photo · Video · Photo + Video
Collections
Half day · Full day · Two days
Travel
In the quote
Booking
Direct with your photographer

In short

We photograph and film weddings and elopements in Glacier National Park, with one team and travel in the quote. Every ceremony in the park needs a Park Service permit, drones are prohibited, and our crew counts toward your group size, so we plan the site and the guest list together.

In pictures

How we shoot Glacier National Park

The couple walking together
The couple at dusk
Wedding detail

In Glacier we cover elopements and small ceremonies, because every ceremony in the park is permitted and group sizes are capped.

Collections

Every collection comes as photo, video, or both, with the same team on the day. Half day covers an elopement or a small ceremony and portraits; Full day runs from getting ready to the first hour of the reception; Two days adds a rehearsal dinner, a welcome evening or a next-morning session. Travel to Glacier National Park is built into the quote, not added later.

Prices depend on the date, the team and how far we travel, so we send a price list for Glacier National Park rather than publishing one number for every town. Ask for it below; it arrives within one business day.

Coverage
I

Half day

4 h · Photo + Video

Covers an elopement or a small ceremony and portraits.

  • Edited gallery
  • Print rights
  • Sneak peek within days
  • Feature film
  • Teaser
  • Full ceremony audio
  • One crew
II

Full day

8 h · Photo + Video

Runs from getting ready to the first hour of the reception.

  • Edited gallery
  • Print rights
  • Sneak peek within days
  • Feature film
  • Teaser
  • Full ceremony audio
  • One crew
III

Two days

12 h · Photo + Video

Adds a rehearsal dinner, a welcome evening or a next-morning session.

  • Edited gallery
  • Print rights
  • Sneak peek within days
  • Feature film
  • Teaser
  • Full ceremony audio
  • One crew
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Wide frame with the couple small in the landscape

Where we shoot in Glacier National Park

Glacier's ceremony sites are fixed by the Park Service, and its lakes do the rest of the work. These are the places we plan around, with the limits that matter for a wedding group.

  • Lake McDonald the largest lake in the park, about 10 miles long and 472 ft deep at 3,153 ft1, with Going-to-the-Sun Road along its southern shore.
  • Logan Pass a pass on the Continental Divide at 6,646 ft3, the highest point on Going-to-the-Sun Road and the start of the Highline Trail through the Garden Wall wildflower area.
  • Saint Mary Lake the park's second-largest lake, on the east side at 4,484 ft and 9.9 miles long, with the road along its north shore4.
  • Trail of the Cedars a paved 0.6-mile path with boardwalk sections, where some cedars exceed 80 ft5.
  • Swiftcurrent Lake the Many Glacier lake at 4,878 ft, with the mountains immediately west rising about 3,000 ft above it6.
  • Lake Josephine just south-west of Swiftcurrent Lake7. Ceremonies are limited to 15 participants at the dock, a one-mile hike each way with no vehicle access2.
  • Two Medicine Lake about 2 miles long, with Rising Wolf Mountain rising more than 4,450 ft above it8. The Two Medicine ceremony sites are not available in 2026 through May 2027 because of construction2.
The two of them close together

The day

The day,as we shoot it in Glacier National Park

Wedding detail

A July day in Glacier is long: on July 15 the sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 21:33, computed for Logan Pass9. The ceremony fits inside a permit window of two hours, including arrival, set-up and wrap-up10, so the rest of the day is planned around it. Before or after the permitted time you may photograph anywhere in the park open to the public, under the same rules as any visitor10.

  1. Couple portraits on a lake shore in early light.
  2. The ceremony inside the permit window.
  3. Family portraits and a long lunch.
  4. Evening portraits as the sun drops towards 21:339.

Nights run cool even in July. West Glacier (3,148 ft) averages 80.2 °F and 49.6 °F in July, with 1.39 in of rain11, so even a summer evening calls for a layer. October averages 51.7 °F and 32.9 °F with 3.05 in11, and January a 29.9 °F high with 3.54 in11; on January 15 the sun rises at 08:22 and sets at 17:069. Permits are generally written only for dates with vehicle access2, so the calendar, not the guest list, often sets the day. A wet ceremony hour is handled by moving the portraits to the visitor-rules windows before or after it.

Sunrise and sunset
MonthSunriseSunset
Jan08:2217:06
Apr06:4420:26
Jul05:4821:33
Oct07:5518:45

Sunrise and sunset computed for the 15th of each month, local time.9

How we match you with your photographer

Troth Weddings is a network of independent wedding photographers and videographers, built location by location. When you inquire about Glacier National Park, we introduce you to the partner photographer matched to it. We share their recent galleries and films and set up a call. You book directly with them; we stay in the loop until your gallery is delivered.

Partners join by invitation. Before we list anyone we review full weddings, not highlight reels, and how they handle contracts, backups and delivery.

