Are you planning a short-notice, small wedding or elopement?

WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIOS ARE OPEN - Many couples don’t want to wait. They are planning to get married in the very near future, eloping, or rushing a small ceremony with their photographer, some close friends, and family but dispensing with or postponing the reception party. 

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Guanajuato Wedding Photographers

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Guanajuato Wedding Photographers

Find Guanajuato photographers serving: León, Irapuato, Celaya, Salamanca, Silao, San Francisco del Rincón, Valle de Santiago

Guanajuato Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

YOU CAN'T STOP LOVE - In recent days, some of our Guanajuato wedding photographer vendors have expressed their desire to accommodate couples who don’t want to wait to be married and are rushing the ceremony.

Many couples have recently discovered that less is more when it comes to wedding planning in Guanajuato, and those small weddings allow them to truly enjoy every aspect of their day. These intimate events allow brides and grooms to be fully present, as they are less worried and intimidated about the sheer size and scope of the day. While they may be planning a sweet and simple Guanajuato elopement, couples still want to have their wedding day documented. It's important to work with a WPJA Guanajuato photographer who specializes in elopements and who understands the unique dynamic of this type of event. The right photographer will capture the events of the day, the atmosphere of the event and the most important details.

The WPJA has an abundance of top-ranked, Guanajuato documentary wedding photographers available right now who understand that some weddings and elopements can’t wait. Find yours today!
Recent WPJA WedElope Story Awards
Northern California Elopement Photographers | the bride and groom dressed in traditional clothing seated outdoors
Tyler Vu
Wedding Venue Image from Wit's End of Georgia | reactions to a toast from a friend
Cindy Brown
A Childhood Home, Backyard Wedding Ceremony | The couple is sitting on the steps of the brides parents house
Sarah Sta Ana

Elopement Photographers for Small Guanajuato Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Guanajuato 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.

Mexico WPJA members are ready to document any DIY - do it yourself, justice of the peace, themed, 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.

We are anxious to create a picture story chronicling your unique, symbolic, modern, small wedding from beginning to end. In this sense, it is no different from any other event that we have covered. The emphasis is on documenting key moments, capturing spontaneous displays of emotion, telling your real love story, as well as creating artistic portraits and details.

Map of Wedding Photojournalists Serving Guanajuato Couples

4 Guanajuato Wedding Photographers...

Guanajuato and San Miguel de Allende wedding and elopement photography by Jorge Alcala Goded of Mexico - Ritrae Studio

Jorge Alcala Goded

San Miguel de Allende in Guanajuato, MX
7
1
1
51
1100 (USD)
Wedding and elopement photographer Juan Carlos Calderon, of Car & Mel Photography

Juan Carlos Calderon

Puerto Vallarta in Jalisco, MX *Now booking Guanajuato weddings.
35
3
37
4000 (USD)
Weddings, engagement portraits and elopement photography by Nikhol Esteras

Nikhol Esteras

Oaxaca de Juárez in Oaxaca, MX *Now booking Guanajuato weddings.
96
11
3000 (USD)
Wedding and elopement photographer Annie Bang

Annie Bang

Los Angeles in California, US *Now booking Guanajuato weddings.
117
8
2500 (USD)

Guanajuato Wedding Elopement Photography - WedElope

View WedElope Image Galleries by Guanajuato Wedding Photographers from Small Events and Intimate Elopements.

Guanajuato Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

Mexico Engagement. A Guanajuato couple posing during a pre wedding portrait session near some trunks of trees appearing in a street in the center of town
Couple photography in Guanajuato during a pre wedding engagement shoot taken in the alleys
A pre wedding photoshoot from Guanajuato, México showing the colors of this town with the people walking to one side
Guanajuato, México engagement photo session with a combination of colors and the natural movement of the couple
Engagement Photos Guanajuato. A Mexico couple pose while positioned at a different level of distance, And with an external flash to make that type of shadow that is striking
A romantic engagement session at the University of Guanajuato as The couple was sitting on some stairs lit by an external flash and created from standing outside the railing of the stairs putting the couple between them
Guanajuato Engagement. A Mexico couple posing during a pre wedding portrait taken from a terrace
Calle Recreo lifestyle portrait photography for a San Miguel de Allende couple who are engaged and make the kiss in a magical way and captured with a 300mm lens and taken from far away

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Who are the best Guanajuato wedding photographers for small elopements?
A: The WPJA is proud to have some of the top Guanajuato 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: Where can I find a photographer for a short-notice, small Guanajuato 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 Guanajuato wedding day by.
Q: How can couples find Guanajuato photographers for pre-wedding engagement portraits?
A: The WPJA issues Diamond Awards for Guanajuato 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.
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
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...Read more
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

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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