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Rio Grande do Sul Wedding Photographers

Our Rio Grande do Sul photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: Porto Alegre, Caxias do Sul, Canoas, Pelotas, Gravataí, Santa Maria, Novo Hamburgo, Viamão, São Leopoldo, Gramado, Alvorada, Bagé, Bento Gonçalves, Bento Gonçalves, Cachoeirinha, Erechim, Esteio, Lajeado, Passo Fundo, Sapucaia do Sul, Uruguaiana

Rio Grande do Sul Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

Intimate Wedding Photography in Rio Grande do Sul - Capturing the Joy of Small Celebrations - Discover the best Rio Grande do Sul 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 Rio Grande do Sul 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, Rio Grande do Sul 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 were surrounded by the beauty of nature as they exchanged vows in a small outdoor ceremony in a lush, green forest; the couple was then pronounced husband and wife
Justin Edmonds
The bride and her father enter the ceremony, as light glowed on the bride to signify the start of her small yet beautiful wedding
David Pullum
At the Lake Wedding Couple Portrait Photography | The bride laughs at the groom making a joke by the lake
Nicky Byrnes

Rio Grande do Sul Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Rio Grande do Sul 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.

Brazil WPJA members are ready to document any mini, courthouse, 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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At work portrait of wedding and elopement photographer Rogerio Frota dos Santos

Rogerio Frota dos Santos is a traveling destination wedding photographer with experience capturing emotive love stories from all around the world. He started shooting with an amateur camera as a former flight attendant, and evolved to a professional camera for wedding...

Rogerio Frota dos Santos

Porto Alegre in Rio Grande do Sul, BR
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Map of Wedding Photojournalists Serving Rio Grande do Sul Couples

Rio Grande do Sul Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

The sand dunes of Cidreira Beach, RS, set a romantic scene for this stunning couple's engagement portrait session, capturing their love in a breathtaking setting.
Couple portrait by a Porto Alegre wedding photographer, sitting inside the plane Porto Alegre - Rio Grande do Sul - Brasil, ready to take off.
Creative engagement portrait by a Brasil wedding photographer in Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, capturing the couple's love in a fun and playful way with a giant red heart.
Artistic engagement portrait by a Brazilian wedding photographer showcasing a beautiful and loving engaged couple dancing in Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul.
Engagement portrait by a Brazil wedding photographer at Lago Negro in Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul, capturing a couple enjoying a beautiful afternoon in the mountain city with romantic light.
At Merci - Casa de Eventos, a beautiful wedding venue, the bride tosses her bouquet into the air, capturing the excitement and anticipation of who will be the next to tie the knot.
Located at Vinícola Miolo in Bento Gonçalves, Rio Grande do Sul, this creative and beautiful lifestyle couple portrait captures the essence of romanticism amidst picturesque vineyards.
A creative lifestyle couple portrait at Lago São Bernardo in São Francisco de Paula, Rio Grande do Sul. The backdrop showcases the natural beauty of Lake São Bernardo, while the couple poses center-framed on the grass, captured with a fisheye lens.
A creatively composed lifestyle couple portrait captures the romantic beauty of a young engaged couple against the backdrop of the Trilha das 8 Cachoeiras waterfall in São Francisco de Paula.
Wedding photo captured at Praia da Guarita, Torres, Rio Grande do Sul, showcasing the exquisite scenery that appears almost like a work of art.
Embracing Love: In the heart of Túnel Verde, Rio Grande do Sul, a couple shares a passionate kiss in the middle of a car roadway, encapsulating the essence of love and togetherness on their wedding day.
Romantic portrait of a couple at Falésias de Torres, Rio Grande do Sul. They stand and kiss on a rocky outcropping overlooking the wind tossed water, with beautiful Lobo Island in the background. Captured by an artistic Rio Grande do Sul wedding photog.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How can couples find top-ranked Rio Grande do Sul wedding photographers?
A: The WPJA created the original wedding photographer ranking systems. Our innovative system is based on contest winning points, meaning that the Rio Grande do Sul 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 Rio Grande do Sul wedding photographers for small elopements?
A: The WPJA is proud to have some of the top Rio Grande do Sul 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 reviews of Rio Grande do Sul 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 Rio Grande do Sul wedding photographers for their own wedding.
WPJA Communiqué: Featured Wedding Photography Articles
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Top 4 Types of Small Weddings to Make Your Day Truly Yours
Everyone always says that your wedding day is all about you. But let’s face it; that’s not always actually the case. Many couples stress over guest lists, planning, expenses, and all the frills and traditions of your standard large wedding that they may or may not even be...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
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

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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