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North Dakota Wedding Photographers

Our North Dakota photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: Fargo, Bismarck, Grand Forks, Minot

North Dakota Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

Intimate Wedding Photography in North Dakota - Capturing the Joy of Small Celebrations - Discover the best North Dakota photographers specializing in intimate marriages. Couples are embracing the trend of smaller, more meaningful celebrations. Let our talented photographers capture the happiness and closeness of your romantic, symbolic, religious, or at-home wedding.

By planning a simple North Dakota elopement, couples are able to stay present in the moment and fully absorb the impact of their wedding day. With many couples feeling more comfortable and relaxed in intimate settings, it is not surprising that some of the most sincere and touching wedding photos are captured at smaller celebrations.

The WPJA has an abundance of top-ranked, North Dakota documentary wedding photographers available right now who understand that some weddings can’t wait. Find yours today!
Recent WPJA WedElope Story Awards
After the ceremony, the newlyweds cuddled up in the backseat of their car together, looking forward to their future life together. They also had video chats with their family so everyone could share in their special day.
Loic Bourniquel
A small, civil wedding ceremony held in a luxurious hotel's sunlit room allowed the bride and groom to exchange their vows
Carlo Bettuolo
The bride and groom had a small outdoor wedding with live violin music and a special first dance
Kimmi Cranes

North Dakota Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small North Dakota 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 self solemnization, city hall, minimony, or any other type of 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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1 North Dakota Wedding Photographers...

Penny McCoy is a Minneapolis-based wedding photographer that loves bringing her southern charm and capturing real moments for couples to cherish for years to come.

Penny McCoy

Columbia Heights in Minnesota, US *Now booking North Dakota weddings.
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Map of Wedding Photojournalists Serving North Dakota Couples

Wedding Venue Pictures by North Dakota Wedding Photographers

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

North Dakota Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

In Ashley, North Dakota, bride and groom share a kiss while their son smiles mischievously in the background
Fargo, North Dakota outside forest picture session before the wedding day with the dogs running around in the winter snow
Fargo, North Dakota small indoor photo session with the couple before the wedding day with a laugh during a negative degree shoot
Fargo, North Dakota mini couple photo session before the wedding day with a look at each other as they are surrounded by Christmas lights at night
North Dakota wedding photography from Trollwood Park, Fargo showing the bride and her mom bring decorations to the new ceremony location
North Dakota engagement photoshoot & pre-wedding session in Fargo at the Wild Terra Cider Bar with the couple laughing together
North Dakota engagement photoshoot & pre-wedding session from Fargo as the couple enjoys the sunset together
Fargo, North Dakota Radisson downtown engagement photography - The couple embrace behind the lights of a Christmas tree.
Harwood North Dakota engagement couple session - They embrace while Zoe walks into the image.
Children climb under the chairs at a Fargo North Dakota - Wedding Photojournalism
Wild Terra Cider Bar Fargo, North Dakota - Engaged couple embrace at the bar during engagement photo session indoors

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How can couples find North Dakota photographers for pre-wedding engagement portraits?
A: The WPJA issues Diamond Awards for North Dakota 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 North Dakota 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 North Dakota wedding photographers who have earned Artistic Guild awards for portrait and detail images.
Q: How can couples find top-ranked North Dakota wedding photographers?
A: The WPJA created the original wedding photographer ranking systems. Our innovative system is based on contest winning points, meaning that the North Dakota 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.
WPJA Communiqué: Featured Wedding Photography Articles
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
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
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 to a...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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