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Carson City Wedding Photographers

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Carson City Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

YOU CAN'T STOP LOVE - In recent days, some of our Carson City 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 Carson City, and those small weddings allow them to truly enjoy every aspect of their day. While they may be planning a sweet and simple Carson City elopement, couples still want to have their wedding day documented.

The WPJA has an abundance of top-ranked, Carson City documentary wedding photographers available right now who understand that some weddings and elopements can’t wait. Find yours today!
Recent WPJA WedElope Story Awards
Lake wedding photographer | Bridal portrait in the rugged terrain of the mountains
Dorota Karpowicz
McDowell Sonoran Conservancy - Scottsdale, Arizona Elopement Photo Story | Guests stand around the couple during the ceremony, some of them getting emotional
Laura Segall
Cape Cod Island, MA Elopement Photo from Beach Ceremony
Katie Kaizer

Carson City Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Carson City 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.

Nevada WPJA members are ready to document any pop-up, fast, secret, 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 Carson City Wedding Venues

2 Carson City Wedding Photographers...

Adventure weddings and elopement photography by Lauren Lindley

Lauren Lindley

South Lake Tahoe in California, US *Now booking Carson City weddings.
60
7
22
4200 (USD)
Kevin Sawyer for Elopements and Weddings and Engagement Photography

Kevin Sawyer

Lake Tahoe in California, US *Now booking Carson City weddings.
44
1
60
3000 (USD)

Map of Wedding Photojournalists Serving Carson City Couples

Carson City Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

CARSON CITY ENGAGEMENT - Lit portrait with the sky and mountains
West Shore Cafe, Homewood, CA wedding photo | A brother and sister share daddy's legs.
Cottonwood Hilltop Lodge, Truckee, CA Wedding Photographer: The bride lets it all out.
Resort at Squaw Creek, Squaw Valley, CA Wedding Photographer: Guests admire the groom's new ring on the dance floor.
CARSON CITY ENGAGEMENTS - Portraits of Couple by the Water with Reflection of the Mountains.
Carson City bride peeking through a sea of groomsmen at her outdoor wedding ceremony
A woman looks at the bride in awe upon seeing her wedding gown in this black and white photo by a Carson City, NV wedding photographer.
The bride holds up a tier of the wedding cake for her and the bride to eat in this black and white photo by a Carson City, NV wedding photographer.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Who are the best Carson City wedding photographers for small elopements?
A: The WPJA is proud to have some of the top Carson City 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 Carson City photographers for pre-wedding engagement portraits?
A: The WPJA issues Diamond Awards for Carson City 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 Carson City 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 Carson City wedding photographers for their own wedding.
WPJA Communiqué: Featured Wedding Photography Articles
A Sunshine Solemnization - Outdoor Weddings in Nature
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...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
Small Weddings - How to Budget and Save
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...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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