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Funchal Wedding Photographers

Our Funchal photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: Canico, Camara De Lobos, Santa Cruz, Campanario, Machico, Ribeira Brava, Santana, Ponta do Sol, Porto Santo, Camacha

Funchal Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

Intimate Wedding Photography in Funchal - Capturing the Joy of Small Celebrations - Discover the best Funchal 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 Funchal 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, Funchal documentary wedding photographers available right now who understand that some weddings and elopements can’t wait. Find yours today!
Recent WPJA WedElope Story Awards
Civil Town Hall Wedding Photography of Spaced out chairs and minimal guests
John Sanders
Under the bright sunshine, the bride and groom exchanged vows in an outdoor villa surrounded by friends and family, with the bride beaming a warm smile throughout the beautiful, intimate ceremony
Francesca Zambrini
A small but joyous wedding ceremony saw the newlyweds exiting the Abbey, to be showered with handfuls of rice by their delighted guests, with the groom trying to hide his face
Alessia Bruchi

Funchal Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Funchal 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.

Madeira WPJA members are ready to document any DIY - do it yourself, quick, 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 Funchal Wedding Venues

2 Funchal Wedding Photographers...

Carlos Porfírio, documentary-style wedding and elopement photographer - Laranja Metade

Carlos Porfírio is a documentary wedding photographer with over 12 years of experience. With a background in design and web design, he has studied photography and TV direction, fiction, and advertising.

Carlos Porfírio

Lisbon, PT *Now booking Funchal weddings.
34
5
66
1650 (EUR)
Lisbon wedding and elopement photography by Pedro Vilela of Portugal

Pedro Vilela is a wedding photographer based in Lisbon, Portugal. Drawing inspiration from the potential of a photograph to capture and tell a beautiful story, he strives to document couples' special day in a creative way that captures all the details and emotions.

Pedro Vilela

Lisbon, PT *Now booking Funchal weddings.
19
1
1
2350 (EUR)

Map of Wedding Photojournalists Serving Funchal Couples

Funchal Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

Funchal wedding photographer: The theme of the wedding was super heroes and the groom just had to have a super hero photo.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How can couples find Funchal photographers for pre-wedding engagement portraits?
A: The WPJA issues Diamond Awards for Funchal 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 Funchal 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 Funchal wedding photographers who have earned Artistic Guild awards for portrait and detail images.
Q: How can couples find reviews of Funchal wedding photographers?
A: We call them Client Letters. At the WPJA, we decided more than 20 years ago to avoid incorporating those third-person testimonials and endorsements that are found all too often in advertisements. Instead, we elevated our listings with the use of Client Letters, which represent the actual words and feelings of the clients who booked those Funchal wedding photographers for their own wedding.
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
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
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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