Grace Ormonde Big Sky Weddings

Added to the Grace Ormonde "Platinum List"

I'm really honored to announce that I've been added to the prestigious "Platinum List" of Grace Ormonde Wedding Style Magazine. Last year I was looking through her Wedding Style Magazine, thinking to myself, "I wonder what it takes to get into this publication?" Then I read somewhere that a photographer had to be invited to be in the Ormonde wedding directory or even to advertise in the Magazine. I always admired the magazine as a showcase of outstanding photography. I never dreamed that I would get the invite. This is a huge honor.

Sitemap. Big news?

I just added a new Sitemap. Yay! Wow Zam!

Montana-Wedding-Photographer.com Sitemap

So what's up with a Sitemap? Actually for me sometimes it's the easiest way to find where I want to go in a web site. I've found that visitors come to my site with a direction in mind. They may want to find a venue to get married in Montana Wedding Venues, or they've heard about me and they want to read about me About Larry Stanley. Or, maybe they just want to see the "goods" in this case photos, lots of photos Remarkable Images and Books. The other possibility is that they want to find a great wedding coordinator or live music for their event Wedding Planning Resources. Then there's the "brides just want to have fun" crowd that are looking for the fun stuff to read and giggle Tips and Fun stuff.

What ever the case may be, I've thought about this and re-organized my site into a handful of paths that you can follow simply and easily right from my front page, and now my site map... and get exactly where you want to go. Have fun!

July at The Moonlight Lodge

I just added a new 32 image wedding portfolio! Check it out.

Big Sky Montana during the summer months is always full of weather surprises, but planning your wedding at a mountain top lodge like The Moonlight always gives you "Plan B" if the weather turns the corner.

It was ify at first, but as Leah and Mark's wedding day progressed, things only got better. Enjoy!

Leah and Mark's Big Sky wedding

Colorado on my mind!

Seven months ago I was at 11,000 feet in a wonderland of high altitude light,

weather changes, mist, remarkable light in the sky and... most notably, remarkable people.

Revisiting the Herrick Hall wedding this evening. I walked through these photos again and thanked God for the wonderful experiences of that weekend. See for your self. It's a lesson in the idea of "miracle expectations". John and Jessica, knew exactly what they wanted to do for their wedding and for their friends and family. They came from New York and found a beautiful location on a pass near Breckenridge, Colorado. They planned every detail, the best they could and expected a miracle for the rest. That's exactly what they got.


Jessica and John's Colorado Wedding

Weather in the mountains at 11,000 feet is changeable, at best. John and Jessica got THE BEST. There were showers, mist, glowing mountains and then sunshine. It was one of the most miraculous weddings of my year, and I'm hoping that the upcoming weddings of 2007 will be as exciting.

I still have some key weekends open in July, August and September! So if you are planning something special, I'm looking for a few miraclous weddings!


Have a great week. Larry

Winter in Montana

What does a Wedding Photographer do, during the winter in Montana?

I guess it's a fair question if you don't live here. I've been asked that several times recently, while speaking to my 2007 couples. It must be in the "Questions to ask your wedding photographer" book, or on the Knot. First of all, the skiing is fantastic. But I think they meant... for photography work. Secondly, if you up-keep a website of any type, you know how much work it is to keep it fresh and interesting, and oh yeah, did I mention how much time it takes publish a new site???

Back to the real answer: I photograph people, other than people in weddings. My most recent ongoing assignment has been for The Hughes Agency in St. Louis, MO. I've been shooting a series of Ads for The Benefis Hospital and The Sletten Cancer Institute in Great Falls, MT. Check out the ads. I think you'll see my style in the advertising work.

People in Advertising Portfolio

I have heard the opinion that a "real" wedding photographer is one that only shoots weddings. Poppycock! I couldn't disagree more. Ok, well I guess if a photographer only shot a handful of weddings during the year and the rest of the time he shot food, or products or something completely different... it might be a valid concern.

Personally, I believe that the more a photographer applies himself to creatively shooting, pushing his limits, expanding his skill levels, regardless of the subject - the better photographer he will become. I shoot about 25 weddings each summer and I am completely equipped with back ups of everything and enough lighting gear for just about any Ad shoot. When I get the opportunity to shoot advertising, it's a piece of cake! There are never more than a handfull of people involved and you work on each shot until you've got it. Much different than producing great results on the fly during someone's most important day .

So, that's my comment on that. Smile. Enjoy the images.

MWP Version 2, finally!!!

Finally, after several long weeks... its up and running!

I've been wanting to upgrade my site for several years, and now finally it's done. What a massive amount of details! At any rate, all the content is still there and hopefully a lot easier to find and enjoy. With the addition of the LiveBooks Platinum Website that I utilize as my new PORTFOLIO, my site offers the best of both worlds of Flash for viewing large photos and XTML for valuable content to those that are planning a Montana Wedding from afar.

The next step is to put up a number of the newer weddings on the Portfolio, which will take place in the next few weeks.

We recently had a week of Spring like weather here in Livingston, just as a teaser. Now, I'm so ready for the weddings of Spring and Summer to begin. It all starts the first week of May and stretches into October at this point.

I hope you enjoy the new site.

New "large view" Portfolio

Tired of viewing itty bitty wedding images?

See my new "large view" portfolio. As the first step to upgrading my website to MWP V2, I have added a new portfolio that shows my images nice and large. Photo lovers with large monitors will love this! It's in the process of being populated with new images but... don't wait. Check it out.

View my NEW large view portfolio