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Los Gatos Wedding Photographers

Our Los Gatos photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: Santa Clara County, N California, San Francisco Bay Area, Santa Cruz Mountains, Silicon Valley

Los Gatos Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

Intimate Wedding Photography in Los Gatos - Capturing the Joy of Small Celebrations - Discover the best Los Gatos 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 Los Gatos 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, Los Gatos 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 small wedding was perfect for the couple, family, and friends all gathered in an intimate setting at the restaurant, with a beautiful BW image of the moment captured to remember the day forever
Fabrizio Demasi
Under the bright sunshine, the bride and groom exchanged vows in an outdoor villa surrounded by friends and family, with the bride beaming a warm smile throughout the beautiful, intimate ceremony
Francesca Zambrini
Wedding Ceremony Photo at ship Harbor of clear bubble umbrella to shield bride and groom from the rain
Andrea Sampoli

Los Gatos Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Los Gatos 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.

California - Northern WPJA members are ready to document any courthouse, town hall, small, 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 Los Gatos Wedding Photographers...

Weddings by Chris Shum, Life Photographer

Chris Shum is a wedding, engagement, lifestyle, and family photographer with a lifelong passion for art. With his artistic eye and unobstructive approach, Chris captures the beauty and joy of weddings, creating elegant, storytelling photographs that couples can treasure...

Chris Shum

Sunnyvale in California, US *Now booking Los Gatos weddings.
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4500 (USD)
CA Engagemen, Wedding and Elopement Photography by Tyler Vu

Northern California wedding photographer, Tyler Vu, combines a background in graphics design with a simple philosophy to capture life as it happens. With a keen eye for composition and a focus on capturing meaningful moments, Tyler thrives on immortalizing the details and...

Tyler Vu

San Jose in California, US *Now booking Los Gatos weddings.
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235
4000 (USD)

Map of Wedding Photojournalists Serving Los Gatos Couples

Wedding Venue Pictures by Los Gatos Wedding Photographers

Please select a venue below to view all associated contest-winning Los Gatos wedding photos.

Los Gatos Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

A romantic pre-wedding portrait in Los Gatos, CA. The couple kisses under a wooden trellis.
A couple shares a loving sweet kiss on a nature trail in Los Gatos, CA. They sit in front of a wooden fence, locked in a gentle embrace.
Captivating outdoor wedding photo taken at Redwood Ridge Estate, Los Gatos CA. Emotion-filled ceremony surrounded by redwoods. Picture perfect moment captured by a skilled photographer.
A couple in Los Gatos, CA, shares a warm embrace and small talk by the lake, radiating big smiles in a romantic setting for their engagement portrait session.
A creative couple portrait by a North California wedding photographer capturing a romantic kiss on a city street at night near trees with lights in them in Los Gatos, California.
A couple portrait captured by a N California wedding photographer in Los Gatos. The image shows the couple striking a cool pose in the forest, surrounded by tall trees and boulders along a tree-lined trail.
A wedding party at Nestldown in Los Gatos, California, gazes up the stairs of the Chapel as the bride and her father make their grand entrance to the outdoor, wooded ceremony.
Los Gatos wedding photojournalist captures the magic of the dance floor as every lady becomes a dancing queen
In Los Gatos, a sweet scene unfolds as the couple shares a kiss on the lawn, accompanied by their furry canine companion. - Love and Fur: Paws Embrace
Engagement portrait of a blissful couple strolling through Los Gatos, radiating joy and laughter, beautifully captured by a top CA engagement photographer.
In this Los Gatos café, a top California engagement photographer captures a sweet couple, displaying their love and excitement before their upcoming wedding.
In Los Gatos, a sweet couple walks down a city street, surrounded by the shimmering reflections of store windows in the shopping district.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How can couples find reviews of Los Gatos wedding photographers?
A: We call them Client Letters. At the WPJA, we decided more than 20 years ago to avoid incorporating those third-person testimonials and endorsements that are found all too often in advertisements. Instead, we elevated our listings with the use of Client Letters, which represent the actual words and feelings of the clients who booked those Los Gatos wedding photographers for their own wedding.
Q: Where can I find a photographer for a short-notice, small Los Gatos 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 Los Gatos wedding day by.
Q: How can couples find Los Gatos photographers for pre-wedding engagement portraits?
A: The WPJA issues Diamond Awards for Los Gatos 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
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
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
Jola Mulder, of Overijssel, is a wedding photographer for
Bringing it Home: The Joys of a Backyard Wedding
Oftentimes when people are considering a venue for their weddings, they search for a location away from home, whether that be ten minutes or ten hours, all just to find what they already have: a place that holds meaning for them, that feels comfortable, or that they find...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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