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Belfast Wedding Photographers

Our Belfast photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: County Antrim, River Lagan, Northern Ireland, and much of the United Kingdom

Belfast Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

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

By planning a simple Belfast 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, Belfast 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 bride and groom shared a romantic kiss during their ceremony at the town hall
Alessandro Di Noia
The couple acknowledge a veteran and his wife, their new fans
Cindy Brown
The bride and her father enter the ceremony, as light glowed on the bride to signify the start of her small yet beautiful wedding
David Pullum

Belfast Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Belfast 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.

County Antrim WPJA members are ready to document any themed, quick, mini, 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 Belfast Wedding Venues

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Wedding and elopement photography by Jonathan Ryder

Jonathan Ryder

Belfast in County Antrim, GB
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1695 (GBP)

Map of Wedding Photojournalists Serving Belfast Couples

Belfast Wedding Elopement Photography - WedElope

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

Belfast Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

The bride's dress is illuminated by a stained glass window as it hangs at the top of a stairwell in Belfast, Northern Ireland
The couple stand together against a piece of street art, the colours echoing the dress Amy chose to get married in at Belfast City Centre, Northern Ireland
The bride's son squeezes and kisses her after her wedding ceremony at Saint Bernadette's Church, Belfast, Northern Ireland
The newlyweds interlock arms as they drink their champagne after their ceremony, mirrored by their witnesses (also husband and wife), who are doing the same thing at The Merchant Hotel in Belfast
Wedding photography from the Shandon Hotel, Donegal, Ireland. - Looking a little anxiously towards the gathering clouds that would shortly bring heavy rain for their outdoor ceremony
Wedding Photography at The Merchant Hotel, Belfast, Northern Ireland. | The bride and groom pictured emerging from an industrial-looking area in the city centre.
AM PM Belfast Photography - Bride prep taking place in an Air BnB in Belfast

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Can a wedding photojournalist create artistic portraits on my Belfast 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 Belfast wedding photographers who have earned Artistic Guild awards for portrait and detail images.
Q: How can couples find Belfast photographers for pre-wedding engagement portraits?
A: The WPJA issues Diamond Awards for Belfast 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 Belfast wedding photographers for small elopements?
A: The WPJA is proud to have some of the top Belfast 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
A Sunshine Solemnization - Outdoor Weddings in Nature
Not everyone has a lagoon or glacier next door, but there's no rule saying you can't have a small wedding in the great outdoors. Take advantage of natural sunshine and that open, airy feeling and give your guests some room to breathe! LESS IS MORE Instead of hemming your...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
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...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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