Featured Virginia Wedding Elopement Photographers
Planning for a small marriage ceremony in Virginia? The best Virginia wedding and elopement photographers are members of the Wedding Photojournalist Association. Search this site for links to award-winning, documentary-style wedding images, links to venues, and view photographers by region to find info on their rates and packages.
Page Last Updated March 23rd, 2022
Sitting on the steps of her childhood home, Melissa rests her head on her new husband's shoulder. It's a moving portrait that showcases the ties between the past and the future.
With four dogs and two cats in attendance, the animals outnumbered the guests at this beautiful backyard wedding. As a vet, Mel loved her animals deeply, but not as much as her husband Douglas. They met and fell in love when the world turned upside down in 2020. It was probably the most inopportune time, but...
As they twirl during one final dance under the patio string lights, Katy and Nick look into each other's eyes. It's clear that they are ready to dance through life together.
A marriage is more than the creation of a new union — it's the birth of a family. As such, it's fitting that Katy and Nick incorporated their families into every aspect of their wedding day. The wedding took place in Katy's parents' backyard in Arlington, Virginia, and the ceremony occurred underneath an arbor that...
Sunset portrait of the couple in Maymont's Italian gardens, in Richmond, Virginia.
With respect to their elders and to tradition, many of my Chinese couples include a tea ceremony on their wedding day. So they were excited to connect with a Chinese wedding photographer who was familiar with tea ceremonies. The simple tea ceremony they planned would include just 2 rounds of tea with each set of their parents, followed by...
Sunset portrait of the bride and groom walking together.
When looking for mountain views, sometimes all you have to do is ask Grandma! When Jenny and Nick realized they needed to postpone their big wedding, they decided they still wanted to make it official on their original date and venue. But once they realized how much travel that would entail, they then discovered Jenny’s grandparent's home was far more convenient and just as beautiful. So they pivoted to a fall backyard wedding...
The groom lifts the bride into the air as they stand in front of a bright yellow house on a street full of brick homes, and the color seems to reflect their happy mood.
There is no perfect plan. That’s the first rule you learn when starting to organize a wedding. You know that something might go wrong. For Sarah and Bill, it was the pandemic that hit the year they wanted to get married. However, they were prepared to plan an anti-COVID-friendly, intimate wedding in Alexandria. Only 20...
Danielle's mom wanted to surprise her and Kevin with a small wedding in their backyard to make up for their previously planned wedding that had to be cancelled due to COVID. Danielle’s bridesmaids helped with the plans and arranging a photoshoot.
The ceremony was short, sweet, and simple, celebrating the love of two people. Their pup Jordy even got to be the ring bearer—something he wouldn't have been able to do on their actual wedding day as no dogs were allowed. After the ceremony,...
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