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Yunnan Wedding Photographers

Our Yunnan photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: Kunming, Xuanwei, Qujing, Dali, Chuxiong, Yuxi, Baoshan, Zhaotong

Yunnan Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

Intimate Wedding Photography in Yunnan - Capturing the Joy of Small Celebrations - Discover the best Yunnan 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 Yunnan 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, Yunnan 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 newlyweds embrace for a gentle kiss under arches at the hotel just before their wedding ceremony
Kevin Heslin
Outdoor wedding ceremony image from the woods | The bride and groom shared a laugh
Ambre Peyrotty
The bride and her wedding party floated down the river inside a boat, enjoying the beautiful scenery and the intimate atmosphere of the small wedding
Boz Green

Yunnan Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Yunnan 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.

China WPJA members are ready to document any justice of the peace, fast, town 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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Yunnan Wedding Photographers...

Yunnan Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

Yunnan artistic wedding photography of Playful alpaca and bride and groom
Zhejiang yunnan cloud couple portrait session
Dali, Yunnan, China Engagement Shoot - On the road of Dali, the night view of the town and the couple
Yunnan, Diqin pre-wedding portrait photo shoot of naxi culture
Yunnan, Diqin engagement portrait - naxi culture in the sun
Bride's home in china with relatives trying to fight the groom for his bride
Wedding photo in Yunnan of a mother saying goodbye and kissing her daughter, the bride, seated in the back of a limousine
China groom kisses the toe of his soon-to-be bride
Traditional ceremonial wedding tea - China wedding photographer
Yunnan wedding picture of makeup games for the groomsmen.
China exhausted groom carries the bride up the steps
The groom works on crashing the gate at the brides home in China

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Who are the best Yunnan wedding photographers for small elopements?
A: The WPJA is proud to have some of the top Yunnan 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 Yunnan 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 Yunnan wedding photographers who have earned Artistic Guild awards for portrait and detail images.
Q: Where can I find a photographer for a short-notice, small Yunnan 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 Yunnan wedding day by.
WPJA Communiqué: Featured Wedding Photography Articles
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
Wedding Economy: The Ups and Downs
We all know that the economy can go through some hard times, and be somewhat reminiscent of past recessions. However, as people cut back on non-essential little luxuries here and there, one constant remains: weddings. People don’t tend to just stop getting married due to a...Read more
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

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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