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Cape Town Wedding Photographers

Our Cape Town photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: Bellville, Brackenfell, Durbanville, Fish Hoek, Goodwood, Gordon's Bay, Kraaifontein, Kuils River, Milnerton, Parow, Pinelands, Simon's Town, Somerset West, Strand

Cape Town Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

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

By planning a simple Cape Town 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, Cape Town 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 yurt ranch portrait of the bride and groom in fall colors
Alex Maldonado
The breathtaking view of the outdoor wedding ceremony under a large tree, with blue skies and rolling hills in the background, made the small wedding a truly magical experience
Federico Pannacci
The wedding couple officially become husband and wife with big smiles after signing the marriage register with their details
Katarina Nichol

Cape Town Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Cape Town 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.

Western Cape WPJA members are ready to document any justice of the peace, mini, 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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Wedding reportage photography by Simone Janssen

Simone Janssen

Den Haag in Zuid Holland, NL *Now booking Cape Town weddings.
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1550 (EUR)

Map of Wedding Photojournalists Serving Cape Town Couples

Cape Town Wedding Elopement Photography - WedElope

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

Cape Town Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

A Save the Date in Cape Town. South Africa portrait of the couple sitting and kissing on the streets as construction workers walk past them
A sunny Cape Town Engagement Session for two lovers laughing and kissing by the water
Cape Town pre-wed portraits for a fun couple hanging out at the aquarium glass fish tank
Cape Town Fine Art Engagement Image for a couple high above the sea on the rocks and cliffs
Durbanville Fine Art Engagement Session with some Gorgeous golden hour light for this Engagement Portrait
Durbanville Fine Art Engagement Session with some Gorgeous golden hour light for this Engagement Portrait
Majic Forest, Cape Town Fine Art Pre Wedding Portrait created as The happy couple shares a laugh in the beautiful green forest
Table Mountain, Cape Town Artful Engagement session for A fun, colourful image of an engaged couple with Table Mountain as the background
Noordhoek, Cape Town Fine Art Pre Wedding Portrait with contrasting colours of the black attire on the white sand of this engaged couple
Cape Town pre wedding portrait against the stone wall in the bright sunshine
V&A Waterfront, Cape Town mini posing couple photo session with light bouncing from the reflective buildings for the gorgeous engagement portrait
Table Mountain, Cape Town mini photo session before the wedding day - couple in a grass field

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How can couples find top-ranked Cape Town wedding photographers?
A: The WPJA created the original wedding photographer ranking systems. Our innovative system is based on contest winning points, meaning that the Cape Town 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: Can a wedding photojournalist create artistic portraits on my Cape Town 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 Cape Town wedding photographers who have earned Artistic Guild awards for portrait and detail images.
Q: How can couples find Cape Town photographers for pre-wedding engagement portraits?
A: The WPJA issues Diamond Awards for Cape Town 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
Small Weddings - How to Budget and Save
Traditionally speaking, often times it is the couple’s families who help pay for their wedding. However, unfortunately that’s just not possible for everyone, especially these days when the cost of weddings can quickly and easily get out of control. Some couples...Read more
An Unforgettable Romance: The Intimacy of an Elopement
While some people live for the hustle and bustle of a big wedding with extravagant décor and an impossibly long guest list, others find these kinds of weddings to be too much hoopla, preferring instead something simpler and quieter, allowing for more intimacy between them...Read more
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

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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