Ghent Wedding Photographers

Our Ghent photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: Afsnee, Desteldonk, Drongen, Gentbrugge, Ledeberg, Mariakerke, Mendonk, Oostakker, Sint-Amandsberg, Sint-Denijs-Westrem, Sint-Kruis-Winkel, Wondelgem, Zwijnaarde, Oost-Vlaanderen

Ghent Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

Intimate Wedding Photography in Ghent - Capturing the Joy of Small Celebrations - Discover the best Ghent 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 Ghent 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, Ghent 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 family member officiated a romantic beach wedding, creating a memorable day for the couple

Morgan O'Neil

The bride and groom giggled as they posed for sunrise light portraits beneath the big trees

Lucy Schultz

A powerful portrait of a couple holding hands while walking along a dock over a blue-green ocean captures a timeless stroll

Valeria Berti

Ghent Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Ghent 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.

East Flanders WPJA members are ready to document any themed, town hall, mini, 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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Based in Flanders, Sven Soetens is a professional wedding photographer who focuses on capturing genuine emotions by minimizing intervention, allowing the authentic moments of the wedding day to naturally unfold.

Sven Soetens

Stekene, BE *Now booking Ghent weddings.

1850 (EUR)

Map of Wedding Photojournalists Serving Ghent Couples

Ghent Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

A Gent couple is running through the streets on the painted stripes of a crosswalk under their feet, long shadows, and the building lines creating a geometric pattern all around them

At Hove van Herpelgem, Ruien, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium, a wedding photo showing men waving from an inside upper room to guests outside below

At the Gaston Rooftop Bar Gent, the bride relaxes outdoors on the laps of three friends seated on a couch, the Ghent photographer captures a beautiful moment of camaraderie and support in Belgium

Wedding photo from the reception party at Gaston Rooftop bar & restaurant in Gent, Belgium

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

Q: Can a wedding photojournalist create artistic portraits on my Ghent 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 Ghent wedding photographers who have earned Artistic Guild awards for portrait and detail images.

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

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

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

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

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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