Ecuador Wedding Photographers

Our Ecuador photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: Guayaquil, Quito, Cuenca, San Domingo de los Colorados, Machala, Manta, Portoviejo, Durán, Esmeraldas, Ambato

Ecuador Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

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

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

Recent WPJA WedElope Story Awards

Outdoor Wedding Reception Image showing The grooms family welcomed the bride as their new daughter without reservations

Kate Hagerty

The romantic elopement venue was decorated with warm lighting indoors under chandaliers, making the perfect atmosphere for the intimate wedding ceremony as guests stood around the couple

Michelle Arlotta

The bride and groom dance to music under trees providing a picturesque backdrop, surrounded by their closest friends and family to celebrate the end of their ceremony

Gaelle Caré

Ecuador Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Ecuador 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.

South America WPJA members are ready to document any secret, 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.

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Ecuador Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

Quito, Ecuador guests and bridal party playing limbo at the wedding reception

Quito, Ecuador grooms mother helping him get ready with this boutonniere for the wedding

Ecuador wedding photographer captured this black and white photo of the groom and his father showing off their dance moves on the dance floor

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

Q: How can couples find Ecuador photographers for pre-wedding engagement portraits?

A: The WPJA issues Diamond Awards for Ecuador wedding photographers to showcase their best engagement photography work. These awards are given to photographers who prove that they have an ability to be creative, artistic, and intuitive while working on-location with couples who are newly engaged.

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

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

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

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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