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Montpellier Wedding Photographers

Our Montpellier photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: Montpellier-centre, Croix-d'Argent, Les Cévennes, Mosson, Hôpitaux-Facultés, Port-Marianne, and Prés d'Arènes,

Montpellier Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

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

By planning a simple Montpellier 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, Montpellier documentary wedding photographers available right now who understand that some weddings and elopements can’t wait. Find yours today!
Recent WPJA WedElope Story Awards
Outdoor beach wedding photo as the bride basks in the sunlight
Carlo Bettuolo
The couple had a small, backyard wedding at their private home, with the ceremony on their own private dock by the water, video streaming live to family who could not attend
Viara Mileva
A romantic destination elopement portrait of the bride and groom
Carlo Bettuolo

Montpellier Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Montpellier 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.

Hérault WPJA members are ready to document any town hall, mini, city hall, 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 Montpellier Wedding Venues

4 Montpellier Wedding Photographers...

WPJA POY Trophy-Winner William Lambelet - Wedding and Elopement Photographer

William Lambelet

Montpellier in Herault (34) , FR
209
3
4
2
2100 (EUR)
Montpellier engagement, wedding and elopement photography by Johanna Marjoux Hérault Occitanie France

Johanna Marjoux

Montpellier in Herault (34) , FR
48
152
1900 (EUR)
Occitanie wedding photography by Julie Verdier of the France WPJA

Julie Verdier

Montpellier in Herault (34) , FR
3
11
2200 (EUR)
Wedding Photographer Estelle Chhor poses for indoor portrait

Estelle Chhor

Sussargues, FR *Now booking Montpellier weddings.
13
6
1750 (EUR)

Map of Wedding Photojournalists Serving Montpellier Couples

Montpellier Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

The couple posed for their engagement announcement portrait while sitting on a boat by the waterfront in Montpellier, France
The couple posed for a romantic save-the-date engagement announcement portrait on the docks of Montpellier, France
The couple posed for their save-the-date engagement announcement portrait in Montpellier, France, with him kissing her neck by the water
In Montpellier, France, an Engagement Save-the-Date Portrait on the Docks by a Boat
Montpellier engagement session of a couple conversing by an old stone building
Montpellier prewedding portrait of a couple in matching shirts with natural light
Montpellier engagement session in the woods with a couple in dappled light
The photographer captured the emotional moment of the bride picking up her friend in a foggy embrace on the dance floor of her Montpellier wedding
The couple in Montpellier, resting their elbows on an overturned small boat, looks into each other's eyes in the sunlight while having their lifestyle engagement portrait taken
A couple in Montpellier, France, is captured in a lifestyle engagement portrait framed in a doorway at the corner of a building
A couple in Montpellier, France, were captured walking along a sand path lined with grasses in the warm sunlight, creating a beautiful lifestyle engagement portrait
The couple kissed in a sunlit field in nature in Montpellier, France, for a warm and engaging lifestyle portrait

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Can a wedding photojournalist create artistic portraits on my Montpellier 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 Montpellier wedding photographers who have earned Artistic Guild awards for portrait and detail images.
Q: How can couples find Montpellier photographers for pre-wedding engagement portraits?
A: The WPJA issues Diamond Awards for Montpellier 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: Who are the best Montpellier wedding photographers for small elopements?
A: The WPJA is proud to have some of the top Montpellier 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
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...Read more
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
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

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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