Staten Island Wedding Photographers

Our Staten Island photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in:

Staten Island Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

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

By planning a simple Staten Island 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, Staten Island documentary wedding photographers available right now who understand that some weddings and elopements can’t wait. Find yours today!

Recent WPJA WedElope Story Awards

On a sunny day, surrounded by a few close family and friends, a small wedding ceremony was held in a beautiful wilderness place overlooking the vast openness of the desert, under a stunning blue sky

Christelle Rall

Garden Wedding House Portrait of couple in Silhouette against the glass windows

Furkan Akarsu

The couple's small wedding was made unforgettable when the cavernous room with pendant lights created a magical ambiance that was witnessed by their parents and captured in a beautiful wedding photo

Lucy Schultz

Staten Island Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Staten Island 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.

New York City - Metro WPJA members are ready to document any civil ceremony, 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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2 Staten Island Wedding Photographers...

Wenjie Han

Long Island City in New York, US *Now booking Staten Island weddings.

3000 (USD)

Inbal Sivan

Brooklyn in New York, US *Now booking Staten Island weddings.

3500 (USD)

Map of Wedding Photojournalists Serving Staten Island Couples

Wedding Venue Pictures by Staten Island Wedding Photographers

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

Staten Island Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

Pictures from a wedding at Snug harbor cultural center & botanical garden, Staten Island, NY | Sneaking out during reception

Pictures of the Bride & Groom Kissing after first look - Snug harbor cultural center & botanical garden, Staten Island, NY

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How can couples find Staten Island photographers for pre-wedding engagement portraits?

A: The WPJA issues Diamond Awards for Staten Island 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: Where can I find a photographer for a short-notice, small Staten Island 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 Staten Island wedding day by.

Q: Can a wedding photojournalist create artistic portraits on my Staten Island 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 Staten Island wedding photographers who have earned Artistic Guild awards for portrait and detail images.

WPJA Communiqué: Featured Wedding Photography Articles

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

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

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

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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