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Funchal Wedding Photographers

Our Funchal photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: Canico, Camara De Lobos, Santa Cruz, Campanario, Machico, Ribeira Brava, Santana, Ponta do Sol, Porto Santo, Camacha

Funchal Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

Intimate Wedding Photography in Funchal - Capturing the Joy of Small Celebrations - Discover the best Funchal 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 Funchal 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, Funchal documentary wedding photographers available right now who understand that some weddings and elopements can’t wait. Find yours today!
Recent WPJA WedElope Story Awards
Bride signing marriage license on grand piano, artistic reflection shot adding a creative touch to the moment
Viara Mileva
Wedding Photos By Bridge Over The Water | The Bridge is stretching above them
Kevin Koo
The couple's small wedding was a romantic affair, with a beautiful black and white portrait of them sharing a kiss in the midst of a busy city street
Marco Vegni

Funchal Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Funchal 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.

Madeira WPJA members are ready to document any civil ceremony, courthouse, small, 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 Funchal Wedding Venues

2 Funchal Wedding Photographers...

Carlos Porfírio, documentary-style wedding and elopement photographer - Laranja Metade

Carlos Porfírio is a documentary wedding photographer with over 12 years of experience. With a background in design and web design, he has studied photography and TV direction, fiction, and advertising.

Carlos Porfírio

Lisbon, PT *Now booking Funchal weddings.
34
5
66
1650 (EUR)
Lisbon wedding and elopement photography by Pedro Vilela of Portugal

Pedro Vilela is a wedding photographer based in Lisbon, Portugal. Drawing inspiration from the potential of a photograph to capture and tell a beautiful story, he strives to document couples' special day in a creative way that captures all the details and emotions.

Pedro Vilela

Lisbon, PT *Now booking Funchal weddings.
19
1
1
2350 (EUR)

Map of Wedding Photojournalists Serving Funchal Couples

Funchal Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

Funchal wedding photographer: The theme of the wedding was super heroes and the groom just had to have a super hero photo.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Who are the best Funchal wedding photographers for small elopements?
A: The WPJA is proud to have some of the top Funchal 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: How can couples find Funchal photographers for pre-wedding engagement portraits?
A: The WPJA issues Diamond Awards for Funchal 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: How can couples find top-ranked Funchal wedding photographers?
A: The WPJA created the original wedding photographer ranking systems. Our innovative system is based on contest winning points, meaning that the Funchal 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.
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
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
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

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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