Gauteng Wedding Photographers

Our Gauteng photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: Johannesburg, Soweto, Pretoria, Benoni, Tembisa

Gauteng Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

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

By planning a simple Gauteng 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, Gauteng 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 reads her vows to the groom at a romantic sunset ceremony on a private balcony at the hotel

Laura Segall

The bride and her father enter the ceremony, as light glowed on the bride to signify the start of her small yet beautiful wedding

David Pullum

The military couple had a small wedding at a church, and made a grand exit under swords held by the honor guard

Eduardo Blanco

Gauteng Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Gauteng 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.

South Africa WPJA members are ready to document any fast, quick, secret, 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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1 Gauteng Wedding Photographers...

Simone Janssen

Den Haag in Zuid Holland, NL *Now booking Gauteng weddings.

1550 (EUR)

Map of Wedding Photojournalists Serving Gauteng Couples

Gauteng Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

In Gauteng, South Africa, the couple laughs as they open a bottle of champagne

Wedding Photographer Adam Hilton of Gauteng, South Africa

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Where can I find a photographer for a short-notice, small Gauteng 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 Gauteng wedding day by.

Q: How can couples find Gauteng photographers for pre-wedding engagement portraits?

A: The WPJA issues Diamond Awards for Gauteng 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 reviews of Gauteng 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 Gauteng wedding photographers for their own wedding.

WPJA Communiqué: Featured Wedding Photography Articles

Jola Mulder, of Overijssel, is a wedding photographer for

Bringing it Home: The Joys of a Backyard Wedding

Oftentimes when people are considering a venue for their weddings, they search for a location away from home, whether that be ten minutes or ten hours, all just to find what they already have: a place that holds meaning for them, that feels comfortable, or that they find...Read more

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

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

WPJA contest judges have been recognized by their industry peers, winning top awards as staff picture editors, staff photojournalists, and newsroom mentors while working for these and other leading publications and journalism organizations.