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Nantes Wedding Photographers

Our Nantes photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: Saint-Nazaire, Basse-Goulaine, Bouaye, Bouguenais, Carquefou, La Chapelle-sur-Erdre, Couëron, Indre, La Montagne, Orvault, Rezé, Saint-Herblain, Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire, Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire, Thouaré-sur-Loire, Vertou

Nantes Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

Intimate Wedding Photography in Nantes - Capturing the Joy of Small Celebrations - Discover the best Nantes 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 Nantes 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, Nantes documentary wedding photographers available right now who understand that some weddings and elopements can’t wait. Find yours today!
Recent WPJA WedElope Story Awards
Mountain Adventure Wedding Photography | A silhouette image of the couple against the mountains
Lucy Schultz
Outdoor Wedding Ceremony Image of The bride as she walks down the outdoor ceremony aisle in the soft sunlight
Jennifer Voisin
Friends and family shared joyous reactions to a heartfelt toast at a small outdoor wedding
Cindy Brown

Nantes Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Nantes 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.

Loire-Atlantique WPJA members are ready to document any DIY - do it yourself, secret, town hall, 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 Nantes Wedding Venues

5 Nantes Wedding Photographers...

Tim Fox - Wedding Photographer

Tim Fox is an experienced wedding photojournalist who expertly captures the beautiful and spontaneous moments of the wedding day. With a passion for storytelling through visual imagery, Tim's documentary approach ensures that each photo is honest and meaningful.

Tim Fox

Vertou, FR *Now booking Nantes weddings.
7
2000 (EUR)
France Elopement and Wedding Photographer Hong-Phuc Bui, of Le Comptoir Photo

In journalistic style, Hong Phuc is a visual storyteller who captures the emotion and spontaneity of the moment, as well as details of a special day or the sweeping expanse of a landscape.

Hong Phuc Bui

Trégueux in Cotes-d'Armor (22) , FR *Now booking Nantes weddings.
52
1500 (EUR)
Engagements + wedding and elopement photography by Jeremie Sangare

Jeremie Sangare is a skilled wedding photojournalist who is based in France and specializes in capturing the genuine emotion and candid moments that make each wedding unique.

Jeremie Sangare

Les Sables d'Olonne in Vendee (85) , FR *Now booking Nantes weddings.
34
2
108
3000 (EUR)
Portrait of Florent Fauqueux, Photographer for marriage ceremonies and engagement sessions

French wedding photographer Florent Fauqueux uses images to touch people's hearts. His passion for photography grew when his son was born in 2010 and with the birth of his daughter, he found the intention and emotion behind a photograph. He finds joy in capturing small...

Florent Fauqueux

La Rochelle, FR *Now booking Nantes weddings.
9
7
1850 (EUR)
BW studio portrait of Benoit Mace of the France Wedding Photojournalist Association

France-based wedding photographer, Benoit Mace, specializes in wedding photo reporting, portraits, and corporate photo reporting. Trained at the Gobelins School in Paris, he captures soft, luminous, and natural images that tell moments, emotions, and personalities.

Benoit Mace

Vannes in Morbihan (56) , FR *Now booking Nantes weddings.
3
1500 (EUR)

Map of Wedding Photojournalists Serving Nantes Couples

Nantes Wedding Elopement Photography - WedElope

View WedElope Image Galleries by Nantes Wedding Photographers from Small Events and Intimate Elopements.

Nantes Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

La Cour des Montys, near Nantes, France: Guests on their devices patiently await the couple's first dance, experiencing wedding fatigue after a night of celebration.
A couple stands in front of a glass window, posing with their bikes, in a black and white photograph taken in Nantes
A beautiful artistic wedding photo capturing the bride in Nantes, France getting ready for her big day, with a hair stylist spraying hair spray onto her hairstyle
The engaged couple embraced in a romantic hug with a kiss in front of a stone building with a blue door during their lifestyle session in Nantes
This engagement portrait of a couple at home in Nantes, Brittany, France captures them in a playful moment with lens caps obscuring their eyes and binoculars in hand, reflecting the silly nature of their love
The couple's laughter and enjoyment of each other, captured as they hold hands in the sunshine in Nantes, Brittany, France, and are framed separately, symbolizes their love
At a Vertou Nantes Reception Venue, guests scream the party roar
The moment was particularly poignant for the father of the groom when his son gave a heartfelt speech at their weding reception venue in Nantes
At the Vertou Nantes reception venue, the groom's mother welcomed her daughter-in-law with a warm embrace and a heart full of joy
The couple smiled and sat together on the stairs outside the Reception Hall in Vertou, Nantes
In Nantes, France, a warm portrait of the tattooed engaged couple hugging and enjoying the moment while closing their eyes
A Nantes France photo of an engaged couple kissing face to face under the halls of the Machines de l'Île of Nantes

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How can couples find Nantes photographers for pre-wedding engagement portraits?
A: The WPJA issues Diamond Awards for Nantes 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: Where can I find a photographer for a short-notice, small Nantes 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 Nantes wedding day by.
Q: How can couples find top-ranked Nantes wedding photographers?
A: The WPJA created the original wedding photographer ranking systems. Our innovative system is based on contest winning points, meaning that the Nantes 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
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
Wedding Economy: The Ups and Downs
We all know that the economy can go through some hard times, and be somewhat reminiscent of past recessions. However, as people cut back on non-essential little luxuries here and there, one constant remains: weddings. People don’t tend to just stop getting married due to a...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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