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San Miguel de Allende Wedding Photographers

Our San Miguel de Allende photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: The Bajío Region

San Miguel de Allende Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

Intimate Wedding Photography in San Miguel de Allende - Capturing the Joy of Small Celebrations - Discover the best San Miguel de Allende 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 San Miguel de Allende 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, San Miguel de Allende 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 gardens provided a stunning backdrop for sunset portraits, the perfect way to end their fall wedding day
Xiaoqi Li
Outdoor Wedding Ceremony Image by the Water | the groom recites his vows to his bride
Kevin Koo
The bride and groom exchanged warm hugs after the indoor civil ceremony at the town hall, surrounded by their cherished guests
Audrey Morisson

San Miguel de Allende Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small San Miguel de Allende 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.

Guanajuato WPJA members are ready to document any courthouse, themed, 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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4 San Miguel de Allende Wedding Photographers...

California wedding and elopement photographer Annie Bang

Annie Bang, a former journalist, and Associated Press reporter, documents real moments and emotions through documentary and photojournalistic photography. She is passionate about capturing fleeting moments to create timeless memories of our lives.

Annie Bang

Los Angeles in California, US *Now booking San Miguel de Allende weddings.
162
13
2500 (USD)
Weddings, engagement portraits and elopement photography by Nikhol Esteras

Using a journalistic style, Nikhol Esteras, a visual storyteller, captures the authentic and unique moments of destination weddings in Oaxaca and California, combining her background in psychology and holistic health.

Nikhol Esteras

Oaxaca de Juárez in Oaxaca, MX *Now booking San Miguel de Allende weddings.
142
11
3000 (USD)
California wedding photography by Brett Butterstein

Brett Butterstein is a wedding photographer based in Southern California. His background in photojournalism and experience from five years of newspaper photography makes him the perfect choice for capturing the true beauty and emotion of a wedding.

Brett Butterstein

Encinitas in California, US *Now booking San Miguel de Allende weddings.
163
3500 (USD)
Yucatan Peninsula wedding photography by Adrian Bonet of Cancun wedding photographer Adrian Bonet is a Mexico based Wedding Photojournalist Association member in Cancun

Mexico-based wedding photographer Adrian Bonet is a specialist in portrait, fashion and wedding photography. He founded a marketing photography company in his hometown in 2006 and has since become an internationally recognized destination wedding photographer.

Adrian Bonet

Cancun in Quintana Roo, MX *Now booking San Miguel de Allende weddings.
3
2
500/hour (USD)

Map of Wedding Photojournalists Serving San Miguel de Allende Couples

San Miguel de Allende Wedding Elopement Photography - WedElope

View WedElope Image Galleries by San Miguel de Allende Wedding Photographers from Small Events and Intimate Elopements.

San Miguel de Allende Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

At a private home in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, a clown on stilts leads the beaming bride through the reception, creating a whimsical and unforgettable moment.
Guests gleefully ride a slide at a wedding reception at the luxurious Rosewood Hotel in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.
A pro documentary wedding photographer captured this WPJA award-winning image during cocktail hour at San Miguel de Allende. The photo shows the bride's family, showcasing the photographer's expertise in capturing candid moments.
In San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, the daughter of a newlywed couple attempts to purchase a rainbow unicorn toy from a street vendor after the ceremony
In a private house in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, a bride's daughter attempts to zip up her dress while another daughter adjusts her own flower crown
The bride and groom accompanied by their daughters enjoy a picturesque post-ceremony stroll on a sidewalk street scene in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, adding an intimate touch to a private house wedding
At Rosewood San Miguel de Allende, San Miguel de Allende, GTO, Mexico, wedding guests take photos at the 360 degree photo booth
At Casa Adela in San Miguel de Allende, a San Miguel de Allende Photographer captured the beautiful moment of the bride and groom ceremoniously exiting their wedding as red flower petals were tossed
Documentary style photography from a San Miguel de Allende wedding at Casa Adela in Mexico capturing this stylish father-daughter dance
A San Miguel de Allende wedding photographer at Casa Adela captured this Bride in a quiet moment writing her vows before the ceremony
At Club de Golf Malanquin in San Miguel de Allende, the veil covering the bride and groom, a flash behind them and a low exposure
At Casa Adela in San Miguel de Allende, through a wheel, a composition with the couple and use of an external flash to light them up

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How can couples find top-ranked San Miguel de Allende wedding photographers?
A: The WPJA created the original wedding photographer ranking systems. Our innovative system is based on contest winning points, meaning that the San Miguel de Allende 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: How can couples find reviews of San Miguel de Allende 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 San Miguel de Allende wedding photographers for their own wedding.
Q: Can a wedding photojournalist create artistic portraits on my San Miguel de Allende 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 San Miguel de Allende wedding photographers who have earned Artistic Guild awards for portrait and detail images.
WPJA Communiqué: Featured Wedding Photography Articles
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
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
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

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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