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Yunnan Wedding Photographers

Our Yunnan photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: Kunming, Xuanwei, Qujing, Dali, Chuxiong, Yuxi, Baoshan, Zhaotong

Yunnan Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

Intimate Wedding Photography in Yunnan - Capturing the Joy of Small Celebrations - Discover the best Yunnan 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 Yunnan 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, Yunnan 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 stood for a portrait, kissed and embraced, as they enjoyed the beautiful view of the ocean and blue sky, with the blue water beating against the shore. It was the perfect setting for their small and intimate wedding.
Chris Shum
The bride gracefully walked away from her parents' flat, her white gown flowing behind her as she held her father's hand
Carlos Porfírio
The bride and groom, with their dog leading the way, joyfully elope at City Hall
Alessandro Arena

Yunnan Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Yunnan 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 fast, mini, themed, 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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Yunnan Wedding Photographers...

Yunnan Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

Yunnan artistic wedding photography of Playful alpaca and bride and groom
Zhejiang yunnan cloud couple portrait session
Dali, Yunnan, China Engagement Shoot - On the road of Dali, the night view of the town and the couple
Yunnan, Diqin pre-wedding portrait photo shoot of naxi culture
Yunnan, Diqin engagement portrait - naxi culture in the sun
Bride's home in china with relatives trying to fight the groom for his bride
Wedding photo in Yunnan of a mother saying goodbye and kissing her daughter, the bride, seated in the back of a limousine
China groom kisses the toe of his soon-to-be bride
Traditional ceremonial wedding tea - China wedding photographer
Yunnan wedding picture of makeup games for the groomsmen.
China exhausted groom carries the bride up the steps
The groom works on crashing the gate at the brides home in China

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How can couples find top-ranked Yunnan wedding photographers?
A: The WPJA created the original wedding photographer ranking systems. Our innovative system is based on contest winning points, meaning that the Yunnan 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.
Q: Can a wedding photojournalist create artistic portraits on my Yunnan 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 Yunnan wedding photographers who have earned Artistic Guild awards for portrait and detail images.
Q: How can couples find Yunnan photographers for pre-wedding engagement portraits?
A: The WPJA issues Diamond Awards for Yunnan 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
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
Clean background in this photo of the bride walking into her mountain ceremony.
Adventure Wedding Elopements
Some couples, as they begin planning for their weddings, might think that they are limited to the classic locations: churches, gardens, beaches, or even Las Vegas. But in doing so they’re missing out on a multitude of unique options that might suit their personalities much...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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