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Porto Wedding Photographers

Our Porto photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: Vila Nova de Gaia, Valbom, Canidelo, Senhora da Hora, Oliveira do Douro, Pedroucos, Leca Do Bailio, Rio Tinto, Sao Mamede De Infesta, Aguas Santas, Avintes, Vilar Do Paraiso, Vilar de Andorinho, Guifoes, Gondomar

Porto Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

Intimate Wedding Photography in Porto - Capturing the Joy of Small Celebrations - Discover the best Porto 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 Porto 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, Porto 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 couple stood for a portrait, kissed and embraced, as they enjoyed the beautiful view of the ocean and blue sky, with the blue water beating against the shore. It was the perfect setting for their small and intimate wedding.
Chris Shum
The bride gracefully walked away from her parents' flat, her white gown flowing behind her as she held her father's hand
Carlos Porfírio
The bride and groom, with their dog leading the way, joyfully elope at City Hall
Alessandro Arena

Porto Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Porto 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.

Portugal WPJA members are ready to document any quick, fast, justice of the peace, 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 Porto Wedding Venues

3 Porto Wedding Photographers...

Wedding photographer, Daniel Monteiro

Using a documentary approach to storytelling, Daniel Monteiro, a visual artist, intertwines his passion for photography with his talent for capturing life's most precious moments, founding "menino conhece menina" to portray the love shared between couples.

Daniel Monteiro

Porto, PT
83
14
2850 (EUR)
Porto wedding photography by Pedro Filipe of Portugal

Pedro Filipe, a Portugal-based photographer, employs a documentary-style technique that combines artistry, photojournalism, and portraiture to capture the moments of love stories using natural light.

Pedro Filipe

Esmoriz, PT *Now booking Porto weddings.
1500 (EUR)
Outdoor wedding photography and engagement sessions by Nuno Lima

Nuno Lima, a documentary wedding photographer based in Portugal, has been documenting couples' special moments for over a decade. With an innate ability to capture the essence of a celebration, he adds a unique perspective to his work.

Nuno Lima

Leiria, PT *Now booking Porto weddings.
2
14
1800 (EUR)

Map of Wedding Photojournalists Serving Porto Couples

Porto Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

Guests at a wedding reception in Porto, Portugal, raise their phones for pictures as they admire the beautifully decorated wedding cake and the couple raising their glasses
Documentary wedding photographer at Vale da Corga event venue in Trofa, Portugal captured the Friends of the groom gathered, and upon entering the dining room, they shot him into the air
Porto, Portugal marriage preparation time award-winning picture capturing the bride reflections in glass windows. The world's best wedding image competitions are held by the WPJA
Best wedding photography from Porto, Portugal showing a pic of a confetti shower for the bride and groom leaving the church
Porto, Portugal wedding photographer contest award winning image sample showing the priest with raised hands blessing the bride and groom in the church
Porto - Portugal wedding photography of the couple and the priest kissing at the church table
porto - Portugal menino conhece menina wedding photography of the bride about to enter the church with her father
Urban fun couple engagement portrait of piggyback rides in the streets of Porto
wedding photography from Porto Portugal Reception venue of the First Dance under lights and with dj fog
Set Lounge Azurara Beach - Porto - Portugal wedding photos from outdoor ceremony - Father and mother of the bride are also wedding celebrants and greet the couple with much love.
Portugal Dance floor photography | Kid dancing, doing the splits at the wedding reception
Porto Portugal Ceremony Image Contains: Cat in the ceremony

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How can couples find top-ranked Porto wedding photographers?
A: The WPJA created the original wedding photographer ranking systems. Our innovative system is based on contest winning points, meaning that the Porto 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.
Q: Can a wedding photojournalist create artistic portraits on my Porto 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 Porto wedding photographers who have earned Artistic Guild awards for portrait and detail images.
Q: How can couples find Porto photographers for pre-wedding engagement portraits?
A: The WPJA issues Diamond Awards for Porto 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.
WPJA Communiqué: Featured Wedding Photography Articles
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
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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