Bethlehem Wedding Photographers

Our Bethlehem photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: Lehigh Valley, Northampton, Easton, Hanover Township, and all of Eastern Pennsylvania

Bethlehem Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

Intimate Wedding Photography in Bethlehem - Capturing the Joy of Small Celebrations - Discover the best Bethlehem photographers specializing in intimate marriages. Couples are embracing the trend of smaller, more meaningful celebrations. Let our talented photographers capture the happiness and closeness of your unique, boutique, intimate, or at-home wedding.

By planning a simple Bethlehem elopement, couples are able to stay present in the moment and fully absorb the impact of their wedding day. With many couples feeling more comfortable and relaxed in intimate settings, it is not surprising that some of the most sincere and touching wedding photos are captured at smaller celebrations.

The WPJA has an abundance of top-ranked, Bethlehem documentary wedding photographers available right now who understand that some weddings can’t wait. Find yours today!

Recent WPJA WedElope Story Awards

Romantic couple silhouetted against grand painting in pre-ceremony wedding day photoshoot

Furkan Akarsu

The newly-engaged couple posed for their pre-wedding shoot in their new apartment, creating a lasting memory to look back on before they said "I do."

Carl Bower

The bride and groom crossed the road hand in hand, on their way to their intimate destination wedding ceremony

Kate Hampson

Bethlehem Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Bethlehem 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.

Pennsylvania WPJA members are ready to document any civil union, small, adventure, or any other type of 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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1 Bethlehem Wedding Photographers...

In a journalistic style, Peter Doyle, an experienced US wedding photographer, has spent 20 years capturing moments for magazines, corporations, and documentary projects. His work has been exhibited in the US and Europe, and even included in the prestigious Philadelphia...

Peter Doyle

Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, US *Now booking Bethlehem weddings.

2300 (USD)

Map of Wedding Photojournalists Serving Bethlehem Couples

Bethlehem Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

Gelled couple engagement image from Steel Stacks - Bethlehem, PA

Wedding Reception at the Bethlehem Hotel, PA | Cake Smash with Bride and Groom

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How can couples find reviews of Bethlehem 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 Bethlehem wedding photographers for their own wedding.

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

A: The WPJA is proud to have some of the top Bethlehem 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: Where can I find a photographer for a short-notice, small Bethlehem 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 Bethlehem wedding day by.

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

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

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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