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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 joy and intimacy of your wedding day.

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
A Backyard Wedding Image | one final dance under the patio string lights for the bride and groom
Megan Rei
Botanical Gardens Wedding Couple Portrait at the Glasshouse | Groom umbrella shield over bride while raining
Jonathan Ryder
The bride and groom eloped to a picturesque lake, where they tied the knot in a romantic ceremony
Lynne Kennedy

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, town hall, 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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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: 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: 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: 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
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
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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
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Bringing it Home: The Joys of a Backyard Wedding
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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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