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Beijing Wedding Photographers

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Beijing Wedding Photographers

Our Beijing photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: Peking, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, Ming Tombs, Zhoukoudian, Great Wall, Grand Canal, Dongcheng, Xicheng, Chaoyang, Fengtai, Shijingshan, Haidian, Mentougou, Fangshan, Tongzhou, Shunyi, Changping, Daxing, Huairou, Pinggu, Miyun, Yanqing

Beijing Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

Intimate Wedding Photography in Beijing - Capturing the Joy of Small Celebrations - Discover the best Beijing 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 Beijing 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, Beijing 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 couple held hands as they walked on the beach
Katie Kaizer
Outdoor Wedding Ceremony Image of The bride as she walks down the outdoor ceremony aisle in the soft sunlight
Jennifer Voisin
The couple got married at City Hall, with the clerks officiating the ceremony, surrounded by their family and friends
Nicole Chan

Beijing Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Beijing 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.

China WPJA members are ready to document any DIY - do it yourself, themed, 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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Jianghui Feng is a Beijing-based wedding photographer with a skill for capturing unique moments. He draws inspiration from top industry image competitions and street photographer Daidō Moriyama. His agility and anticipation, developed through fly fishing, allow him to...

Jianghui Feng

Beijing, CN
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1999 (USD)

Map of Wedding Photojournalists Serving Beijing Couples

Beijing Wedding Elopement Photography - WedElope

View WedElope Image Galleries by Beijing Wedding Photographers from Small Events and Intimate Elopements.

Beijing Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

At the British Embassy Beijing, amid playful games and contagious smiles, a male friend joyfully hangs the groom using his tie as a noose, capturing a lighthearted moment at this wedding celebration.
A symbolic fresh start begins as two wedding rings rest on a hotel sign, signaling the start of a new journey at Beijing Taifu Hotel. Cleanliness awaits, as the couple embarks on their happily ever after.
The newlyweds at Beijing Hotel are captured in a tender embrace, as the bride wraps her arms around the groom's neck. Her bouquet adds a pop of color, obscuring the back of his head.
At Beijing Chaoyang Park Hui Architecture Hotel, this wedding image captures the excitement and joy as five groomsmen help carry the groom through ribbon strings on his way to marry the bride, while gate-crushing games add an element of fun.
In Beijing Dashilan Pedestrian Street, the couple gazes into each other's eyes under the posters of Peking Opera characters, encapsulating their love in an urban setting before their upcoming wedding.
In the charming Beijing Wudaoying Hutong, this engaged couple showcased joy and playfulness while walking through the narrow alleyways for their portrait session.
Capturing the joy and playfulness of a couple in Beijing's Wudaoying Hutong, this engagement portrait session in a Chinese courtyard exudes fun and happiness.
Capturing a scene of intimacy through a glass window in Beijing's Wudaoying Hutong, this portrait shows a couple kissing indoors, surrounded by reflections.
Captured in the heart of Beijing's Wudaoying Hutong, this engagement portrait exudes the joy of Chinese red and Fu characters. The couple embraces indoors, with reflections in the glass, creating a romantic and intimate setting.
A romantic portrait of the couple, set against the night view of Beijing city, captures their love at China International Trade Phase 3 Hotel.
In the car parking lot at Beijing Shougang Industrial Park, this engagement portrait captures a joyful moment as the couple sways and dances in the sunshine, radiating happiness - Sunny Dance: Beijing Joyful Love
A striking wedding photo capturing intricate tattoos and refreshing beverages in a soft light setting at Beijing Sanlitun Paul Restaurant in Beijing.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Where can I find a photographer for a short-notice, small Beijing wedding?
A: There are many WPJA photographers who are able to help you out at a moment's notice. We understand that sometimes love happens and there's simply no time to lose. We can ensure that you can get married as quickly as possible — and have incredible photographs to remember your Beijing wedding day by.
Q: Can a wedding photojournalist create artistic portraits on my Beijing 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 Beijing wedding photographers who have earned Artistic Guild awards for portrait and detail images.
Q: How can couples find top-ranked Beijing wedding photographers?
A: The WPJA created the original wedding photographer ranking systems. Our innovative system is based on contest winning points, meaning that the Beijing 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
Vows, Crowds, and Nerves: Avoid Stress with a Small Wedding
While some of us were fortunate enough to be born as extroverts, not everyone feels the same way. For a good chunk of the population, any number of the typical wedding day traditions can inspire anxiety and existential dread. This day is all about you, yes, but does that...Read more
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
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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