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Greenville Wedding Photographers

Our Greenville photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: Spartanburg, Greer, Taylors, Mauldin, Easley, Simpsonville, Anderson, Greenwood

Greenville Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

Intimate Wedding Photography in Greenville - Capturing the Joy of Small Celebrations - Discover the best Greenville 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 Greenville 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, Greenville 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 couple followed tradition and kept each other apart until the ceremony, standing in the doorways of two rooms next to each other for their small wedding
Nino Lombardo
A very impromptu elopement wedding and a BW image of the Bride and Groom Walking Out
Christelle Rall
The DIY bride and groom surprised their guests by dancing together at the reception held inside their own home
Cindy Brown

Greenville Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Greenville 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 Carolina WPJA members are ready to document any fast, city hall, secret, 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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Couple engagement portraits by wedding photographer Joshua Grasso

In a journalistic style, Joshua Grasso is an East Coast USA-based wedding photographer who is known for his captivating wedding storytelling. As a visual storyteller, he captures the moments that leave a lasting impression.

Joshua Grasso

Buford in Georgia, US *Now booking Greenville weddings.
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2800 (USD)

Map of Wedding Photojournalists Serving Greenville Couples

Greenville Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

The engaged couple enjoyed a romantic lifestyle pre wedding portrait at the rooftop pool of Greenville, SC, with its beautiful turquoise water and blue sky at dusk
The engaged couple was standing in Reedy Park Greenville SC, surrounded by tall buildings creating an urban street scene, for their pre wedding lifestyle portrait
The engaged couple enjoyed a lifestyle pre-wedding portrait at Reedy Park in Greenville, SC, with the sun shining down on them as he kissed her shoulder from their spot atop the stone wall forty feet up
A South Carolina engaged couple strolled through the sunny meadows of Greenville
In Greenville, South Carolina, the couple was walking in a meadow, hand-in-hand
bridesmaids admiring the view at Pretty Place wedding venue | Greenville, South Carolina
Greenville South Carolina Groom dancing with mother at wedding reception
Groomsmen taking a limo ride to wedding reception | Greenville, South Carolina

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How can couples find Greenville photographers for pre-wedding engagement portraits?
A: The WPJA issues Diamond Awards for Greenville 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 Greenville 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 Greenville wedding photographers who have earned Artistic Guild awards for portrait and detail images.
Q: How can couples find top-ranked Greenville wedding photographers?
A: The WPJA created the original wedding photographer ranking systems. Our innovative system is based on contest winning points, meaning that the Greenville 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
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
Small Weddings - How to Budget and Save
Traditionally speaking, often times it is the couple’s families who help pay for their wedding. However, unfortunately that’s just not possible for everyone, especially these days when the cost of weddings can quickly and easily get out of control. Some couples find...Read more
Jola Mulder, of Overijssel, is a wedding photographer for
Bringing it Home: The Joys of a Backyard Wedding
Oftentimes when people are considering a venue for their weddings, they search for a location away from home, whether that be ten minutes or ten hours, all just to find what they already have: a place that holds meaning for them, that feels comfortable, or that they find...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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