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
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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California - Northern Wedding Photographers
California - Northern Wedding Photographers
Find California - Northern photographers serving: Santa Clara, Oakland, Shasta Lake, Napa, Lake Tahoe, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Jose, Alameda, Vallejo, Sunnyvale, Mendocino, Woodside, San Mateo County, and the San Francisco Peninsula
California - Northern Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements
YOU CAN'T STOP LOVE - In recent days, some of our California - Northern 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 California - Northern, 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 California - Northern elopement, couples still want to have their wedding day documented. It's important to work with a WPJA California - Northern 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, California - Northern 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 California - Northern Weddings
Shooting an elopement or small California - Northern 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 themed, pop-up, courthouse, 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 religious, intimate, outdoor, 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 California - Northern Couples
49 California - Northern Wedding Photographers...
Lauren Lindley
South Lake Tahoe in California, US *Now booking California - Northern weddings.4200 (USD)
Joyce Perlman
San Francisco in California, US *Now booking California - Northern weddings.4200 (USD)
Kimmi Cranes
South Lake Tahoe in California, US *Now booking California - Northern weddings.2000 (USD)
Matt Theilen
South Lake Tahoe in California, US *Now booking California - Northern weddings.5500 (USD)
Douglas Despres
Alameda in California, US *Now booking California - Northern weddings.750/hour (USD)
Tanarak Visessonchoke
San Francisco in California, US *Now booking California - Northern weddings.4500 (USD)
Tara Arrowood
San Francisco in California, US *Now booking California - Northern weddings.5500 (USD)
Douglas Zimmerman
San Francisco in California, US *Now booking California - Northern weddings.2000 (USD)
Debra Zeller
San Francisco in California, US *Now booking California - Northern weddings.3000 (USD)
David Braun
South Lake Tahoe in California, US *Now booking California - Northern weddings.1250 (USD)
Nayza Kuznetsova
San Francisco in California, US *Now booking California - Northern weddings.1600 (USD)
Stephanie Secrest
Arroyo Grande in California, US *Now booking California - Northern weddings.3300 (USD)
Jonathan Moore
Los Angeles in California, US *Now booking California - Northern weddings.2500 (USD)
Brad Landon Walters
Greenville in South Carolina, US *Now booking California - Northern weddings.6000 (USD)
Wedding Venue Pictures by California - Northern Wedding Photographers
Please select a venue below to view all associated contest-winning California - Northern wedding photos.
California - Northern Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers
Below are some California - Northern wedding photography samples from the world’s best wedding photographers of the WPJA. Some of these California - Northern marriage pictures might be artistic portraits, details, or documentary-style images that have come from getting ready sessions, wedding ceremonies, reception venues, or California - Northern engagement portrait sessions with couples.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How can couples find California - Northern photographers for pre-wedding engagement portraits?
A: The WPJA issues Diamond Awards for California - Northern 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 top-ranked California - Northern wedding photographers?
A: The WPJA created the original wedding photographer ranking systems. Our innovative system is based on contest winning points, meaning that the California - Northern 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: Who are the best California - Northern wedding photographers for small elopements?
A: The WPJA is proud to have some of the top California - Northern 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.
WPJA Communiqué: Featured Wedding Photography Articles
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RAVES, REVIEWS, AND California - Northern WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER RECOMMENDATIONS
Emily + Zach
Photo by Drew Bird
Hi Drew - These photos are absolutely incredible!! We are speechless. We were looking through them this evening and it was like re-living the whole weekend in the sierra mountains. These are such treasured memories. We feel so lucky to have had you as our storyteller and that you were part of the weekend story, along with all our friends and family. Thank you!!!! -Emily + Zach
Amy & Matt
Photo by Ron Storer
I must say again, that I love what you've done to capture the memories of our special day. Matt and I both really appreciate how you've expressed our personalities so accurately with your shots and the candid yet flattering moments you captured. You have a gift and your genuine interest in us only made the photos that much better! Thanks again!
Christy & Stuart
Photo by Gina Clyne
We wanted to drop a quick note and tell you how awesome you are. You got in the spirit and came prepared, and brought so much happiness from behind the camera to whoever was in front of it. We're so grateful to have had you as part of our day, and can't wait to recommend you to everyone we know. (And everyone we don't -- so please let us know any and all sites where we can leave you reviews!) Much love, Christy + Stuart
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