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Tokyo Wedding Photographers

Our Tokyo photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: Chiba-Ken, Hachioji, Machida, Fuchu, Chofu, Nishitokyo, Kodaira, Mitaka, Hino

Tokyo Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

Intimate Wedding Photography in Tokyo - Capturing the Joy of Small Celebrations - Discover the best Tokyo photographers specializing in intimate marriages. Couples are embracing the trend of smaller, more meaningful celebrations. Let our talented photographers capture the joy and intimacy of your wedding day.

By planning a simple Tokyo elopement, couples are able to stay present in the moment and fully absorb the impact of their wedding day. Given the fact that many couples feel more natural and at ease in intimate settings, it's no surprise that some of the most breathtaking wedding images come from elopements.

The WPJA has an abundance of top-ranked, Tokyo documentary wedding photographers available right now who understand that some weddings and elopements can’t wait. Find yours today!
Recent WPJA WedElope Story Awards
The bride and groom had a small Hindu wedding ceremony with only family and a few friends in attendance
Carlos Porfírio
A couple celebrated their small nautical-themed wedding on the bow of a boat at a State Park, with the boat Captain officiating
Lauren Lindley
An estate hall wedding photo of the bride and groom waiting inside before civil ceremony
Dominic Whiten

Tokyo Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Tokyo wedding event is a wedding photojournalist’s dream: a fairly open schedule with lots of breathing space for creativity – it’s just the photographer, the couple, the officiant, and perhaps a few select companions.

Kantō Region WPJA members are ready to document any quick, mini, pop-up, or elopement wedding, even if it is a Monday-Thursday ceremony. Search for the “Can Shoot Weddings on Short Notice!” message on the listings below.

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Wedding Photojournalism by Megumu Kohagura

Since 2006, Megumu Kohagura has been a wedding photographer specializing in capturing real moments. Since 2010, he has focused on landscape photography and also works as a commercial photographer and image retoucher.

Megumu Kohagura

Osaka-City, Higashimikuni, JP *Now booking Tokyo weddings.
600 (USD)

Map of Wedding Photojournalists Serving Tokyo Couples

Tokyo Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

Below are some Tokyo wedding photography samples from the world’s best wedding photographers of the WPJA. Some of these Tokyo marriage pictures might be artistic portraits, details, or documentary-style images that have come from getting ready sessions, wedding ceremonies, reception venues, or Tokyo engagement portrait sessions with couples.

Tokyo bride and father meet the groom at the ceremony - Kanto Region wedding photo
Tokyo bride and maid of honor laugh at the reception holding a bouquet of flowers - Kanto Region wedding photography
Tokyo wedding photographer captured this black and white photo of the wedding guests sipping champagne at the reception
Tokyo bride smiling at the wedding ceremony - Kanto Region wedding photo
Tokyo bride before the wedding - Kanto Region wedding photo
Tokyo groom and maid of honor try to help the bride on the couch while music plays in front of her | Kanto Region wedding photo
Tokyo guests trying to catch the bouquet at the reception | Kanto region wedding photojournalism
Tokyo bride and groom stand on the balcony under the stars | Kanto region wedding photo

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How can couples find Tokyo photographers for pre-wedding engagement portraits?
A: The WPJA issues Diamond Awards for Tokyo wedding photographers to showcase their best engagement photography work. These awards are given to photographers who prove that they have an ability to be creative, artistic, and intuitive while working on-location with couples who are newly engaged.
Q: Can a wedding photojournalist create artistic portraits on my Tokyo wedding day?
A: While wedding photojournalists strive to capture candid moments on the wedding day, our photographers also are skilled artists who can compose powerful portraits. If you have a specific vision of what types of images you want from your wedding day, look at the top-ranked Tokyo wedding photographers who have earned Artistic Guild awards for portrait and detail images.
Q: How can couples find top-ranked Tokyo wedding photographers?
A: The WPJA created the original wedding photographer ranking systems. Our innovative system is based on contest winning points, meaning that the Tokyo photographers you see at the top of your search results page have recently won the most — and the most recent — contest awards. Our contests judge photographers based on their creativity, style, composure, and ability to capture the heart of any couple's story on their wedding day.
WPJA Communiqué: Featured Wedding Photography Articles
What is a Modern Elopement?
WHAT EXACTLY DOES IT MEAN TO ELOPE? If you look up the definition of “elope” in the Merriam-Webster dictionary , you’ll find a plethora of meanings making it quite clear how polarizing the word has become, and how it has transformed and evolved with the passage of time and...Read more
Essential Elopement Vendor - The Photographer
So your wedding is just around the corner and you’ve decided to elope , either because you want to do this on a budget , avoid a large wedding party, or simply to enjoy the day together with minimal distractions and as little stress as possible . They say 'all you need is...Read more
An Unforgettable Romance: The Intimacy of an Elopement
While some people live for the hustle and bustle of a big wedding with extravagant décor and an impossibly long guest list, others find these kinds of weddings to be too much hoopla, preferring instead something simpler and quieter, allowing for more intimacy between them...Read more

WPJA Communiqué: Viewpoints
Elopements: Traditional and Modern
The oldsters among the WPJA ranks no doubt remember when 'to elope' meant, in Merriam-Webster’s definition, “to run away secretly with the intention of getting married, usually without parental consent.” Many wedding photographers have gone on the lam with couples who did just that. However, even Merriam-Webster now acknowledges that “elope appears to have become shorthand for ‘ small destination weddings ,’ a ‘ wedding that is not financially insane ,’ or a ‘ wedding that allows us to not invite all the people we would rather not invite .’” Smaller Weddings are... Read more
What is Reportage?
On Instagram and elsewhere, one can see images labeled as #photojournalism or #reportage when they are, in fact, merely photos. I say "merely," even though photography has been my career's great passion. But it's because of that passion and my respect for the work of actual photojournalists that I am particularly bothered to see wedding photographers call their work "reportage." That word properly used actually means something important beyond just a stylistic conceit. By contrast, however, I'm the lead cheerleader for those practitioners of #weddingphotojournalism ... Read more

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