Columbia Wedding Photographers

Our Columbia photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: West Columbia, Forest Acres, Cayce, Dentsville, Irmo, Lexington, Orangeburg, Newberry, Sumter, Aiken, Lancaster, Clinton, Union, North Augusta, Rock Hill

Columbia Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

Intimate Wedding Photography in Columbia - Capturing the Joy of Small Celebrations - Discover the best Columbia 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 Columbia 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, Columbia 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 were married in a small, intimate ceremony at City Hall, where the beautiful bride signed the registry book of marriage with her signature

Bozhidar Krastev

The newlyweds shared an intimate kiss, center framed in front of the beautiful blue sky, on the beach surrounded by cheering tourists in the warm sunlight, celebrating their small wedding

Julie Ambos

The couple shared a special moment as they exited their outdoor wedding ceremony at the resort, with a cellist playing them out

Laura Segall

Columbia Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Columbia 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 Carolina WPJA members are ready to document any quick, pop-up, fast, 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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1 Columbia Wedding Photographers...

In a journalistic style, Dan Harris, a wedding photojournalist, expertly captures the fleeting moments of love and joy that occur during weddings. His extensive portfolio showcases the unforgettable memories he has captured, and he has been recognized with numerous...

Dan Harris

Jacksonville in Florida, US *Now booking Columbia weddings.

400/hour (USD)

Map of Wedding Photojournalists Serving Columbia Couples

Columbia Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

a Couple playing in the woods during engagement photography session Near Columbia, Mississippi

Columbia, Maryland engagement session while walking the dog | Whose leading who?

Pre wedding photographer in Colombia made this portrait of a couple sharing tea/coffee | Villa de Leyva photography

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

A: The WPJA issues Diamond Awards for Columbia 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 Columbia 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 Columbia wedding photographers for their own wedding.

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

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

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

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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