How booking works

  1. Send the form with your date and location.
  2. We reply within one business day with the Glacier National Park price list and the partner's recent work.
  3. Call with the photographer; if it fits, a deposit holds the date.
  4. A short questionnaire about people, places and timing, two weeks before.
  5. The day.
  6. A sneak peek first, then the full gallery and the film on the dates set in your contract.

Good to know in Glacier National Park

Every ceremony in the park needs a special use permit, whatever the group size, with a $125 non-refundable application fee10. Applications are emailed up to one year ahead; four weeks is the minimum recommended, and processing can take several months10. Drones are prohibited, and photographers and videographers count toward your group size10.

The marriage license comes from the Clerk of District Court in Flathead County (Kalispell)12 or Glacier County. It costs $53, has no waiting period and stays valid for 180 days13. A Montana license is valid in any Montana county but not in any other state or country10.

Logan Pass sits at 6,646 ft3, while the climate station at West Glacier is 3,148 ft11; the weather at the pass is not the weather in the table.

Wedding detail

Marriage license

Issued by
Clerk of District Court — Flathead County (800 S. Main Street, Kalispell) or Glacier County; a Montana license is valid in any Montana county
Fee
$5313
Waiting period
none13
Valid for
180 days13

The place

Elevation (Logan Pass)
6,646 ft (2,026 m)3
Weather by month, West Glacier
MonthAvg highAvg lowPrecip.
Jan1129.9 °F19.3 °F3.54 in
Apr1152.6 °F31.4 °F2.15 in
Jul1180.2 °F49.6 °F1.39 in
Oct1151.7 °F32.9 °F3.05 in

Questions couples ask

01How far in advance should we book a wedding photographer in Glacier National Park?

Start with the permit. The Park Service accepts applications up to one year ahead, recommends at least four weeks, and warns that processing can take several months10. Permits are generally written only for dates with vehicle access2. Book the team once the date and site are chosen, and a deposit holds it.

02Can we book photo and video together in Glacier National Park?

Yes, with one crew. The park counts photographers and videographers toward group size, prohibits drones, and allows only a small Bluetooth speaker or an acoustic instrument10. So the film is shot from the ground, and we record the ceremony audio on the officiant.

03What happens if it rains on our wedding day in Glacier National Park?

Rain is most likely outside July: West Glacier averages 3.05 in in October and 3.54 in in January, against 1.39 in in July11. The ceremony stays inside its two-hour window10, and we shift portraits to the dry hours before or after it, when we photograph as any visitor would.

04Do you travel to Glacier National Park, and is travel included?

Yes. Travel is built into the quote, including the remote lakes: Bowman Lake is reached by 6 miles of unpaved road from Polebridge14, and Kintla Lake is a 40-mile drive on dirt roads from the west entrance15. Tell us the site and the partner plans the drive.

05How many photos do we receive, and when?

The number depends on the length of coverage, so the partner states it in your contract. A Glacier gallery combines the permitted ceremony, which is limited to two hours10, with the portraits made before and after it. Every photo collection includes an edited gallery, print rights and a sneak peek within days.

Say when.

Tell us the date, the lake or trail you have in mind and who is coming. We reply within one business day with the Glacier National Park price list and a partner's recent work.

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Sources

  1. Wikipedia, "Lake McDonald" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_McDonald
  2. National Park Service, Glacier — Wedding Locations (2026 & 2027 list) nps.gov/glac/planyourvisit/wedding_locations.htm
  3. Wikipedia, "Logan Pass" (elevation 6,646 ft) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logan_Pass
  4. Wikipedia, "Saint Mary Lake" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Mary_Lake
  5. Wikipedia, "Trail of the Cedars" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trail_of_the_Cedars
  6. Wikipedia, "Swiftcurrent Lake" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiftcurrent_Lake
  7. Wikipedia, "Lake Josephine (Montana)" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Josephine_(Montana)
  8. Wikipedia, "Two Medicine Lake" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Medicine_Lake
  9. Computed with suncalc (NOAA algorithm) for the 15th of the month at 48.6967, -113.7183 (Logan Pass), America/Denver local time github.com/mourner/suncalc
  10. National Park Service, Glacier — Weddings & Other Ceremonies (permit process, fee, restrictions, FAQ) nps.gov/glac/planyourvisit/weddings.htm
  11. Wikipedia, "Glacier National Park (U.S.)" — weather box, West Glacier, Montana (3,148 ft), NOAA 1991–2020 normals en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glacier_National_Park_(U.S.)
  12. Flathead County Clerk of District Court — Marriage Application flatheadcounty.gov/department-directory/clerk_of_court/marriage_application_start
  13. Glacier County (Montana) — Clerk of District Court: Marriage license / Declaration of Marriage; fee schedule glaciercountymt.gov/departments/clerk-of-district-court
  14. Wikipedia, "Bowman Lake (Montana)" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowman_Lake_(Montana)
  15. Wikipedia, "Kintla Lake" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kintla_Lake