West Flanders Wedding Photographers

Our West Flanders photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: Bruges, Diksmuide, Kortrijk, Ostend, Roeselare, Tielt, Veurne, Ypres

West Flanders Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

Intimate Wedding Photography in West Flanders - Capturing the Joy of Small Celebrations - Discover the best West Flanders photographers specializing in intimate marriages. Couples are embracing the trend of smaller, more meaningful celebrations. Let our talented photographers capture the joy and intimacy of your wedding day.

By planning a simple West Flanders 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, West Flanders 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 wedding portrait taken against a starry night sky on a mountain, creating an unforgettable image for the couple

Taber Lacie

The bride gave the groom a cute look as they held hands and got married in their home church during

Bryan Aleman

At sunrise portraits with couples reflections in the still water in front of them at the beach

Traci Edwards

West Flanders Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small West Flanders 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.

Flanders WPJA members are ready to document any small, mini, civil ceremony, 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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Professional wedding photographer Sven Soetens strives to create pictures that capture true emotions. His philosophy is to intervene as little as possible, to allow the real moments on the wedding day to unfold.

Sven Soetens

Stekene, BE *Now booking West Flanders weddings.

1850 (EUR)

Map of Wedding Photojournalists Serving West Flanders Couples

West Flanders Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

The groom is seen in the backseat of the car, directing the driver with a paper map while the bride sits beside him in this auto wedding image, created near Domaine des sources

Brugge wedding reportage photojournalist created this image of an older woman with a bright blue tongue

West Flanders Wedding Photographer: "The bride and groom walked through the door and they gave the first look to the family. Just love the reactions and happiness on the faces of their family."

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Where can I find a photographer for a short-notice, small West Flanders 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 West Flanders wedding day by.

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

Q: How can couples find reviews of West Flanders 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 West Flanders 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

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

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

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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