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Cartago Wedding Photographers

Our Cartago photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: Paraiso, Tres Rios, San Diego, Curridabat, Ipis, Purral, Sabanilla, San Pedro, Pacayas, San Miguel, Desamparados, San Rafael, San Vicente, San Rafael Arriba, Calle Blancos

Cartago Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

Intimate Wedding Photography in Cartago - Capturing the Joy of Small Celebrations - Discover the best Cartago 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 Cartago 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, Cartago 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

Cartago Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Cartago 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.

Costa Rica WPJA members are ready to document any town hall, civil ceremony, courthouse, 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 Cartago Wedding Venues

1 Cartago Wedding Photographers...

BW wedding photography by Mauricio Urena

Mauricio Urena is a highly experienced Central American wedding photographer who has documented over 200 weddings. He is dedicated to his craft, constantly improving his skills and equipment to deliver the best results. Additionally, Mauricio's background in business...

Mauricio Urena

San José in San Jose, CR *Now booking Cartago weddings.
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Map of Wedding Photojournalists Serving Cartago Couples

Cartago Wedding Elopement Photography - WedElope

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

Cartago Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

This award-winning image showcases the bride and groom in a stylish and contemporary manner. The drone shot reveals their love, framed by the empty chairs of the ceremony area at the beautiful Hacienda Sitio de Mata, Pavones-Turrialba, Cartago, Costa Rica
Montaña Amarilla, Prusia, Cartago, Costa Rica pre-wedding engagement session capturing the couple facing each other in front of a stunning landscape
Hacienda La Central, Cartago, CR environmental engagement e-session of a couple standing in front of a burned forest in the skirt of the Turrialba Volcano
Cartago, Costa Rica Engagement Shoot - Photographer Found some foggy woods to cuddle
A groom kisses his bride underwater in this black and white image created by a Cartago, Costa Rica documentary wedding photographer.
A woman dances with the mariachi band as she holds a glass of champagne in this photo by a Cartago, Costa Rica wedding photographer.
A little boy sleeps on a chair surrounded by flowers as the bridesmaids stand behind him in this award-winning image captured by a Cartago, Costa Rica wedding photographer.
Cartago detail photo of the brides legs as she steps into her dress was captured by a Cartago wedding photographer
Cartago wedding photographer captured this underwater portrait of the bride and groom as they swim in streaks of sunlight
The site is prepared for a wedding on the beach. Image by a Cartago, Costa Rica wedding photographer.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Can a wedding photojournalist create artistic portraits on my Cartago 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 Cartago wedding photographers who have earned Artistic Guild awards for portrait and detail images.
Q: Who are the best Cartago wedding photographers for small elopements?
A: The WPJA is proud to have some of the top Cartago 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 Cartago 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 Cartago wedding day by.
WPJA Communiqué: Featured Wedding Photography Articles
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
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
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

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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