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Niagara Falls Wedding Photographers

Our Niagara Falls photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: St. Catharines, Welland, Fort Erie, Lincoln, Thorold, Port Colborne, Pelham

Niagara Falls Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

Intimate Wedding Photography in Niagara Falls - Capturing the Joy of Small Celebrations - Discover the best Niagara Falls 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 Niagara Falls 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, Niagara Falls 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 approaches the doorway inside the historic house, where her groom is waiting, as a beautiful black and white image captures the special moment
David Pullum
They said their vows surrounded by the peaceful ocean, exchanging their first kiss as husband and wife. A beautiful small wedding with the blue sky, ocean breeze and sound of the waves
Juan Carlos Calderon
The bride and groom giggled as they posed for sunrise light portraits beneath the big trees
Lucy Schultz

Niagara Falls Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Niagara Falls 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.

Ontario WPJA members are ready to document any outside, courthouse, DIY - do it yourself, 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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2 Niagara Falls Wedding Photographers...

Kitchener, Ontario wedding and elopement photography by Lori-Anne Crewe - Canada WPJA

Lori-Anne Crewe, a destination wedding photographer based in Canada, approaches photography with a documentary approach and storytelling craft. Through her lens, she beautifully captures the essence of love and happiness that fills weddings.

Lori Anne Crewe

Ayr in Ontario, CA *Now booking Niagara Falls weddings.
30
1
16
275/hour (CAD)
Portrait of Mashal Asif, an Ontario Wedding Photographer of Canada

Mashal Asif

Toronto in Ontario, CA *Now booking Niagara Falls weddings.
6
2000 (CAD)

Map of Wedding Photojournalists Serving Niagara Falls Couples

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Can a wedding photojournalist create artistic portraits on my Niagara Falls 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 Niagara Falls wedding photographers who have earned Artistic Guild awards for portrait and detail images.
Q: Where can I find a photographer for a short-notice, small Niagara Falls 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 Niagara Falls wedding day by.
Q: How can couples find Niagara Falls photographers for pre-wedding engagement portraits?
A: The WPJA issues Diamond Awards for Niagara Falls 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.
WPJA Communiqué: Featured Wedding Photography Articles
Small Weddings - How to Budget and Save
Traditionally speaking, often times it is the couple’s families who help pay for their wedding. However, unfortunately that’s just not possible for everyone, especially these days when the cost of weddings can quickly and easily get out of control. Some couples find...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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