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Auckland Wedding Photographers

Our Auckland photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: North Shore, Waitakere, Muriwai Beach, Parakai, Waiuku, Warkworth, Leigh, Wellsford, Coromandel, Te Kauwhata, Thames, Ngatea, Kaiwaka, Whitianga, Kerepehi

Auckland Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

Intimate Wedding Photography in Auckland - Capturing the Joy of Small Celebrations - Discover the best Auckland 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 Auckland 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, Auckland 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 couple stood before their officiant at City Hall with their close family members and friends in attendance to witness their civil union

Tyler Vu

The wedding couple posed for a portrait, hand in hand, in open fields

Alessia Bruchi

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

Ernie Savarese

Auckland Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Auckland 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.

New Zealand WPJA members are ready to document any quick, mini, civil ceremony, 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.

View Award-Winning Pictures from Auckland Wedding Venues

1 Auckland Wedding Photographers...

Naren Bedekar, an experienced wedding photographer based in New Zealand, has a background in Art Direction in the Middle East. With over 400 weddings, as well as corporate events and live shows, under his belt, Naren is constantly expanding his portfolio. He has also taken...

Naren Bedekar

Auckland in Auckland, NZ

4000 (NZD)

Map of Wedding Photojournalists Serving Auckland Couples

Auckland Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

At Cornwall Park, Auckland, a stunning sun kissed portrait of the couple relaxing under this enormous tree in nature's beauty

Searches Related to Auckland Wedding Photography Vendors

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Where can I find a photographer for a short-notice, small Auckland 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 Auckland wedding day by.

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

A: The WPJA is proud to have some of the top Auckland 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: How can couples find reviews of Auckland wedding photographers?

A: We call them Client Letters. At the WPJA, we decided more than 20 years ago to avoid incorporating those third-person testimonials and endorsements that are found all too often in advertisements. Instead, we elevated our listings with the use of Client Letters, which represent the actual words and feelings of the clients who booked those Auckland wedding photographers for their own wedding.

WPJA Communiqué: Featured Wedding Photography Articles

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

Smaller Weddings in a Time of Social Distancing

It’s no secret that these are strange times we’re going through right now, and there are many couples out there with weddings set in the near future who are left feeling uncertain and concerned about their futures. While that’s understandable, it’s also important to...Read more

Essential Elopement Vendor - The Photographer

So your wedding is just around the corner and you’ve decided to elope , either because you want to do this on a budget , avoid a large wedding party, or simply to enjoy the day together with minimal distractions and as little stress as possible . They say 'all you need is...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

WPJA contest judges have been recognized by their industry peers, winning top awards as staff picture editors, staff photojournalists, and newsroom mentors while working for these and other leading publications and journalism organizations.