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Nantes Wedding Photographers

Our Nantes photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: Saint-Nazaire, Basse-Goulaine, Bouaye, Bouguenais, Carquefou, La Chapelle-sur-Erdre, Couëron, Indre, La Montagne, Orvault, Rezé, Saint-Herblain, Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire, Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire, Thouaré-sur-Loire, Vertou

Nantes Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

Intimate Wedding Photography in Nantes - Capturing the Joy of Small Celebrations - Discover the best Nantes 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 Nantes 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, Nantes 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 and her father enter the ceremony, as light glowed on the bride to signify the start of her small yet beautiful wedding
David Pullum
Lakeside Wedding Photography in BW at a Romantic Villa | the couple enjoyed uninterrupted views of the lake
Julian Kanz
The couple walked towards the park, hand in hand, ready to exchange their vows and begin their married life
Wayne La

Nantes Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Nantes 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.

Loire-Atlantique WPJA members are ready to document any civil ceremony, 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.

View Award-Winning Pictures from Nantes Wedding Venues

5 Nantes Wedding Photographers...

Tim Fox - Wedding Photographer

Tim Fox is an experienced wedding photojournalist who expertly captures the beautiful and spontaneous moments of the wedding day. With a passion for storytelling through visual imagery, Tim's documentary approach ensures that each photo is honest and meaningful.

Tim Fox

Vertou, FR *Now booking Nantes weddings.
7
2000 (EUR)
France Elopement and Wedding Photographer Hong-Phuc Bui, of Le Comptoir Photo

In journalistic style, Hong Phuc is a visual storyteller who captures the emotion and spontaneity of the moment, as well as details of a special day or the sweeping expanse of a landscape.

Hong Phuc Bui

Trégueux in Cotes-d'Armor (22) , FR *Now booking Nantes weddings.
52
1500 (EUR)
Engagements + wedding and elopement photography by Jeremie Sangare

Jeremie Sangare is a France-based traveling wedding photographer and videographer with a passion for documenting weddings in a photojournalistic and authentic style, capturing emotion and in-between moments.

Jeremie Sangare

Les Sables d'Olonne in Vendee (85) , FR *Now booking Nantes weddings.
34
2
108
3000 (EUR)
Portrait of Florent Fauqueux, Photographer for marriage ceremonies and engagement sessions

Florent Fauqueux approaches his photography with a documentary style, emphasizing storytelling through visual imagery. He finds joy in capturing both the small daily moments and the significant life events, evoking emotion and intention in every photograph.

Florent Fauqueux

La Rochelle, FR *Now booking Nantes weddings.
9
7
1850 (EUR)
BW studio portrait of Benoit Mace of the France Wedding Photojournalist Association

Based in France, Benoit Mace is a skilled wedding photojournalist who captures intimate and organic moments, allowing couples to relive their special day through his luminous and natural images.

Benoit Mace

Vannes in Morbihan (56) , FR *Now booking Nantes weddings.
3
1500 (EUR)

Map of Wedding Photojournalists Serving Nantes Couples

Nantes Wedding Elopement Photography - WedElope

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

Nantes Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

La Cour des Montys, near Nantes, France: Guests on their devices patiently await the couple's first dance, experiencing wedding fatigue after a night of celebration.
A couple stands in front of a glass window, posing with their bikes, in a black and white photograph taken in Nantes
A beautiful artistic wedding photo capturing the bride in Nantes, France getting ready for her big day, with a hair stylist spraying hair spray onto her hairstyle
The engaged couple embraced in a romantic hug with a kiss in front of a stone building with a blue door during their lifestyle session in Nantes
This engagement portrait of a couple at home in Nantes, Brittany, France captures them in a playful moment with lens caps obscuring their eyes and binoculars in hand, reflecting the silly nature of their love
The couple's laughter and enjoyment of each other, captured as they hold hands in the sunshine in Nantes, Brittany, France, and are framed separately, symbolizes their love
At a Vertou Nantes Reception Venue, guests scream the party roar
The moment was particularly poignant for the father of the groom when his son gave a heartfelt speech at their weding reception venue in Nantes
At the Vertou Nantes reception venue, the groom's mother welcomed her daughter-in-law with a warm embrace and a heart full of joy
The couple smiled and sat together on the stairs outside the Reception Hall in Vertou, Nantes
In Nantes, France, a warm portrait of the tattooed engaged couple hugging and enjoying the moment while closing their eyes
A Nantes France photo of an engaged couple kissing face to face under the halls of the Machines de l'Île of Nantes

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How can couples find Nantes photographers for pre-wedding engagement portraits?
A: The WPJA issues Diamond Awards for Nantes 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 Nantes wedding photographers for small elopements?
A: The WPJA is proud to have some of the top Nantes 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 top-ranked Nantes wedding photographers?
A: The WPJA created the original wedding photographer ranking systems. Our innovative system is based on contest winning points, meaning that the Nantes 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
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
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
Clean background in this photo of the bride walking into her mountain ceremony.
Adventure Wedding Elopements
Some couples, as they begin planning for their weddings, might think that they are limited to the classic locations: churches, gardens, beaches, or even Las Vegas. But in doing so they’re missing out on a multitude of unique options that might suit their personalities much...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.