Salt Lake City Wedding Photographers

Our Salt Lake City photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: Alta, Bluffdale, Brighton, Copperton Township, Cottonwood Heights, Draper, Emigration Canyon Township, Herriman, Holladay, Kearns Township, Magna Township, Midvale, Millcreek, Murray, Riverton, Sandy, South Jordan, Taylorsville, West Jordan, West Valley City, White City Township

Salt Lake City Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

Intimate Wedding Photography in Salt Lake City - Capturing the Joy of Small Celebrations - Discover the best Salt Lake City 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 Salt Lake City 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, Salt Lake City 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 groom share a loving kiss as they are surrounded by their close family and friends after their civil wedding ceremony at the town hall, captured in a beautiful Ceremony Photo to remember the intimate moment

Sylvain Bouzat

Kapalua Bay, Maui Wedding Photographer | bride and groom clasp hands during their traditional Hawaiian wedding ceremony

Drew Bird

The bride and groom exchanged warm hugs after the indoor civil ceremony at the town hall, surrounded by their cherished guests

Audrey Morisson

Salt Lake City Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Salt Lake City 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.

Utah WPJA members are ready to document any meadow, fast, civil ceremony, 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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Salt Lake City Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

Salt Lake City, Utah Engagement Photos - A couple embracing on the salt flats for a portrait.

Salt Lake City, Utah Engagement PhotoShoot - A Couple kisses passionately next to pond

Salt Lake City pre-wedding portraits | Couple kissing on sand at the beach with old tree stump in background

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Who are the best Salt Lake City wedding photographers for small elopements?

A: The WPJA is proud to have some of the top Salt Lake City 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 Salt Lake City photographers for pre-wedding engagement portraits?

A: The WPJA issues Diamond Awards for Salt Lake City 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: Where can I find a photographer for a short-notice, small Salt Lake City wedding?

A: There are many WPJA photographers who are able to help you out at a moment's notice. We understand that sometimes love happens and there's simply no time to lose. We can ensure that you can get married as quickly as possible — and have incredible photographs to remember your Salt Lake City wedding day by.

WPJA Communiqué: Featured Wedding Photography Articles

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

Essential Elopement Vendor - The Photographer

So your wedding is just around the corner and you’ve decided to elope , either because you want to do this on a budget , avoid a large wedding party, or simply to enjoy the day together with minimal distractions and as little stress as possible . They say 'all you need is...Read more

Top 4 Types of Small Weddings to Make Your Day Truly Yours

Everyone always says that your wedding day is all about you. But let’s face it; that’s not always actually the case. Many couples stress over guest lists, planning, expenses, and all the frills and traditions of your standard large wedding that they may or may not even be...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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