Okinawa Wedding Photographers

Our Okinawa photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: Naha, Uruma, Urasoe, Ginowan, Tomigusuku, Nago, Itoman, Miyakojima, Ishigaki, Nanjō

Okinawa Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

Intimate Wedding Photography in Okinawa - Capturing the Joy of Small Celebrations - Discover the best Okinawa photographers specializing in intimate marriages. Couples are embracing the trend of smaller, more meaningful celebrations. Let our talented photographers capture the joy and intimacy of your wedding day.

By planning a simple Okinawa 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, Okinawa documentary wedding photographers available right now who understand that some weddings and elopements can’t wait. Find yours today!

Recent WPJA WedElope Story Awards

They got married at City Hall with a very humorous officiant, making the atmosphere light and joyful

Chris Shum

Two newlyweds share a romantic kiss as their friends watch and take pictures at their small wedding

Cheng Guo

The couple, joined by a small gathering of their closest family and friends, celebrated their union as they stood hand in hand in front of a beautiful arch of flowers, surrounded by sunshine and a glimmering pool

Tyler Vu

Okinawa Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Okinawa 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.

Japan WPJA members are ready to document any quick, city hall, civil ceremony, 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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1 Okinawa Wedding Photographers...

Since 2006, Megumu Kohagura has been a wedding photographer specializing in capturing real moments. Since 2010, he has focused on landscape photography and also works as a commercial photographer and image retoucher.

Megumu Kohagura

Osaka-City, Higashimikuni, JP *Now booking Okinawa weddings.

600 (USD)

Map of Wedding Photojournalists Serving Okinawa Couples

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Where can I find a photographer for a short-notice, small Okinawa wedding?

A: There are many WPJA photographers who are able to help you out at a moment's notice. We understand that sometimes love happens and there's simply no time to lose. We can ensure that you can get married as quickly as possible — and have incredible photographs to remember your Okinawa wedding day by.

Q: How can couples find reviews of Okinawa 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 Okinawa wedding photographers for their own wedding.

Q: How can couples find top-ranked Okinawa wedding photographers?

A: The WPJA created the original wedding photographer ranking systems. Our innovative system is based on contest winning points, meaning that the Okinawa 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

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

Jola Mulder, of Overijssel, is a wedding photographer for

Bringing it Home: The Joys of a Backyard Wedding

Oftentimes when people are considering a venue for their weddings, they search for a location away from home, whether that be ten minutes or ten hours, all just to find what they already have: a place that holds meaning for them, that feels comfortable, or that they find...Read more

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

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

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.