Nelson Wedding Photographers

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Nelson Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

YOU CAN'T STOP LOVE - In recent days, some of our Nelson 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 Nelson, and those small weddings allow them to truly enjoy every aspect of their day. While they may be planning a sweet and simple Nelson elopement, couples still want to have their wedding day documented.

The WPJA has an abundance of top-ranked, Nelson documentary wedding photographers available right now who understand that some weddings and elopements can’t wait. Find yours today!

Recent WPJA WedElope Story Awards

Wedding Ceremony Photo from a Beach View from the Muir Beach Overlook, Marin County

Dennis Viera

Cleto, Cosenza, Calabria, Italy Elopement Photography | The groom's mother celebrates the ceremony with some intense and emotional lines

Frank Armocida

Reston, Virginia Backyard Elopement Photography | their previously planned wedding that had to be cancelled due to COVID

Kathleen Ricker

Nelson Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Nelson 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.

New Zealand WPJA members are ready to document any themed, pop-up, 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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Nelson Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

Nelson BC Couple and their dog silhouetted against the clouds during engagement photo session

Nelson BC engagementy photography | Couple stands on rock overlooking lake

Engaged couple pose for portraits in the autumn forest | Nelson BC Wedding Photographer

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Who are the best Nelson wedding photographers for small elopements?

A: The WPJA is proud to have some of the top Nelson 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 Nelson photographers for pre-wedding engagement portraits?

A: The WPJA issues Diamond Awards for Nelson 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: Can a wedding photojournalist create artistic portraits on my Nelson 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 Nelson 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

Wedding Economy: The Ups and Downs

We all know that the economy can go through some hard times, and be somewhat reminiscent of past recessions. However, as people cut back on non-essential little luxuries here and there, one constant remains: weddings. People don’t tend to just stop getting married due...Read more

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

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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