Saint-Petersburg Wedding Photographers

Our Saint-Petersburg photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: Yanino, Pargolovo, Murino, Novoye Devyatkino, Bugry, Staraya, Petro-Slavyanka, Metallostroy, Kuzmolovskiy, Shushary, Ust-Izhora, Vsevolozhsk, Levashovo, Strelna, Lisiy Nos

Saint-Petersburg Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

Intimate Wedding Photography in Saint-Petersburg - Capturing the Joy of Small Celebrations - Discover the best Saint-Petersburg 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 Saint-Petersburg 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, Saint-Petersburg 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 gaze lovingly at each other during their intimate wedding ceremony, the lake in the background illuminated by the eerie light of the approaching rain clouds

Chris Werner

River Dock Wedding Image | The bride and groom are Standing at the edge of a dock by the river

Michelle Arlotta

A Countryside Intimate Ceremony Picture | Bride and groom underneath the shade of oak trees

Simone Bacci

Saint-Petersburg Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Saint-Petersburg 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.

Russia WPJA members are ready to document any city hall, civil ceremony, 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.

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Risto Kuitunen, a Finland-based wedding photographer, has dedicated his life to capturing the special moments and emotions of couples and their friends on their wedding day. With a passion for the art of wedding photography since his early years, Risto has honed his skills...

Risto Kuitunen

Aura, FI *Now booking Saint-Petersburg weddings.

1450 (EUR)

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How can couples find Saint-Petersburg photographers for pre-wedding engagement portraits?

A: The WPJA issues Diamond Awards for Saint-Petersburg 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: How can couples find reviews of Saint-Petersburg 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 Saint-Petersburg wedding photographers for their own wedding.

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

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

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

Vows, Crowds, and Nerves: Avoid Stress with a Small Wedding

While some of us were fortunate enough to be born as extroverts, not everyone feels the same way. For a good chunk of the population, any number of the typical wedding day traditions can inspire anxiety and existential dread. This day is all about you, yes, but does that...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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