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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
Winter frozen wind swept Lake sunset portraits after elopement ceremony
Brittany Bugaj
The sun glowed beneath the horizon as their cliffside ceremony unfolded, providing a beautiful backdrop of the sea and creating a truly magical and romantic experience for the newlyweds
Carlos Porfírio
The bride and groom stood facing each other, holding hands, as their friend officiated their small wedding ceremony outside in a park
Danielle Gardner

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 town hall, mini, fast, 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

In a journalistic style, Daniel Monteiro, a visual storyteller, captures the heartfelt moments of love between couples through his lens, beautifully narrating their stories.

Daniel Monteiro

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

Pedro Filipe is a Portugal-based wedding photographer with a passion for capturing the special moments of love stories. His style combines artistry, photojournalism, and portraiture to create emotive images 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 Portuguese wedding photographer from Portugal, has been capturing special moments for couples for the past 14 years. With a passion for detail, light, colors, and shapes, he brings a unique perspective to his photography.

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: 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.
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.
WPJA Communiqué: Featured Wedding Photography Articles
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 find...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
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

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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