Top 3 Creative Colorado Springs Wedding Portrait Photographers for 2024

Page Updated: January 31st, 2024

Wouldn’t you just love to hire a top creative Colorado Springs wedding photographer to create artistic portraits on your big day? The Artistic Guild of the Wedding Photojournalist Association is here to help! Wedding photojournalists are, first and foremost, photographers — creative artists, in other words. In the AG contests, WPJA members exhibit their skills at digitally enhanced Colorado Springs couple portraits.

Four Artistic Guild contests for Colorado Springs wedding portraits are held annually, entered and judged separately from the regular WPJA competitions of moments. After each creative photo contest, we add another collection of award-winning portraits to our member profile galleries.

Want to have a top Colorado Springs creative wedding photographer take some unique and artistic portraits? In a portrait (for these purposes), the photographer has staged the couple, the bridal party, or other participants or groups — such as family, friends, or children — on the day of the wedding. One distinguishing feature of portraits is that the subjects are aware of the camera and are maintaining their positions for the sake of the photograph.

Colorado Elopement and Wedding Photography by Trent Gillespie

Trent Gillespie is a Colorado wedding photographer with a Journalism degree from the University of Northern Colorado and experience in photojournalism. He specializes in creative portraits of couples, often taking advantage of natural mountain and rustic barn settings. Trent is skilled in off-camera lighting techniques, capturing beautiful shots at dusk and in low-light situations. He also has a talent for using flash in...

At-work portrait of USA-based wedding photographer Liam Gordon

In 2017, Liam Gordon founded his own photography business after finding inspiration in old photos of his younger self. He specializes in capturing wedding day portraits, aiming to create a calm and thought-provoking atmosphere. Liam's expertise lies in capturing intimate moments between couples, showcasing their tenderness and love for each other.

Elopements by Top Wedding Photographer Justin Edmonds

Justin Edmonds is a seasoned photojournalist with 14 years of experience. He has worked with renowned clients such as Getty Images, The New York Times, and Sports Illustrated. Justin specializes in unique wedding couple portraits, using off-camera lighting techniques to capture stunning shots at night or during the enchanting lighting at dusk. He also enjoys using off-camera flash to fill in subjects during daylight,...