Blue Mountains Wedding Photographers

Our Blue Mountains photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: Sydney, Katoomba, Leura

Blue Mountains Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

Intimate Wedding Photography in Blue Mountains - Capturing the Joy of Small Celebrations - Discover the best Blue Mountains 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 Blue Mountains 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, Blue Mountains 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 were married in a big church, surrounded by the beautiful voices of a choir, in a small yet meaningful wedding ceremony

David Pullum

The couple chose to have a small, intimate wedding by exchanging vows during a City Hall civil ceremony, with their officiant standing with them. Smiling, they held each other's hands and made promises to one another in a brief but meaningful ceremony

Wenjie Han

The newly-married bride and groom, surrounded by their closest family and friends, raised their hands in celebration after exchanging vows at the Fishing Lodge, their chosen destination for their special day.

Julie Ambos

Blue Mountains Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Blue Mountains 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 South Wales-AUS WPJA members are ready to document any justice of the peace, courthouse, themed, 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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Blue Mountains Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

Leura, Blue Mountains, NSW Pre-Wedding Photographer: "It was end of May in Sydney's Blue Mountains. I saw that beautiful tree with orange/red leaves, so I told the couple to crawl underneath. I followed them and this wonderful image happened"

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How can couples find top-ranked Blue Mountains wedding photographers?

A: The WPJA created the original wedding photographer ranking systems. Our innovative system is based on contest winning points, meaning that the Blue Mountains photographers you see at the top of your search results page have recently won the most — and the most recent — contest awards. Our contests judge photographers based on their creativity, style, composure, and ability to capture the heart of any couple's story on their wedding day.

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

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

A: The WPJA is proud to have some of the top Blue Mountains 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

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

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

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

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