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Madeira Wedding Photographers

Our Madeira photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: Calheta, Camara de Lobos, Funchal, Machico, Ponta do Sol, Porto Moniz, Ribeira Brava, Santa Cruz, Santana, Sao Vicente

Madeira Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

Intimate Wedding Photography in Madeira - Capturing the Joy of Small Celebrations - Discover the best Madeira 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 Madeira 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, Madeira 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 and groom shared a moment during their ceremony at the Town Hall
Katie Roberts
An intimate, DIY-style home wedding was held in the backyard porch, with self-decorations adding to the atmosphere of the at-home ceremony
Kathleen Ricker
River Dock Wedding Image | The bride and groom are Standing at the edge of a dock by the river
Michelle Arlotta

Madeira Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Madeira 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.

Portugal WPJA members are ready to document any justice of the peace, pop-up, secret, 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.

View Award-Winning Pictures from Madeira Wedding Venues

2 Madeira Wedding Photographers...

Carlos Porfírio, documentary-style wedding and elopement photographer - Laranja Metade

Carlos Porfírio is a documentary wedding photographer with over 12 years of experience. With a background in design and web design, he has studied photography and TV direction, fiction, and advertising.

Carlos Porfírio

Lisbon, PT *Now booking Madeira weddings.
34
5
66
1650 (EUR)
Lisbon wedding and elopement photography by Pedro Vilela of Portugal

Pedro Vilela, a wedding photojournalist based in Lisbon, Portugal, has a journalistic style that focuses on capturing authentic, honest moments. His unobtrusive approach allows him to document the special day of couples, showcasing their relationships and emotions in a...

Pedro Vilela

Lisbon, PT *Now booking Madeira weddings.
19
1
1
2350 (EUR)

Map of Wedding Photojournalists Serving Madeira Couples

Madeira Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

Madeira wedding photographer captures a photo of the bride and groom in the fields near the wedding reception venue
Madeira wedding photographer: The bride coming down from her room using the stairs the groom designed and built for her.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How can couples find Madeira photographers for pre-wedding engagement portraits?
A: The WPJA issues Diamond Awards for Madeira 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.
Q: Who are the best Madeira wedding photographers for small elopements?
A: The WPJA is proud to have some of the top Madeira documentary wedding photographers for elopements. Our members are able to submit WedElope Stories that take you step-by-step, via a 9 image picture story, through the unique and moving elopements that take place around the world.
Q: How can couples find top-ranked Madeira wedding photographers?
A: The WPJA created the original wedding photographer ranking systems. Our innovative system is based on contest winning points, meaning that the Madeira 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
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
Smaller Weddings in a Time of Social Distancing
It’s no secret that these are strange times we’re going through right now, and there are many couples out there with weddings set in the near future who are left feeling uncertain and concerned about their futures. While that’s understandable, it’s also important to...Read more
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

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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