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Beijing Wedding Photographers

Our Beijing photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: Peking, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, Ming Tombs, Zhoukoudian, Great Wall, Grand Canal, Dongcheng, Xicheng, Chaoyang, Fengtai, Shijingshan, Haidian, Mentougou, Fangshan, Tongzhou, Shunyi, Changping, Daxing, Huairou, Pinggu, Miyun, Yanqing

Beijing Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

LOVE WON'T WAIT! - Couples are quickly moving forward with smaller weddings. Our Beijing photographers are ready to accommodate.

By planning a simple Beijing 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, Beijing documentary wedding photographers available right now who understand that some weddings and elopements can’t wait. Find yours today!
Recent WPJA WedElope Story Awards
A small, civil wedding ceremony held in a luxurious hotel's sunlit room allowed the bride and groom to exchange their vows
Carlo Bettuolo
The happy couple celebrated their small wedding by exiting the Town Hall with their arms raised after their civil ceremony
Ernie Savarese
The couple's small wedding ended with a bang as they exited the venue surrounded by fireworks and sparklers
Piotr Maksa

Beijing Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Beijing 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.

China WPJA members are ready to document any courthouse, civil ceremony, justice of the peace, 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 Beijing Wedding Photographers...

Jianghui Feng

Beijing, CN
16
3
1900 (USD)
William Liu - Pro Wedding Photographer

William Liu

Beijing, US
1000 (USD)

Map of Wedding Photojournalists Serving Beijing Couples

Beijing Wedding Elopement Photography - WedElope

View WedElope Image Galleries by Beijing Wedding Photographers from Small Events and Intimate Elopements.

Beijing Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

In Beijing, China, the groom on the roof is framed by the patterns of red pennant flags, creating a beautiful backdrop for the wedding image
From a high angle shot with a dark background, a woman in Beijing, China lovingly places a gold bracelet on the bride's wrist in the comfort of her own home
In this tender detail image, many hands are embracing family members in a farewell hug at a home in Beijing, China
In Beijing, China, a wedding detail showcases a black table with red bowls of soup, with hands reaching in
The groom in Beijing, China ties his wedding shoes in the familiar comfort of home
The groomsmen lined up in an orderly fashion, putting on their ties, as they prepared for the wedding in Beijing, China
The groom and groomsmen getting ready for the ceremony and long day ahead of them
The dreamy Beijing, China indoor ceremony featured a rose petal backdrop and a procession of a ring bearer, flower girl, and the beloved bride and groom
The couple's engagement portrait taken at the majestic Juyongguan section of the Great Wall of China, symbolizes their love illuminated by the sun's light
At the Beijing bridegroom's home, a detail picture with strong spotlight with a dark background highlighting the couple's hands intertwined and the rings prominently displayed
The bride and groom embraced in a tender moment, captured in an evocative back-to-back wedding portrait by a Beijing-based photographer
A Beijing wedding photographer captured a black and white image of a couple holding hands, from a low angle, showcasing the wedding rings on their special day

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Who are the best Beijing wedding photographers for small elopements?
A: The WPJA is proud to have some of the top Beijing 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 Beijing 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 Beijing wedding photographers for their own wedding.
Q: How can couples find Beijing photographers for pre-wedding engagement portraits?
A: The WPJA issues Diamond Awards for Beijing 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.
WPJA Communiqué: Featured Wedding Photography Articles
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
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
Vows, Crowds, and Nerves: Avoid Stress with a Small Wedding
While some of us were fortunate enough to be born as extroverts, not everyone feels the same way. For a good chunk of the population, any number of the typical wedding day traditions can inspire anxiety and existential dread. This day is all about you, yes, but does that...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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