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Detroit Wedding Photographers

Find Detroit photographers serving: Ann Arbor, Flint, Dearborn, Livonia, Monroe, Warren, Birmingham, Grosse Pointe Woods, Saint Clair Shores

Detroit Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

NO STOPPING LOVE - In recent months, many of our wedding photographers have communicated their desire to accommodate couples who don’t want to wait to be married and are quickly moving forward with smaller ceremonies.

By planning a simple Detroit 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, Detroit documentary wedding photographers available right now who understand that some weddings and elopements can’t wait. Find yours today!
Recent WPJA WedElope Story Awards
A yurt ranch portrait of the bride and groom in fall colors
Alex Maldonado
The frozen lake, high in the mountains, National Park, was like something from a dream, its surface a blanket of fog, shimmering in the soft light
Lucy Schultz
The couple chose an elopement, standing on the dock with a warm embrace as the clouds enveloped them, surrounded by the blue water and blue sky.
Vasilis Maneas

Detroit Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Detroit 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.

Michigan WPJA members are ready to document any civil ceremony, courthouse, mini, 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.

1 Detroit Wedding Photographers...

Wedding photography and elopements by Ray Iavasile of Michigan

Ray Iavasile

Birmingham in Michigan, US *Now booking Detroit weddings.
63
3000 (USD)

Map of Wedding Photojournalists Serving Detroit Couples

Detroit Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

Detroit picture session for a carefree engaged couple that is centered in an urban street scene
The Roostertail, Detroit, MI nuptial day award-winning image of The grooms baraat riding in on a Corvette.
Detroit couple e-session in the urban MI streets of the USA
Detroit pre - wed image at General Motors with a silhouette by the water
Fox Theater, Detroit, MI Portrait of bride and groom from a low angle in black and white
Indoor wedding photo at the bride's parent's home - Detroit, Michigan of the Bride being seen by bridesmaids for first time
the couple was posing for the photo, and the car stopped just at the traffic lights in Detroit
Bride leaving for the chapel in Detroit, Michigan

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Where can I find a photographer for a short-notice, small Detroit 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 Detroit wedding day by.
Q: How can couples find Detroit photographers for pre-wedding engagement portraits?
A: The WPJA issues Diamond Awards for Detroit 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 Detroit 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 Detroit wedding photographers for their own wedding.
WPJA Communiqué: Featured Wedding Photography Articles
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
An Unforgettable Romance: The Intimacy of an Elopement
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
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

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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