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Lugano Wedding Photographers

Our Lugano photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: Barbengo, Besso, Brè-Aldesago, Breganzona, Cadro, Carabbia, Carona, Castagnola-Cassarate, Cureggia, Davesco-Soragno, Gandria, Loreto, Molino Nuovo, Pambio Noranco, Pazzallo, Pregassona, Sonvico, Val Colla, Viganello, Villa Luganese

Lugano Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

Intimate Wedding Photography in Lugano - Capturing the Joy of Small Celebrations - Discover the best Lugano 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 Lugano 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, Lugano 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 were surrounded by the beauty of nature as they exchanged vows in a small outdoor ceremony in a lush, green forest; the couple was then pronounced husband and wife
Justin Edmonds
The bride and her father enter the ceremony, as light glowed on the bride to signify the start of her small yet beautiful wedding
David Pullum
At the Lake Wedding Couple Portrait Photography | The bride laughs at the groom making a joke by the lake
Nicky Byrnes

Lugano Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Lugano 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.

Ticino WPJA members are ready to document any fast, city hall, small, 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 Lugano Wedding Venues

3 Lugano Wedding Photographers...

Alessandro Arena for Wedding Photography

Alessandro Arena is a visual storyteller and destination wedding photographer known for his journalistic style and ability to capture authentic moments with attention to detail. His unique approach to photography has earned recognition from the Wedding Photojournalist...

Alessandro Arena

Tradate in Varese, IT *Now booking Lugano weddings.
29
5
1900 (EUR)
Zurich wedding photography by Mischa Baettig of Switzerland

Mischa Baettig is a professional Switzerland-based wedding photographer with a passion for capturing the beauty of special days and the awe-inspiring perspective of drone shots. He finds joy in accompanying couples on their special day and considers wedding photography a...

Mischa Baettig

Steinhausen in Zurich, CH *Now booking Lugano weddings.
63
1
16
1290 (CHF)

Federico Pannacci, a documentary photographer, uses visual storytelling to capture authentic moments of love at weddings. Living in Tuscany with his partner, daughter, and beloved red cat, Spritz, he passionately documents life through his camera.

Federico Pannacci

Castelnuovo Berardenga in Siena, IT *Now booking Lugano weddings.
53
3
39
2800 (EUR)

Map of Wedding Photojournalists Serving Lugano Couples

Lugano Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

A beautiful wedding day portrait taken at the historic Sant'Abbondio church on the golden hill in Lugano, Switzerland. The newlyweds are captured walking hand in hand, with the bride's veil gracefully flowing in the wind against the backdrop of trees.
A joyful family portrait captured at Restaurant Vetta in Monte Bre, Lugano, Switzerland, showcasing the bride and groom lifting their baby overhead during the night cake cutting on their wedding day.
A bride sits serenely in her home in Lugano, Switzerland, as her makeup is carefully applied by a woman, their silhouettes creating a beautiful scene.
Black and white Lugano wedding portrait at Castello di Morcote in Ticino showing the Switzerland bride and groom are embraced on the shore of the lake, the veil of her is supported by the wind occupying part of the frame
Lugano (CH) wedding reportage moment of a first look for the bride and groom
Chiesa Santa Maria Pregassona Lugano (CH) documentary wedding photo of the mother accompanying the groom to the altar
Lugano Wedding Photojournalist | Lombardy Church wedding photography in black-and-white

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How can couples find top-ranked Lugano wedding photographers?
A: The WPJA created the original wedding photographer ranking systems. Our innovative system is based on contest winning points, meaning that the Lugano 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: Who are the best Lugano wedding photographers for small elopements?
A: The WPJA is proud to have some of the top Lugano 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: How can couples find reviews of Lugano 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 Lugano wedding photographers for their own wedding.
WPJA Communiqué: Featured Wedding Photography Articles
What is a Modern Elopement?
WHAT EXACTLY DOES IT MEAN TO ELOPE? If you look up the definition of “elope” in the Merriam-Webster dictionary , you’ll find a plethora of meanings making it quite clear how polarizing the word has become, and how it has transformed and evolved with the passage of time and...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
Clean background in this photo of the bride walking into her mountain ceremony.
Adventure Wedding Elopements
Some couples, as they begin planning for their weddings, might think that they are limited to the classic locations: churches, gardens, beaches, or even Las Vegas. But in doing so they’re missing out on a multitude of unique options that might suit their personalities much...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.