Santa Fe Wedding Photographers

Our Santa Fe photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: Nambe, La Cienega, Tesuque, Rio en Medio, Lamy, Glorieta, Pojoaque, Los Cerrillos, Lower La Posada

Santa Fe Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

Intimate Wedding Photography in Santa Fe - Capturing the Joy of Small Celebrations - Discover the best Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe 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, Santa Fe 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 decided to have a small, intimate wedding and the ceremony took place on a gorgeous green lawn surrounded by a lush, green forest in the presence of their closest family and friends

Detelina Krasteva

River Dock Wedding Image | The bride and groom are Standing at the edge of a dock by the river

Michelle Arlotta

The bride and groom had a small wedding, and decided to take their wedding photos on the dock by the water at the groom's family camp. The groom helped the bride walk out to the end of the dock, making it a special moment they will always remember.

Kathryn Wallace Yeaton

Santa Fe Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Santa Fe 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 Mexico WPJA members are ready to document any justice of the peace, civil ceremony, desert, 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 Santa Fe Wedding Photographers...

Mike Kory, a mechanical engineer by day, is a talented destination wedding photographer. He has a knack for capturing genuine moments and making people feel at ease. In addition to his photography work, he is also Bonnie's husband and co-parent to their two...

Mike Kory

Erie in Colorado, US *Now booking Santa Fe weddings.

4400 (USD)

With a wealth of expertise as a wedding photojournalist, Jason Kaczorowski has spent over 18 years honing his skills, documenting over 650 weddings. His ability to immortalize meaningful moments ensures cherished memories for years to come.

Jason Kaczorowski

Chicago in Illinois, US *Now booking Santa Fe weddings.

3900 (USD)

Map of Wedding Photojournalists Serving Santa Fe Couples

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

Q: How can couples find reviews of Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe wedding photographers for their own wedding.

Q: How can couples find top-ranked Santa Fe wedding photographers?

A: The WPJA created the original wedding photographer ranking systems. Our innovative system is based on contest winning points, meaning that the Santa Fe photographers you see at the top of your search results page have recently won the most — and the most recent — contest awards. Our contests judge photographers based on their creativity, style, composure, and ability to capture the heart of any couple's story on their wedding day.

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

A Sunshine Solemnization - Outdoor Weddings in Nature

Not everyone has a lagoon or glacier next door, but there's no rule saying you can't have a small wedding in the great outdoors. Take advantage of natural sunshine and that open, airy feeling and give your guests some room to breathe! LESS IS MORE Instead of hemming your...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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