County Donegal Wedding Photographers

Our County Donegal photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: County Tirconaill, Lifford, Letterkenny

County Donegal Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

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

By planning a simple County Donegal 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, County Donegal documentary wedding photographers available right now who understand that some weddings and elopements can’t wait. Find yours today!

Recent WPJA WedElope Story Awards

The bride reads her vows to the groom at a romantic sunset ceremony on a private balcony at the hotel

Laura Segall

The bride and her father enter the ceremony, as light glowed on the bride to signify the start of her small yet beautiful wedding

David Pullum

The military couple had a small wedding at a church, and made a grand exit under swords held by the honor guard

Eduardo Blanco

County Donegal Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small County Donegal 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.

Ulster WPJA members are ready to document any lakeside, civil ceremony, adventure, 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 County Donegal Wedding Venues

1 County Donegal Wedding Photographers...

Jonathan Ryder

Belfast in County Antrim, GB *Now booking County Donegal weddings.

1695 (GBP)

Map of Wedding Photojournalists Serving County Donegal Couples

County Donegal Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

At Harvey's Point in Donegal, a man quietly took the baby out of the ceremony room, ensuring the wedding stayed peaceful

Wedding Ceremony Photography: St Mary's Church, Ballybrack, Co. Donegal. The groom celebrates as he manages to break the glass during the Jewish part of the ceremony, joined by his father in law and the priest, towards the back.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Where can I find a photographer for a short-notice, small County Donegal 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 County Donegal wedding day by.

Q: Who are the best County Donegal wedding photographers for small elopements?

A: The WPJA is proud to have some of the top County Donegal 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: How can couples find top-ranked County Donegal wedding photographers?

A: The WPJA created the original wedding photographer ranking systems. Our innovative system is based on contest winning points, meaning that the County Donegal 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

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

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

Wedding Economy: The Ups and Downs

We all know that the economy can go through some hard times, and be somewhat reminiscent of past recessions. However, as people cut back on non-essential little luxuries here and there, one constant remains: weddings. People don’t tend to just stop getting married due...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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