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 and their fiancés on this special day. So how do you infuse your wedding with all the romance but none of the fuss? ALONE AT LAST Many couples these days are opting to elope rather than planning a large wedding. For the no-...Read more
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.
View WPJA photo stories from smaller weddings - WedElope | Choose love, not fear!
North Rhine-Westphalia Wedding Photographers
Find Your North Rhine-Westphalia Wedding Photographer
NRW, Köln (Cologne), Düsseldorf, Dortmund, Essen, Duisburg, Bochum, Wuppertal, Bielefeld, Bonn, Münster
North Rhine-Westphalia Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements
YOU CAN'T STOP LOVE - In recent days, some of our North Rhine-Westphalia 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 brides and grooms around the globe are planning to elope and deciding to reschedule their original ideas for a big event because of current wedding size restrictions, social distancing, and mask requirements. They are getting wed on a whim, but dispensing with or postponing all else.
The WPJA has an abundance of top-ranked, North Rhine-Westphalia documentary wedding photographers available right now who understand that some weddings and elopements can’t wait. Find yours today!
Most Recent WPJA WedElope Story Awards
Attention wedding photographers! Submit your elopement story images today to be featured here!
Elopement Photographers for Small North Rhine-Westphalia Weddings
Shooting an elopement or small North Rhine-Westphalia 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.
Germany WPJA members are ready to document any fast, town hall, DIY - do it yourself, 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 boutique, romantic, religious, 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 North Rhine-Westphalia Couples
7 North Rhine-Westphalia Wedding Photographers...
Nadine Lotze
Hagen in Nordrhein-Westfalen, DE *Now booking North Rhine-Westphalia weddings.245/hour (EUR)
Patrycja Janik
Mülheim an der Ruhr in Nordrhein-Westfalen, DE *Now booking North Rhine-Westphalia weddings.2200 (EUR)
Bartosz Ciesielski
Cologne in Nordrhein-Westfalen, DE *Now booking North Rhine-Westphalia weddings.2000 (EUR)
Martin Hecht
Göppingen in Baden-Württemberg, DE *Now booking North Rhine-Westphalia weddings.250/hour (EUR)
Lina Zagorowski
Neuwied in Rheinland-Pfalz, DE *Now booking North Rhine-Westphalia weddings.2150 (EUR)
Kirill Brusilovsky
Hamburg in Hamburg, DE *Now booking North Rhine-Westphalia weddings.300/hour (EUR)
Wedding Venue Pictures by North Rhine-Westphalia Wedding Photographers
Please select a venue below to view all associated contest-winning North Rhine-Westphalia wedding photos.
North Rhine-Westphalia Wedding Engagement Photography - Diamond Awards
Are you ready to find a creative and talented North Rhine-Westphalia wedding photographer for an engagement portrait session to complement your story of love? Searching for some ideas and creative inspiration for your own North Rhine-Westphalia pre-wedding photography? Pro members from the North Rhine-Westphalia Wedding Photojournalist Association would like to help you add some unique and artistic pictures to your engagement photo gallery!
Searches Related to North Rhine-Westphalia Wedding Photography Vendors
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How can couples find top-ranked North Rhine-Westphalia 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 Rhine-Westphalia 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: How can couples find North Rhine-Westphalia photographers for pre-wedding engagement portraits?
A: The WPJA issues Diamond Awards for North Rhine-Westphalia 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: How can couples find reviews of North Rhine-Westphalia 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 North Rhine-Westphalia wedding photographers for their own wedding.
WPJA Communiqué: Featured Wedding Photography Articles
Traditionally speaking, often times it is the couple’s families who help pay for their wedding. However, unfortunately that’s just not possible for everyone, especially these days when the cost of weddings can quickly and easily get out of control. Some couples find themselves in the position of paying for all of their own wedding expenses, which can be quite the financial burden to take on, and about 40% of Millennials end up in this boat. So, how can you stick to your allotted...Read more
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 guests in on all sides, give them some elbow room, and legroom, too. There's no need to induce claustrophobia when you've got a wide, open space. Let your guests take in the view, especially if you've got a spectacular one. You...Read more
RAVES, REVIEWS, AND North Rhine-Westphalia WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER RECOMMENDATIONS
Christina & Thomas
Photo by Martin Hecht
Dear Martin You have enriched our wedding in so many ways. Back then, you introduced yourself to the words that on that day, you will not be "just" our wedding photographer, but also friend and guest at the same time. And you were so much more for us that day. Throughout the day, you helped us with advice, action and camera. Again and again we were asked by our guests how long we have known each other, and again and again we earned incredulous looks when we said we see each other the second time today. And so not only we, but also all our guests, both of you as a human being, as well as of your photographic skills were completely thrilled. You've captured this unforgettable day forever from start to finish in so many beautiful moments, and that's priceless. Christina and Thomas
Petra & Markus
Photo by Martin Hecht
Dear Martin, Now our wedding and baptism is exactly 3 weeks ago today and we did not want to miss the opportunity to thank you again for everything. It was an unforgettable and unique event for us, captured with many amazing and emotional pictures of you for us forever. We always like to look at the pictures and reminisce. Thank you also for your totally relaxed, calming and open nature and of course for your flexibility (with our little daughter Jana). We would love to book you anytime again! Best regards Petra & Markus with Jana
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.
