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Asheville Wedding Photographers

Our Asheville photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: Buncombe County, French Broad River, Swannanoa River, Western North Carolina

Asheville Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

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

By planning a simple Asheville 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, Asheville documentary wedding photographers available right now who understand that some weddings and elopements can’t wait. Find yours today!
Recent WPJA WedElope Story Awards
Elopement Photography of a couple who married their best friends intimately
Karin Keesmaat
The bride and groom's wedding day laughter was sparked when she struggled to put the groom's ring on his finger
Natasha Lamalle
The bride and groom had a small, civil wedding ceremony at City Hall, filled with laughter and light moments that created a fun and memorable experience
Tobias Schnurr

Asheville Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Asheville 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.

North Carolina WPJA members are ready to document any town hall, secret, 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.

View Award-Winning Pictures from Asheville Wedding Venues

4 Asheville Wedding Photographers...

Wedding photography by Michael Freas

Michael Freas

Asheville in North Carolina, US
58
3
23
6000 (USD)

James Nix

Charlotte in North Carolina, US *Now booking Asheville weddings.
30
1
20
2500 (USD)
Engagement, elopement and wedding photography by Samantha Moore of So Many Moments LLC

Samantha Moore

Sarasota in Florida, US *Now booking Asheville weddings.
12
1
1
4
2950 (USD)
North Carolina wedding photography by Joe Payne

Joe Payne

Raleigh in North Carolina, US *Now booking Asheville weddings.
2
2
3999 (USD)

Map of Wedding Photojournalists Serving Asheville Couples

Wedding Venue Pictures by Asheville Wedding Photographers

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

Asheville Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

Venue staff react to trying to light the ends of sparkler for wedding guests prior to the wedding couples exit at The Ridge, Asheville, North Carolina
North Carolina couple embraced rain and showed their true personalities at The Farm of Asheville
The sunset of the NC mountains was captured in an unique way with a polarizing glass in a couple portrait at Crest Pavillion, Asheville, NC
Super wide angle lens from a good distance to showcase the setting and the grand scape of the properties views of the Blue Ridge Mountains at the Biltmore Estate, Asheville, NC
Best Asheville wedding venue photography in North Carolina fired through the moment getting silhouettes and ultimately captured the sun flare
A spiritual black and white Asheville, NC documentary wedding picture showing Bridesmaids supporting the bride during a prayer before the ceremony
Pisgah National Forest couple pre-wed portrait of a couple that was enjoying themselves in a hemlock thicket during twilight
Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC session for a carefree engaged couple wanting a Silhouette portrait at sunset
Graveyard Fields, Asheville, NC couple engagement portraits with a couple at the end of a rhododendron tunnel during fall color change
Pisgah National Forest, Asheville, NC pre-wed portraits for a fun couple in the scene that compliments the landscape
View this dramatic wedding image taken at the Crest Center in Asheville, NC of the Bride and Groom making their grand entrance lit by natural light coming in through the windows
Asheville bride and groom to be, modeling for a NC pre-wedding picture by North Carolina Photographer "I used the shadows of the mountain, to give me a background to make the couple pop out. She started spinning and I captured her in a great moment"

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Who are the best Asheville wedding photographers for small elopements?
A: The WPJA is proud to have some of the top Asheville 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.
Q: How can couples find top-ranked Asheville wedding photographers?
A: The WPJA created the original wedding photographer ranking systems. Our innovative system is based on contest winning points, meaning that the Asheville 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 Asheville photographers for pre-wedding engagement portraits?
A: The WPJA issues Diamond Awards for Asheville 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.
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
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
What is a Modern Elopement?
WHAT EXACTLY DOES IT MEAN TO ELOPE? If you look up the definition of “elope” in the Merriam-Webster dictionary , you’ll find a plethora of meanings making it quite clear how polarizing the word has become, and how it has transformed and evolved with the passage of time and...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

RAVES, REVIEWS, AND Asheville WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER RECOMMENDATIONS

Kaleigh & Brent

Photo by James Nix

Brent and I, as well as our entire family and friends, are absolutely in love with all of our pictures... People have told us our pictures look like they are out of a magazine. All of our pictures truly document our wedding day from start to finish even including all of the small details. We couldn't be more pleased... Thank you so much James!

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