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East Flanders Wedding Photographers

Our East Flanders photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: Ghent, Aalst, Sint-Niklaas, Beveren, Dendermonde, Lokeren, Kemzeke, Klein-Sinaai, Stekene, and the village Koewacht

East Flanders Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

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

By planning a simple East Flanders 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, East Flanders 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 and groom decided to travel by car to City Hall for their small wedding, making for an intimate day shared with only close family and friends
Ufuk Sarisen
Elopement Photo of bride and groom with their wedding guests with the color of the sea
Nino Lombardo
The bride and groom had a small, civil wedding ceremony at City Hall, filled with laughter and light moments that created a fun and memorable experience
Tobias Schnurr

East Flanders Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small East Flanders 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.

Flanders WPJA members are ready to document any DIY - do it yourself, small, pop-up, 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 East Flanders Wedding Venues

2 East Flanders Wedding Photographers...

Wedding and Elopement Photographer Sven Soetens of Flanders, Belgium

Sven Soetens

Stekene, BE *Now booking East Flanders weddings.
47
10
1799 (EUR)
Portrait of Wedding Photographer Ruth Wytinck

Ruth Wytinck

Landegem in Oost-Vlaanderen, BE *Now booking East Flanders weddings.
4
1750 (EUR)

Map of Wedding Photojournalists Serving East Flanders Couples

East Flanders Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

A Gent couple is running through the streets on the painted stripes of a crosswalk under their feet, long shadows, and the building lines creating a geometric pattern all around them
Outside in the sunshine at home over East Flanders, Flanders, the first look and kids are crying
The bride-to-be in East Flanders was getting ready at home, as her daughter watched from the doorway, eagerly anticipating seeing her mother going into her gown
From an overhead camera angle, a couple lying on the floor of their home in East Flanders fit together like puzzle pieces
From an East Flanders home of the bride, the bridal party, guests and family are going to church
A couple dancing in a wedding photo from a wedding reception in Sint-Martens-Latem, in the Belgian province of East Flanders, Belgium
Sint-Martens-Latem wedding venue working crew ready with bottles for the toast
The bride and her father are walking down the aisle at the outdoor ceremony location, huis brakel
An impressive Kallo wedding image of the Beveren couple in East Flanders, Belgium with silhouetted family members by the large windows
An outstanding Eeklo wedding picture with this East Flanders bride and groom layered with peacock feathers
A first class Hoeve Engelendael wedding portrait of this Sint-Laureins bride and groom in Belgium dancing in the fields of yellow flowers
den eyck kasterlee wedding photography - dancing on the floor

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Can a wedding photojournalist create artistic portraits on my East Flanders 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 East Flanders wedding photographers who have earned Artistic Guild awards for portrait and detail images.
Q: How can couples find top-ranked East Flanders wedding photographers?
A: The WPJA created the original wedding photographer ranking systems. Our innovative system is based on contest winning points, meaning that the East Flanders 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: Who are the best East Flanders wedding photographers for small elopements?
A: The WPJA is proud to have some of the top East Flanders 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.
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
Clean background in this photo of the bride walking into her mountain ceremony.
Adventure Wedding Elopements
Some couples, as they begin planning for their weddings, might think that they are limited to the classic locations: churches, gardens, beaches, or even Las Vegas. But in doing so they’re missing out on a multitude of unique options that might suit their personalities much...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

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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