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Mystic Wedding Photographers

Our Mystic photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: Stonington

Mystic Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

Intimate Wedding Photography in Mystic - Capturing the Joy of Small Celebrations - Discover the best Mystic 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 Mystic 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, Mystic documentary wedding photographers available right now who understand that some weddings and elopements can’t wait. Find yours today!
Recent WPJA WedElope Story Awards
Wedding Photography for Big Sky, MT | The bride and groom begin their wedding ceremony in the fields of Big Sky
David Clumpner
The newlyweds decided to have a small backyard wedding, with the kissing couple surrounded by their closest friends who had come for a house warming party, transforming it into a wedding celebration
Corey Butler
The couple walked towards the park, hand in hand, ready to exchange their vows and begin their married life
Wayne La

Mystic Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Mystic 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.

Connecticut WPJA members are ready to document any secret, mini, civil ceremony, 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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Portrait of Wedding Photographer David Butler II

David Butler II is a renowned wedding photojournalist who specializes in capturing moments with a journalistic style. With a portfolio that includes portraiture, news, and sports photography, his work has been featured in various esteemed outlets such as Sports Illustrated...

David Butler II

Somers in Connecticut, US *Now booking Mystic weddings.
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2800 (USD)

Map of Wedding Photojournalists Serving Mystic Couples

Mystic Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

A wedding photojournalist in Mystic, CT captured this moment of a Bride laughing during a toast with bridal party
Mystic Wedding Photography | Image contains: ceremony, color, door, bride, flowers, dress, outdoors,

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Where can I find a photographer for a short-notice, small Mystic wedding?
A: There are many WPJA photographers who are able to help you out at a moment's notice. We understand that sometimes love happens and there's simply no time to lose. We can ensure that you can get married as quickly as possible — and have incredible photographs to remember your Mystic wedding day by.
Q: Can a wedding photojournalist create artistic portraits on my Mystic 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 Mystic wedding photographers who have earned Artistic Guild awards for portrait and detail images.
Q: How can couples find Mystic photographers for pre-wedding engagement portraits?
A: The WPJA issues Diamond Awards for Mystic 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
Essential Elopement Vendor - The Photographer
So your wedding is just around the corner and you’ve decided to elope , either because you want to do this on a budget , avoid a large wedding party, or simply to enjoy the day together with minimal distractions and as little stress as possible . They say 'all you need is...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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