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Ottawa Wedding Photographers

Our Ottawa photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: Gloucester, Kanata, Nepean, Cumberland, Goulbourn, Osgoode Township, Rideau, West Carleton

Ottawa Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

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

By planning a simple Ottawa 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, Ottawa 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 had a small, backyard wedding at their private home, with the ceremony on their own private dock by the water, video streaming live to family who could not attend
Viara Mileva
The happy couple exchanged their marriage vows beneath sky, in a beautiful Abbey
Alessia Bruchi
The couple posed for an elopement portrait by a foggy lake following their ceremony
Lauren Lindley

Ottawa Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Ottawa 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 courthouse, quick, fast, 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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3 Ottawa Wedding Photographers...

Kathi Robertson

Ottawa in Ontario, CA
19
1
2500 (CAD)
Canada Wedding Reportage Photography by Colleen Johnson

Colleen Johnson

Ottawa in Ontario, CA
1
2190 (CAD)
Canada engagement, wedding and elopement photographer Viara Mileva - Quirky Love Photography

Viara Mileva

Bath in Ontario, CA *Now booking Ottawa weddings.
30
7
14
500/hour (CAD)

1 more photographers available for your wedding...

2300 Canadian Dollar

Wedding Photographer: W. Mike Lucy

Ottawa in Ontario, Canada

Mike has been working as a documentary photographer since his university days as the University Press Photo Editor, He has had a Leica in his hand since he first discovered photography at the age of 12. Prior to shooting weddings, Mike split his...

Map of Wedding Photojournalists Serving Ottawa Couples

Ottawa Wedding Elopement Photography - WedElope

View WedElope Image Galleries by Ottawa Wedding Photographers from Small Events and Intimate Elopements.

Ottawa Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

On a beautiful wedding day, the bride and ladies getting ready at Orchard View Wedding Venue in Ottawa, ON created a beautiful black and white scene with all the babies in tow
Ottawa, Ontario Artful Engagement Picture of a couple Posing under the parking garage lights for a slightly different engagement photograph
Aboretum, Ottawa Ontario Engage session including fur babies - Dog Portraits
Museum of Nature, Ottawa Canada wedding venue photo of guests Dancing
Photography from outside Strathmere Lodge reception venue, Ottawa - Photo of the bride's hair into her toddler's face
Black and white photo of a bridesmaid helping the bride with her dress as she pets a dog at the Ottawa Hunt Club by a Canada wedding photographer.
Strathmere Ottawa Canada Photo of the Bride Getting Ready with Bridesmaid and Flower Girl
Black and White photograph of the bride with her bridesmaids and flower girls walking to the ceremoy site at Strathmere Ottawa Canada
nfinity Conference Centre Ottawa Canada Bride Getting Ready
Ottawa Wedding Photographer | Image contains: cake cutting expressions bride groom cupcakes purple reception
Ottawa wedding photography - Ontario photo of the bride and grooms reflection as they embraced in front of a window at sunset
Ottawa wedding photographer freezes the action in this image of the best man surprising the groom as he steps in for the bride for the garter removal

Frequently Asked Questions

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

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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