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Caribbean Wedding Photographers

Our Caribbean photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: Virgin Islands, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados

Caribbean Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

Intimate Wedding Photography in Caribbean - Capturing the Joy of Small Celebrations - Discover the best Caribbean 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 religious, symbolic, intimate, or at-home wedding.

By planning a simple Caribbean 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, Caribbean documentary wedding photographers available right now who understand that some weddings can’t wait. Find yours today!
Recent WPJA WedElope Story Awards
The newlyweds decided to have a small backyard wedding, with the kissing couple surrounded by their closest friends who had come for a house warming party, transforming it into a wedding celebration
Corey Butler
The couple was overjoyed to have finally made their commitment to each other legally binding, and celebrated with an intimate cafe reception. As they made their entrance, the couple beamed with happiness and pride.
Cindy Brown
The bride and groom prayed together during their small church wedding ceremony, captured in a beautiful black and white photo by their elopement photographer
Bryan Aleman

Caribbean Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Caribbean 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.

North America WPJA members are ready to document any civil union, micro, town hall, 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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7 Caribbean Wedding Photographers...

Caribbean and Florida wedding photography by Yaisa Tangwell

Passionate Trinidadian wedding photographer Yaisa Tangwell, alongside her husband Marcus, has been capturing beautiful weddings for over a decade. With a keen eye for emotion and stunning landscapes, she is a recognized and award-winning member of the prestigious WPJA...

Yaisa Tangwell

Petite Valley in Port of Spain, TT *Now booking Caribbean weddings.
7
2500 (USD)

Giovanni Franco, a visual storyteller with a journalistic style, has an impeccable eye for details and structure. His portfolio showcases his talent as a wedding photojournalist, corporate event photographer, and Fine Art model & nature photographer in Puerto Rico.

Giovanni Franco

Trujillo Alto in Puerto Rico, US *Now booking Caribbean weddings.
2
1700 (USD)

Neil Thurston is a wedding photojournalist who specializes in capturing the raw, candid moments of a couple's big day. With a background in action sports photography and extensive international experience, Neil has honed his journalistic style to create unique and...

Neil Thurston

Nags Head in North Carolina, US *Now booking Caribbean weddings.
36
1
6
3600 (USD)
Engagement Portraits by top Wedding and Elopement Photographer Sylvain Bouzat

Sylvain Bouzat is an experienced, traveling destination wedding photographer. Since 2010, he has been creating documentary visions and reportages at weddings. He has visited numerous countries with his medium format film camera. His passionate and humanistic approach is...

Sylvain Bouzat

Lyon, FR *Now booking Caribbean weddings.
148
2
78
4200 (EUR)
Andrea Bibeault is a photographer for marriage ceremonies and reception events

Andrea Bibeault is a wedding photographer with a background in art and visual storytelling. She and her husband Ed specialize in photojournalistic-style wedding photography, capturing moments of shared love and unique personalities.

Andrea Bibeault

Omaha in Nebraska, US *Now booking Caribbean weddings.
41
4
2600 (USD)

Douglas Despres is a wedding photographer who has photographed over 600 events since 2002. With a background in photojournalism and experience shooting worldwide, Doug specializes in documentary-style shots with an emphasis on comfortable connections with family and guests.

Douglas Despres

Alameda in California, US *Now booking Caribbean weddings.
8
9
750/hour (USD)

Hugue Robert Marsan is a visual storyteller and journalistic-style photographer hailing from Haiti. Since 2003, he has been skillfully capturing the essence of his environment, breathing life into each moment he encounters through the lens of his camera.

Hugue Robert Marsan

Dorchester in Massachusetts, US *Now booking Caribbean weddings.
3
2550 (USD)

Map of Wedding Photojournalists Serving Caribbean Couples

Caribbean Wedding Elopement Photography - WedElope

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

Caribbean Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

At Coulibri Ridge - Soufriere, Dominica, the bride's sister gives a heartfelt toast during the intimate and joyous wedding reception captured by the wedding photojournalist
A momentous wedding image was captured at Coulibri Ridge, Dominica, showing the bride tenderly blowing a kiss towards the flower girl ahead of the ceremony
Guests enjoyed a festive wedding at Coulibri Ridge in Dominica, dancing under blue lights at the reception
The bride shared a tender moment with her new daughter in front of the beautiful blue sea at Royalton Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, on her wedding day
Puerto Rico Caribbean Couple Photographer: Using flash to pop couple between strong colors.
Caribbean Pre-Wedding Photographer: Using plastic curtains to frame couple.
Caribbean El Morro, San Juan PreWedding Photographer: Ying Yang Method, using sunlight on man and flash on lady.
Caribbean wedding photographer at the Reception - Bride & Groom's House Subject between 2 palm trees with christmas lights for bokeh. 1 flash behind couple to pop from background and 1 main flash for subjects.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How can couples find top-ranked Caribbean wedding photographers?
A: The WPJA created the original wedding photographer ranking systems. Our innovative system is based on contest winning points, meaning that the Caribbean 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 Caribbean 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 Caribbean wedding photographers who have earned Artistic Guild awards for portrait and detail images.
Q: How can couples find reviews of Caribbean 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 Caribbean wedding photographers for their own wedding.
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 find...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

RAVES, REVIEWS, AND Caribbean WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER RECOMMENDATIONS

Michelle and Peter

Photo by Neil Thurston

Thank you for the amazing pictures! They are absoloutely breathtaking! You both captured every single detail of the day and every picture tells a story. You both did a phenomenal job and were such a pleasure to work with. We can't thank you enough for these amazing memories!

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Christine & Bryan

Photo by Douglas Despres

"Doug these are amazing!! I can't even tell you how much I'm in love with them! You did such an incredible job and I cannot thank you enough! They're unreal!"

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Eleanor & Dave

Photo by Douglas Despres

Doug you did the most FANTASTIC job! The photos are all so beautiful I can't even make a favorites list because they're all so great. I confess that I even teared up looking at them it was such a happy day and you captured everything. We're so grateful for all your efforts, we really can't imagine having had a different photographer there to share our day with us. Thank you so so much!

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