Chesapeake Wedding Photographers

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Our Chesapeake photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: Portsmouth, Norfolk, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson, Williamsburg, Hopewell, Petersburg, Colonial Heights, Chester

Planning an intimate wedding, elopement, or engagement portrait session in Chesapeake?

Discover the best photographers! - We can capture the happiness and closeness of your casual, romantic, modern, or at-home wedding. The WPJA has an abundance of top-ranked, Chesapeake documentary wedding photographers available right now who understand that some weddings can’t wait. Find yours today!

Capture Your Dream Chesapeake Elopement: Photographers Available

Imagine your intimate Chesapeake wedding: just you, your partner, your officiant, perhaps a few select companions, and a photographer capturing the moments. Find the perfect photographer near you to create lasting memories.

Virginia WPJA members are ready to document any courthouse, minimony, quick, 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.

Chesapeake Wedding Photographers...

Recent WPJA WedElope Story Awards

The guests witness the bride and groom exchange their vows under a tree at the Japanese Friendship Garden. The officiant reads the vows aloud for them.

Laura Segall

A small autumn wedding saw a couple exchange vows outside and then they walked the bridge together

Patrick Mateer

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Can a wedding photojournalist create artistic portraits on my Chesapeake 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 Chesapeake wedding photographers who have earned Artistic Guild awards for portrait and detail images.

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

A: The WPJA created the original wedding photographer ranking systems. Our innovative system is based on contest winning points, meaning that the Chesapeake 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: Where can I find a photographer for a short-notice, small Chesapeake 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 Chesapeake wedding day by.

WPJA contest judges have been recognized by their industry peers, winning top awards as staff picture editors, staff photojournalists, and newsroom mentors while working for these and other leading publications and journalism organizations.