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Hagen Wedding Photographers

Our Hagen photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: Herdecke, Wetter, Gevelsberg, Ennepetal, Schwerte, Witten, Sprockhovel, Schalksmuhle, Schwelm, Altena, Iserlohn, Dortmund, Halver, Holzwickede, Ludenscheid

Hagen Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

Intimate Wedding Photography in Hagen - Capturing the Joy of Small Celebrations - Discover the best Hagen 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 Hagen 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, Hagen 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 children's joyful expressions are captured in the photo taken at their parents' Town Hall elopement
Estelle Offroy
The bride and groom shared their vows at a small beach wedding with close friends and family under the big trees at the location of their choosing, making it a truly special and memorable ceremony
Alessandro Arena
The couple posed for an elopement portrait by a foggy lake following their ceremony
Lauren Lindley

Hagen Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Hagen 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.

North Rhine-Westphalia WPJA members are ready to document any small, town hall, justice of the peace, 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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Wedding reportage photography by Nadine Lotze of Lumoid Photo

Utilizing a documentary style, Nadine Lotze, a wedding photographer since 2011, goes above and beyond to capture beautiful moments, creating pure, timeless, and aesthetic images.

Nadine Lotze

Hagen in Nordrhein-Westfalen, DE
59
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300/hour (EUR)

Map of Wedding Photojournalists Serving Hagen Couples

Hagen Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

Nadine Lotze is an artistic wedding photographer for Nordrhein-Westfalen
Haus Herbede Witten picture session for a carefree engaged couple as the man kisses his womans forehead
Hagen pre wedding photography - Bonn couple down by the river

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Can a wedding photojournalist create artistic portraits on my Hagen 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 Hagen wedding photographers who have earned Artistic Guild awards for portrait and detail images.
Q: How can couples find Hagen photographers for pre-wedding engagement portraits?
A: The WPJA issues Diamond Awards for Hagen 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: How can couples find top-ranked Hagen wedding photographers?
A: The WPJA created the original wedding photographer ranking systems. Our innovative system is based on contest winning points, meaning that the Hagen 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
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
jperlman elk cove inn ceremony
Top 4 Types of Small Weddings to Make Your Day Truly Yours
Everyone always says that your wedding day is all about you. But let’s face it; that’s not always actually the case. Many couples stress over guest lists, planning, expenses, and all the frills and traditions of your standard large wedding that they may or may not even be...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

WPJA contest judges have been recognized by their industry peers, winning top awards as staff picture editors, staff photojournalists, and newsroom mentors while working for these and other leading publications and journalism organizations.