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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Nebraska Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

YOU CAN'T STOP LOVE - In recent days, some of our Nebraska 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 Nebraska, 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 Nebraska elopement, couples still want to have their wedding day documented. It's important to work with a WPJA Nebraska 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, Nebraska 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 Nebraska Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Nebraska 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.

United States WPJA members are ready to document any city hall, secret, 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.

We are anxious to create a picture story chronicling your modern, religious, boutique, 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 Nebraska Couples

3 Nebraska Wedding Photographers...

Andrea Bibeault is a photographer for marriage ceremonies and reception events

Andrea Bibeault

Omaha in Nebraska, US
30
4
2600 (USD)
Engagement photoshoots + wedding and elopement photography by Shea McGrath

Shea McGrath

Denver in Colorado, US *Now booking Nebraska weddings.
30
1
32
5200 (USD)
Wedding and elopement photography by Peggy Stevinson Bair - Heart of the Moment Photography LLC

Peggy Stevinson Bair

Leavenworth in Kansas, US *Now booking Nebraska weddings.
10
995 (USD)

Wedding Venue Pictures by Nebraska Wedding Photographers

Please select a venue below to view all associated contest-winning Nebraska wedding photos.

Nebraska Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

Nebraska lifestyle portraits session showing the Silhouette of a couple kissing with horse at sunset
Nebraska lifestyle portrait photography at a Private Residence for a Couple with a horse as sun goes down
A Nebraska lifestyle couple photo session showing a girl kissed by her boyfriend in a cowboy hat
Nebraska lifestyle portraits session with a horse in the foreground, and the couple kissing and dipping in background
Best Monroe, Nebraska wedding photojournalism picture showing a Boy running down the hill from ceremony site
A top Omaha wedding photographer captured this picture at the Joslyn Art Musuem in Nebraska showing a Bride and groom walking through their guests drinking their cocktails at the same time
A top Nebraska wedding photojournalism example from a beautiful Roca Berry Farm wedding venue in Nebraska as The bride and groom are introduced into the reception
Wedding photography from a Private Residence in Omaha, Nebraska Ceremony Location of the Aunt and Uncle playing Spiderman with the ring bearer

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Who are the best Nebraska wedding photographers for small elopements?
A: The WPJA is proud to have some of the top Nebraska 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 Nebraska 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 Nebraska wedding day by.
Q: How can couples find Nebraska photographers for pre-wedding engagement portraits?
A: The WPJA issues Diamond Awards for Nebraska 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.
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Top 4 Types of Small Weddings to Make Your Day Truly Yours
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Essential Elopement Vendor - The Photographer
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Smaller Weddings in a Time of Social Distancing
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Elopements: Traditional and Modern
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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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