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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

LOVE WON'T WAIT! - Couples are quickly moving forward with smaller weddings. Our Bahia photographers are ready to accommodate.

By planning a simple Bahia 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, Bahia documentary wedding photographers available right now who understand that some weddings and elopements can’t wait. Find yours today!
Recent WPJA WedElope Story Awards
On a sunny afternoon, guests enjoyed a fun, low-key beach party wedding, standing in shorts and witnessing an outdoor ceremony
Bozhidar Krastev
The bride and her father joyfully walked down the aisle, surrounded by the small group of their closest family and friends, to a beautiful beach ceremony on a perfect day
Ufuk Sarisen
The bride and groom shared a tender hug as they exchanged their vows in an intimate ceremony at the Town Hall, while the caring guests watched, seated in chairs
Alessandro Di Noia

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 city hall, courthouse, themed, 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 Bahia Wedding Venues

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2 Bahia Wedding Photographers...

Bruno Montt is a Wedding and Family Photographer

Bruno Montt

Rio de Janeiro in Rio de Janeiro, BR *Now booking Bahia weddings.
50
73
5000 (BRL)
Carlos Eduardo Nickel, wedding and elopement photographer for Brazil couples

Carlos Eduardo Nickel

São Caetano do Sul in São Paulo, BR *Now booking Bahia weddings.
5000 (BRL)

Map of Wedding Photojournalists Serving Bahia Couples

Wedding Venue Pictures by Bahia Wedding Photographers

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

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.

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.
Bahia bride with her father before the wedding ceremony - Brazil wedding photography

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How can couples find Bahia photographers for pre-wedding engagement portraits?
A: The WPJA issues Diamond Awards for Bahia 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 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: How can couples find top-ranked Bahia wedding photographers?
A: The WPJA created the original wedding photographer ranking systems. Our innovative system is based on contest winning points, meaning that the Bahia 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
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...Read more
Jola Mulder, of Overijssel, is a wedding photographer for
Bringing it Home: The Joys of a Backyard Wedding
Oftentimes when people are considering a venue for their weddings, they search for a location away from home, whether that be ten minutes or ten hours, all just to find what they already have: a place that holds meaning for them, that feels comfortable, or that they find...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

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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