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Palm Springs Wedding Photographers

Our Palm Springs photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: Coachella Valley, Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage, Indian Wells, La Quinta, Indio, Cathedral City, Desert Hot Springs

Palm Springs Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

Intimate Wedding Photography in Palm Springs - Capturing the Joy of Small Celebrations - Discover the best Palm Springs 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 Palm Springs 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, Palm Springs 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

Palm Springs Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Palm Springs 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.

Riverside County WPJA members are ready to document any mini, fast, city hall, 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.

View Award-Winning Pictures from Palm Springs Wedding Venues

WPJA Venue Images

2 Palm Springs Wedding Photographers...

California wedding photography by Brett Butterstein

Southern California-based wedding photojournalist Brett Butterstein combines his background in photojournalism and five years of newspaper photography experience to expertly capture the genuine beauty and emotion of weddings.

Brett Butterstein

Encinitas in California, US *Now booking Palm Springs weddings.
163
3500 (USD)
Engagement Photo Shoots and wedding photography by Darren Hendry

Darren Hendry, an architecture-trained photographer with 7 years of experience, specializes in non-traditional and offbeat weddings. He captures unique stories through his natural, emotive, and creative style, creating honest and captivating images. Darren also offers...

Darren Hendry

Pasadena in California, US *Now booking Palm Springs weddings.
21
3
78
2500 (USD)

Map of Wedding Photojournalists Serving Palm Springs Couples

Wedding Venue Pictures by Palm Springs Wedding Photographers

Please select a venue below to view all associated contest-winning Palm Springs wedding photos.

Palm Springs Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

The couple enjoy a romantic engagement session by the windmills of Palm Springs, California
The happy couple posed for their engagement photos in a beautiful windmill-filled landscape of Palm Springs, California
The happy couple posed for their save-the-date wedding announcement in Palm Springs, California, on a Korean hammock strung between porch posts
A soon-to-be-married couple posed for a picture in the desert of Palm Springs, California, with the iconic windmills in the background
This outdoor wedding venue in Palm Springs, CA features a detail shot of the rings on a fence surrounded by red flowers
California desert wedding photography from Palm Springs courthouse Palm Springs of Two grooms taking the oath during their courthouse wedding
O'donnell House Palm Springs, California - photograph of the Bride and groom embrace each other as a bridesmaid dedicates a song to them
O'Donnell House Palm Springs, California | Bride and groom's first dance overlooking Palm Springs
palm springs, california Wedding Photo of man and woman playing with clear tent wall panels
palm springs, california Wedding Photograph of bride fanning for tears or from heat

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How can couples find reviews of Palm Springs 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 Palm Springs wedding photographers for their own wedding.
Q: Can a wedding photojournalist create artistic portraits on my Palm Springs 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 Palm Springs wedding photographers who have earned Artistic Guild awards for portrait and detail images.
Q: Who are the best Palm Springs wedding photographers for small elopements?
A: The WPJA is proud to have some of the top Palm Springs 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
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
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 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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