Toledo-Ohio Wedding Photographers

Our Toledo-Ohio photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in:

Toledo-Ohio Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

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

Recent WPJA WedElope Story Awards

Sunrise Amphitheater Wedding image of a couple having a simple mountain adventure elopement

Lucy Schultz

A Countryside Intimate Ceremony Picture | Bride and groom underneath the shade of oak trees

Simone Bacci

From inside the doors of a balcony, guests look on as the newlyweds exchange their vows beneath a lush floral arch

Laura Segall

Toledo-Ohio Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Toledo-Ohio 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.

Ohio WPJA members are ready to document any mini, city hall, 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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2 Toledo-Ohio Wedding Photographers...

Dennis Crider is a visual storyteller, specializing in journalistic-style wedding photography. He skillfully captures authentic moments of the big day, showcasing true personality and style.

Dennis Crider

Loudonville in Ohio, US *Now booking Toledo-Ohio weddings.

3000 (USD)

Monty Soungpradith is an Ohio, US-based wedding photographer. He is classically trained in piano, holds a college degree; is a recycler, and lives within his means. He has been married for 15 years with two inventive kids and is described as an Island of calm in a sea of...

Monty Soungpradith

Columbus in Ohio, US *Now booking Toledo-Ohio weddings.

4500 (USD)

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Can a wedding photojournalist create artistic portraits on my Toledo-Ohio 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 Toledo-Ohio wedding photographers who have earned Artistic Guild awards for portrait and detail images.

Q: How can couples find Toledo-Ohio photographers for pre-wedding engagement portraits?

A: The WPJA issues Diamond Awards for Toledo-Ohio 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.

Q: Who are the best Toledo-Ohio wedding photographers for small elopements?

A: The WPJA is proud to have some of the top Toledo-Ohio 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

Small Weddings - How to Budget and Save

Traditionally speaking, often times it is the couple’s families who help pay for their wedding. However, unfortunately that’s just not possible for everyone, especially these days when the cost of weddings can quickly and easily get out of control. Some couples find...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

What is a Modern Elopement?

WHAT EXACTLY DOES IT MEAN TO ELOPE? If you look up the definition of “elope” in the Merriam-Webster dictionary , you’ll find a plethora of meanings making it quite clear how polarizing the word has become, and how it has transformed and evolved with the passage of time and...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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