Sioux Falls Wedding Photographers

Our Sioux Falls photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: Minnehaha County, Lincoln County, Brandon, Madison, Brookings, Vermillion, Yankton, Mitchell, Huron, Watertown

Sioux Falls Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

Intimate Wedding Photography in Sioux Falls - Capturing the Joy of Small Celebrations - Discover the best Sioux Falls 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 Sioux Falls 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, Sioux Falls documentary wedding photographers available right now who understand that some weddings and elopements can’t wait. Find yours today!

Recent WPJA WedElope Story Awards

Barn Wedding Venue Photo - Cambridgeshire, Bassmead Manor Barns | in the last light of day after their wedding, just as the sun begins to set

Rob Dodsworth

The happy couple celebrated their small wedding by exiting the Town Hall with their arms raised after their civil ceremony

Ernie Savarese

As the bride and her close family members, along with guests, help one another pin flowers before the small wedding, a black and white image captures the moment

Francesca Zambrini

Sioux Falls Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Sioux Falls 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.

South Dakota WPJA members are ready to document any city hall, quick, secret, 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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3 Sioux Falls Wedding Photographers...

Andrea Bibeault, a wedding photojournalist, along with her husband Ed, adopt a low-key style to capture moments of love and individualism in their wedding photography.

Andrea Bibeault

Omaha in Nebraska, US *Now booking Sioux Falls weddings.

2600 (USD)

Ilana Bar av is a dedicated wedding photographer whose passion for the craft began with her dad and oldest brother, both of whom are also photographers. Despite their initial skepticism, Barav chose to pursue a career in wedding photography and is now celebrating her sixth...

Ilana Bar av

Madison in Wisconsin, US *Now booking Sioux Falls weddings.

4800 (USD)

Bradley Hanson is a professional wedding photographer with 24 years of experience, covering celebrations as small as 6 guests. His acclaimed work has earned him work in ad campaigns for Amazon and Sony Ericsson, as well as been featured in multiple magazines.

Bradley Hanson

St. Paul in Minnesota, US *Now booking Sioux Falls weddings.

5000 (USD)

Map of Wedding Photojournalists Serving Sioux Falls Couples

Sioux Falls Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

A creative Sioux Falls wedding detail picture at Emerald Pines Barn in South Dakota showing the brides dress hanging on the white barn

Artistic Sioux Falls, South Dakota wedding picture created as the wedding party fills their plates with dinner from the buffet

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Can a wedding photojournalist create artistic portraits on my Sioux Falls 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 Sioux Falls 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 Sioux Falls 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 Sioux Falls wedding day by.

Q: Who are the best Sioux Falls wedding photographers for small elopements?

A: The WPJA is proud to have some of the top Sioux Falls 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.

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

Top 4 Types of Small Weddings to Make Your Day Truly Yours

Everyone always says that your wedding day is all about you. But let’s face it; that’s not always actually the case. Many couples stress over guest lists, planning, expenses, and all the frills and traditions of your standard large wedding that they may or may not even be...Read more

Jola Mulder, of Overijssel, is a wedding photographer for

Bringing it Home: The Joys of a Backyard Wedding

Oftentimes when people are considering a venue for their weddings, they search for a location away from home, whether that be ten minutes or ten hours, all just to find what they already have: a place that holds meaning for them, that feels comfortable, or that they 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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