Abu Dhabi Wedding Photographers

Our Abu Dhabi photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: Al-Ain, Adh-Dhafrah

Abu Dhabi Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

Intimate Wedding Photography in Abu Dhabi - Capturing the Joy of Small Celebrations - Discover the best Abu Dhabi 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 Abu Dhabi 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, Abu Dhabi 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 celebrated their small wedding on the boardwalk, with calm waters behind them, dancing alone on the docks of the Harbor

Alex Gordias

The bride and groom celebrated their special day with a small, intimate wedding, surrounded by lush green plants and toasting their reception party attendants

Paulo Castro

countryside bride and groom kissing at outdoor ceremony

Alessia Bruchi

Abu Dhabi Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Abu Dhabi 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.

United Arab Emirates WPJA members are ready to document any desert, open-air, beach, 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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1 Abu Dhabi Wedding Photographers...

Ankita Asthana is an award-winning wedding photographer with a passion for capturing special moments. With a background in travel and a love for diverse cultures, she excels at capturing genuine emotions in chaotic wedding settings. Her photography is a form of self-...

Ankita Asthana

Mumbai in Maharashtra, IN *Now booking Abu Dhabi weddings.

6000 (USD)

Map of Wedding Photojournalists Serving Abu Dhabi Couples

Wedding Venue Pictures by Abu Dhabi Wedding Photographers

Please select a venue below to view all associated contest-winning Abu Dhabi wedding photos.

Qasr Al Sarab Desert Resort by Anantara

Abu Dhabi Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

A documentary wedding photographer at the Emirates Palace event venue in Abu Dhabi, UAE captured this Bride and groom showered with flower petals during Indian ceremony

A fun Abu Dhabi documentary wedding photography example from Qasr Al Sarab showing the Groomsmen dance

Abu Dhabi wedding documentary photographer created this image at Qasr Al Sarab just as The groom surprised the bride by performing with his groomsmen and then did a couple of steps with the bride as well

Traditions wedding photography from the Haldi ceremony on wedding day at Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi of the The brides brothers enjoying with each other at their little sisters wedding

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How can couples find top-ranked Abu Dhabi wedding photographers?

A: The WPJA created the original wedding photographer ranking systems. Our innovative system is based on contest winning points, meaning that the Abu Dhabi 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: Who are the best Abu Dhabi wedding photographers for small elopements?

A: The WPJA is proud to have some of the top Abu Dhabi 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: Can a wedding photojournalist create artistic portraits on my Abu Dhabi 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 Abu Dhabi wedding photographers who have earned Artistic Guild awards for portrait and detail images.

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

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

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

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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