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Kansas City Wedding Photographers

Our Kansas City photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: Lee's Summit

Kansas City Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

Intimate Wedding Photography in Kansas City - Capturing the Joy of Small Celebrations - Discover the best Kansas City photographers specializing in intimate marriages. Couples are embracing the trend of smaller, more meaningful celebrations. Let our talented photographers capture the happiness and closeness of your intimate, boutique, romantic, or at-home wedding.

By planning a simple Kansas City elopement, couples are able to stay present in the moment and fully absorb the impact of their wedding day. With many couples feeling more comfortable and relaxed in intimate settings, it is not surprising that some of the most sincere and touching wedding photos are captured at smaller celebrations.

The WPJA has an abundance of top-ranked, Kansas City documentary wedding photographers available right now who understand that some weddings can’t wait. Find yours today!
Recent WPJA WedElope Story Awards
The bride and groom bowed their heads in prayer as the officiant presented them with the rings, in an outdoor ceremony to celebrate their small wedding
Michelle Arlotta
Dejan Žagar
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

Kansas City Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Kansas 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.

Missouri WPJA members are ready to document any town hall, courthouse, self solemnization, or any other type of 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 Kansas City Wedding Photographers...

Deanna Johnson wedding photography

Deanna Johnson is a wedding photographer with a passion for taking in the energy and passion of artists in intimate concert settings. She also has a love for vintage findings and artwork, finding beauty in overlooked treasures. She enjoys exploring antiques, local...

Deanna Johnson

Kansas City in Missouri, US
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Map of Wedding Photojournalists Serving Kansas City Couples

Kansas City Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

At their home in Kansas City, Missouri, a couple's silhouette is elegantly framed against a dramatic sunset sky.
At the Missouri Museum in Kansas City, a large tree's leaves are illuminated by a red light, set against a dramatic sunset sky. The scene conveys a vivid contrast and captivating beauty for the couple portraits.
At the Museum of Art in Kansas City, a couple's silhouette is artfully framed between two large trees
Capturing the love and joy of a Kansas City wedding, this photo features a newlywed couple posing in a park with their bridal party blurred. A creative portrait captured by an artistic WPJA photographer.
Wedding reception in Kansas City, the bride and groom share their first dance as the sun sets, creating a romantic ambiance. Their elegant movements are captured in a stunning reflection.
Photographer captures couple exchanging loving glances during their ceremony at the Historic Rumley Tractor in Kansas City, with a sweet birthday surprise for their special day.
At a Hotel KC in Kansas City, Missouri, a bride and her father dance to the sounds of a live band, the vibrant purple lights illuminating the right half of the frame.
At a wedding reception in a Kansas City mansion, the father stands behind the couple during toasts. The photo captures the moment, with the couple's heads in the foreground.
In this high shot captured at a hotel in Kansas City, Missouri, the bride is getting ready for the wedding. The mother is seen fastening the buttons on the back of the bride's dress, creating a heartwarming scene of love and support.
At the couple's home in Kansas City, Missouri, they sit on a bench outdoors on the patio, captured through the window with their dog looking on lovingly.
In the glowing Kansas City sunset, a silhouette of a couple in love strolls hand in hand, the vibrant sky creating a stunning backdrop before their upcoming marriage.
Bride and groom burst into laughter at their Kansas City, Missouri wedding reception during speeches, capturing a joyful moment

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Can a wedding photojournalist create artistic portraits on my Kansas City 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 Kansas City wedding photographers who have earned Artistic Guild awards for portrait and detail images.
Q: How can couples find top-ranked Kansas City wedding photographers?
A: The WPJA created the original wedding photographer ranking systems. Our innovative system is based on contest winning points, meaning that the Kansas City 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: Who are the best Kansas City wedding photographers for small elopements?
A: The WPJA is proud to have some of the top Kansas 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.
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
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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
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 to a...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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