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Bahia Wedding Photographers

Our Bahia photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: Salvador, Feira de Santana, Vitória da Conquista, Camacari, Itabuna, Juazeiro, Lauro de Freitas, Ilheus

Bahia Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

Intimate Wedding Photography in Bahia - Capturing the Joy of Small Celebrations - Discover the best Bahia photographers specializing in intimate marriages. Couples are embracing the trend of smaller, more meaningful celebrations. Let our talented photographers capture the happiness and closeness of your intimate, symbolic, religious, or at-home wedding.

By planning a simple Bahia elopement, couples are able to stay present in the moment and fully absorb the impact of their wedding day. With many couples feeling more comfortable and relaxed in intimate settings, it is not surprising that some of the most sincere and touching wedding photos are captured at smaller celebrations.

The WPJA has an abundance of top-ranked, Bahia documentary wedding photographers available right now who understand that some weddings can’t wait. Find yours today!
Recent WPJA WedElope Story Awards
Portrait of the Couple from an Urban Wedding at a City Hall
Jenna Salvagin
The couple stood for a portrait, kissed and embraced, as they enjoyed the beautiful view of the ocean and blue sky, with the blue water beating against the shore. It was the perfect setting for their small and intimate wedding.
Chris Shum
Couple holds hands at altar for destination wedding ceremony, with seated guests filling the frame
Kevin Heslin

Bahia Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Bahia 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 quick, civil ceremony, city hall, or any other type of 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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Bahia Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

The newlyweds and their siblings share a lighthearted jump portrait at the beautiful beach of Camaçari during their wedding.
Itacarezinho couple e-session in Bahia alone in A private and beautiful world
Loving embrace by a couple from Bahia Brazil during their engagement portrait session
Couple at the window and people walking down the street during engagement portrait shoot in Bahia Brazil
Engagement Photo Session at Bahia / Brasil colorful portrait
Pousada Bahia Bonita - Trancoso - Bahia - Brazil Wedding Venue Photography | A minute before the bride enters the ceremony, she has her hands kissed by her parents.
Sometimes marriage is one of the few moments when you feel your family together. | Bahia, Brazil
Bahia wedding photo detail - Brazil black and white detail of the bride and groom holding their rings in the palm of their hands
Bahia wedding photographer captured this black and white photo of the bride spending time with her family before the Brazil ceremony
Bahia wedding photographer captured this black and white photo of the bride checking her phone while waiting in the car
Bahia wedding photographer captured this bride giving a bridesmaid a hug as her groom tries to pull her to the dancefloor
The bride peeks out the window of a car at a woman standing outside in this award-winning black and white wedding picture composed by a documentary-style Bahia, Brazil photographer.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Who are the best Bahia wedding photographers for small elopements?
A: The WPJA is proud to have some of the top Bahia 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 Bahia 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 Bahia wedding photographers who have earned Artistic Guild awards for portrait and detail images.
Q: Where can I find a photographer for a short-notice, small Bahia 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 Bahia wedding day by.
WPJA Communiqué: Featured Wedding Photography Articles
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
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
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

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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