Niagara Falls Wedding Photographers

Our Niagara Falls photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: St. Catharines, Welland, Fort Erie, Lincoln, Thorold, Port Colborne, Pelham

Niagara Falls Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

LOVE WON'T WAIT! - Couples are quickly moving forward with smaller weddings. Our Niagara Falls photographers are ready to accommodate.

By planning a simple Niagara Falls 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, Niagara Falls 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 held hands as they said their vows in a small, intimate wedding ceremony held in a cozy restaurant wedding venue, surrounded by only a very close group of family and friends

Amit Dullu

Sunrise Wedding Ceremony at the Lake | Picture of the bride and groom exchanged rings and handfasting on the shore

Lucy Schultz

Elopement picture from a small ceremony at the City Hall

Nicole Chan

Niagara Falls Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Niagara Falls 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.

Ontario WPJA members are ready to document any outside, fast, water, 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 Niagara Falls Wedding Photographers...

Lori Anne Crewe

Ayr in Ontario, CA *Now booking Niagara Falls weddings.

275/hour (CAD)

Mashal Asif

Brampton in Ontario, CA *Now booking Niagara Falls weddings.

2000 (CAD)

Map of Wedding Photojournalists Serving Niagara Falls Couples

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How can couples find Niagara Falls photographers for pre-wedding engagement portraits?

A: The WPJA issues Diamond Awards for Niagara Falls 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: Who are the best Niagara Falls wedding photographers for small elopements?

A: The WPJA is proud to have some of the top Niagara Falls 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: Can a wedding photojournalist create artistic portraits on my Niagara Falls 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 Niagara Falls wedding photographers who have earned Artistic Guild awards for portrait and detail images.

WPJA Communiqué: Featured Wedding Photography Articles

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

A Sunshine Solemnization - Outdoor Weddings in Nature

Not everyone has a lagoon or glacier next door, but there's no rule saying you can't have a small wedding in the great outdoors. Take advantage of natural sunshine and that open, airy feeling and give your guests some room to breathe! LESS IS MORE Instead of hemming your...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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