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Oakland Wedding Photographers

Our Oakland photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: Alameda County, West Coast, East Bay, San Francisco Bay Area, Port of Oakland, San Francisco Bay, N California

Oakland Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

Intimate Wedding Photography in Oakland - Capturing the Joy of Small Celebrations - Discover the best Oakland 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 Oakland 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, Oakland documentary wedding photographers available right now who understand that some weddings and elopements can’t wait. Find yours today!
Recent WPJA WedElope Story Awards
The couple and their sons rode dirtbikes to a small countryside wedding at the town hall
Loic Bourniquel
The bride and groom posing for a romantic image during blue hour by the riverfront was a beautiful sight to behold
Karin Keesmaat
After the ceremony, the newlyweds cuddled up in the backseat of their car together, looking forward to their future life together. They also had video chats with their family so everyone could share in their special day.
Loic Bourniquel

Oakland Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Oakland 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.

California - Northern WPJA members are ready to document any themed, pop-up, 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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2 Oakland Wedding Photographers...

Studio portrait of wedding photographer Tanushree Vaidya

Tanushree Vaidya, a skilled wedding photojournalist and artistic portrait photographer, has a background in commerce, hair artistry, portrait photography, and graphic design. Traveling across 14 countries, she specializes in capturing destination weddings and engagement...

Tanushree Vaidya

Hayward in California, US *Now booking Oakland weddings.
24
61
4000 (USD)
Edeelin Labra, Northern CA wedding photography

Edeelin Labra is an experienced wedding photojournalist based in Northern California. With a deep passion for photography and years of dedicated pursuit, her hobby has transformed into a lifelong skill. Labra's artistry goes beyond capturing moments; it preserves...

Edeelin Labra

Vallejo in California, US *Now booking Oakland weddings.
2000 (USD)

Map of Wedding Photojournalists Serving Oakland Couples

Oakland Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

Couple embraced in a hug, surrounded by trees in the late afternoon sun in a beautiful Northern California forest for their engagement portrait session in Oakland, CA.
In this wedding photo, a photographer captured a poignant moment at the 16th Street Train Station in Oakland, CA, as the bride was moved to tears by the groom's heartfelt vows.
During their engagement session at Redwood Regional Park in Oakland, CA, the couple joyfully walked their dogs on leashes through the open field, showcasing their love and excitement for their upcoming marriage.
A touching moment between a bride and her father as she adjusts her veil in the mirror at Bellevue Club in Oakland, California, on her wedding day.
In the serene woods of Oakland, this lovely couple holds hands, captured beautifully by a top Northern California engagement photographer. A peaceful setting for a soon-to-be-married pair.
In Northern California's Oakland, this charming image features a couple embracing affectionately beneath the shelter of towering, mature trees in a picturesque park
Engaged couple in Oakland, California, illuminated by the setting sun's warm glow. Standing apart, framed by lush green bushes.
A minimalist engaged couple portrait taken near sunset in Oakland with natural light
California couple posed for a black and white engagement announcement portrait in nature, embracing in a romantic back hug in Oakland
The couple cuddled while posing for their save-the-date wedding announcement picture at Jack London Square in Oakland's waterfront
This Oakland couple's prewedding photoshoot included an engagement portrait of them walking hand in hand through tall, dry grass, capturing the beauty and joy of their relationship
An Oakland couple has fun by the water and pier and poses for California wedding engagement announcement portraits

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How can couples find Oakland photographers for pre-wedding engagement portraits?
A: The WPJA issues Diamond Awards for Oakland 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 Oakland 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 Oakland wedding photographers for their own wedding.
Q: Who are the best Oakland wedding photographers for small elopements?
A: The WPJA is proud to have some of the top Oakland 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
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
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
Clean background in this photo of the bride walking into her mountain ceremony.
Adventure Wedding Elopements
Some couples, as they begin planning for their weddings, might think that they are limited to the classic locations: churches, gardens, beaches, or even Las Vegas. But in doing so they’re missing out on a multitude of unique options that might suit their personalities much...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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