Auckland Wedding Photographers

Our Auckland photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: North Shore, Waitakere, Muriwai Beach, Parakai, Waiuku, Warkworth, Leigh, Wellsford, Coromandel, Te Kauwhata, Thames, Ngatea, Kaiwaka, Whitianga, Kerepehi

Auckland Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

Intimate Wedding Photography in Auckland - Capturing the Joy of Small Celebrations - Discover the best Auckland 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 Auckland 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, Auckland documentary wedding photographers available right now who understand that some weddings and elopements can’t wait. Find yours today!

Recent WPJA WedElope Story Awards

Winter frozen wind swept Lake sunset portraits after elopement ceremony

Brittany Bugaj

The sun glowed beneath the horizon as their cliffside ceremony unfolded, providing a beautiful backdrop of the sea and creating a truly magical and romantic experience for the newlyweds

Carlos Porfírio

The bride and groom stood facing each other, holding hands, as their friend officiated their small wedding ceremony outside in a park

Danielle Gardner

Auckland Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Auckland 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.

New Zealand WPJA members are ready to document any civil ceremony, quick, mini, 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 Auckland Wedding Venues

1 Auckland Wedding Photographers...

Based in New Zealand, Naren Bedekar brings 12 years of experience as an Art Director in the Middle East to his wedding photography. He has captured over 400 weddings, as well as corporate events and live shows. Naren has recently expanded his portfolio to include projects...

Naren Bedekar

Auckland in Auckland, NZ

4000 (NZD)

Map of Wedding Photojournalists Serving Auckland Couples

Auckland Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

At Cornwall Park, Auckland, a stunning sun kissed portrait of the couple relaxing under this enormous tree in nature's beauty

Searches Related to Auckland Wedding Photography Vendors

Frequently Asked Questions

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

A: The WPJA created the original wedding photographer ranking systems. Our innovative system is based on contest winning points, meaning that the Auckland 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 Auckland photographers for pre-wedding engagement portraits?

A: The WPJA issues Diamond Awards for Auckland 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: Can a wedding photojournalist create artistic portraits on my Auckland 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 Auckland wedding photographers who have earned Artistic Guild awards for portrait and detail images.

WPJA Communiqué: Featured Wedding Photography Articles

A Sunshine Solemnization - Outdoor Weddings in Nature

Not everyone has a lagoon or glacier next door, but there's no rule saying you can't have a small wedding in the great outdoors. Take advantage of natural sunshine and that open, airy feeling and give your guests some room to breathe! LESS IS MORE Instead of hemming your...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

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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