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Loire Wedding Photographers

Our Loire photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: Saint-Étienne, Roanne, Saint-Chamond, Veranne

Loire Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

Intimate Wedding Photography in Loire - Capturing the Joy of Small Celebrations - Discover the best Loire 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 Loire 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, Loire documentary wedding photographers available right now who understand that some weddings and elopements can’t wait. Find yours today!
Recent WPJA WedElope Story Awards
Under a beautiful canopy of trees, and a shower of tossed confetti, the couple enjoy their wedding celebration
Rogerio Frota dos Santos
Helicopter Adventure Wedding Ceremony Pic | Standing above the clouds the bride and groom recite their wedding vows
Angela Nelson
At the end of the reception party, the happy couple wowed their guests by dancing together in the sparkler-lit venue
Penny McCoy

Loire Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Loire 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.

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes WPJA members are ready to document any town hall, themed, fast, 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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2 Loire Wedding Photographers...

Engagement Portraits by top Wedding and Elopement Photographer Sylvain Bouzat

Sylvain Bouzat is a well-traveled wedding photographer with a knack for capturing real moments. Since 2010, he has been using his artistic skills to create documentary wedding photos and reportages. Sylvain specializes in elopements and engagement portraits, bringing a...

Sylvain Bouzat

Lyon, FR *Now booking Loire weddings.
138
2
61
2900 (EUR)
Wedding photography by Nadine Court

Nadine Court is a traveling wedding photographer with a background in documentary photography. She captures beautiful, detailed images that tell the story of your special day. Nadine also specializes in lifestyle photography, capturing natural portraits and daily moments...

Nadine Court

Chambéry, FR *Now booking Loire weddings.
25
1850 (EUR)

Map of Wedding Photojournalists Serving Loire Couples

Loire Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

At the edges of the Loire, France, a couple is kissing at sunset
The France couple are having a picnic on the banks of the Loire at Candes Saint Martin
Saint Mathurin sur Loire, France image of engaged couple dancing at sunset on the beaches along the Loire
From Candes Saint Martin, France, a photo of the bride and groom strolling hand in hand on the banks of the Loire with their dog
Loire, France lifestyle engagement photography of a couple in Saint Genest Lerp walking the tree logs of barrage du Sapt
A Loire, on location couple lifestyle portrait in Saint Genest Lerp, France as they sit on the branch of a tree at barrage du Sapt
A forest Saint Genest Lerp lifestyle couples shoot on location in Loire, France in the forest with tall trees
A Tours documentary wedding photographer captured this moment at a private estate during Bouquet tossing time
Bride with her bridemaids | Sainte Gemme / Loire wedding photographer

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How can couples find top-ranked Loire wedding photographers?
A: The WPJA created the original wedding photographer ranking systems. Our innovative system is based on contest winning points, meaning that the Loire 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.
Q: How can couples find reviews of Loire 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 Loire wedding photographers for their own wedding.
Q: Can a wedding photojournalist create artistic portraits on my Loire 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 Loire 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
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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
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

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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