Blue Mountains Wedding Photographers

Our Blue Mountains photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: Sydney, Katoomba, Leura

Blue Mountains Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

Intimate Wedding Photography in Blue Mountains - Capturing the Joy of Small Celebrations - Discover the best Blue Mountains 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 Blue Mountains 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, Blue Mountains documentary wedding photographers available right now who understand that some weddings and elopements can’t wait. Find yours today!

Recent WPJA WedElope Story Awards

At the end of the reception party, the happy couple wowed their guests by dancing together in the sparkler-lit venue

Penny McCoy

The couple are celebrating their wedding in a small village

Luigi Porzia

The bride and groom chatted at a table at the reception venue restaurant

Fabrizio Demasi

Blue Mountains Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Blue Mountains 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 South Wales-AUS WPJA members are ready to document any quick, town hall, 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.

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Blue Mountains Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

Leura, Blue Mountains, NSW Pre-Wedding Photographer: "It was end of May in Sydney's Blue Mountains. I saw that beautiful tree with orange/red leaves, so I told the couple to crawl underneath. I followed them and this wonderful image happened"

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How can couples find reviews of Blue Mountains 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 Blue Mountains wedding photographers for their own wedding.

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

Q: How can couples find Blue Mountains photographers for pre-wedding engagement portraits?

A: The WPJA issues Diamond Awards for Blue Mountains 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.

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

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

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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