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Chile Wedding Photographers

Our Chile photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: Santiago, Puente Alto, Antofagasta, Viña del Mar, Valparaíso, Talcahuano, San Bernardo, Temuco, Iquique, Concepción, Patagonia

Chile Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

Intimate Wedding Photography in Chile - Capturing the Joy of Small Celebrations - Discover the best Chile 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 Chile 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, Chile 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 small but joyous wedding ceremony saw the newlyweds exiting the Abbey, to be showered with handfuls of rice by their delighted guests, with the groom trying to hide his face
Alessia Bruchi
A small, intimate wedding was held outdoors, with a civil ceremony presided over by a reverend on the lawn under the shining sun
Kent Meireis
Civil Town Hall Wedding Photography of Spaced out chairs and minimal guests
John Sanders

Chile Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Chile 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.

South America WPJA members are ready to document any themed, small, justice of the peace, 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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Chile Wedding Elopement Photography - WedElope

View WedElope Image Galleries by Chile Wedding Photographers from Small Events and Intimate Elopements.

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

Chile Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

A couple stands together with a breathtaking mountain backdrop during their engagement photo shoot in Patagonia, Chile
In a picturesque setting in Patagonia, Chile, a couple gazes lovingly at each other as he leans in for a tender kiss during their engagement photo shoot
Open road and painted lines lead you right to the engaged couple in the atacama desert
Monte Magdalena, Chile wedding photojournalism image of a couple

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Who are the best Chile wedding photographers for small elopements?
A: The WPJA is proud to have some of the top Chile 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.
Q: Can a wedding photojournalist create artistic portraits on my Chile 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 Chile wedding photographers who have earned Artistic Guild awards for portrait and detail images.
Q: How can couples find Chile photographers for pre-wedding engagement portraits?
A: The WPJA issues Diamond Awards for Chile 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
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
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

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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