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São Paulo Wedding Photographers

Our São Paulo photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: Aricanduva/Vila Formosa, Mapa, Mooca, Butantã, Parelheiros, Campo Limpo, Penha, Limeira, Capela do Socorro, Perus, Casa Verde/Cachoeirinh, Pinheiros, Cidade Ademar, Pirituba/Jaraguá, Cidade Tiradentes, Sé, Ermelino Matarazzo, Santana/Tucuruvi, Freguesia do Ó/Brasilândia, Jaçanã/Tremembé, Guaianases, Santo Amaro, Ipiranga, São Mateus, Itaim Paulista, São Miguel Paulista ,Itaquera, Sapopemba, Jabaquara, Vila Maria/Vila Guilherme, Lapa, Vila Mariana, M'Boi Mirim, Vila Prudente, Fartura, and most of Brazil

São Paulo Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

LOVE WON'T WAIT! - Couples are quickly moving forward with smaller weddings. Our São Paulo photographers are ready to accommodate.

By planning a simple São Paulo 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, São Paulo documentary wedding photographers available right now who understand that some weddings and elopements can’t wait. Find yours today!
Recent WPJA WedElope Story Awards
Image created as the couple exchanges private vows at their elopement weddin
Christelle Rall
A small, intimate wedding was held near a bamboo garden, creating a romantic and peaceful atmosphere
Michelle Arlotta
A yurt ranch portrait of the bride and groom in fall colors
Alex Maldonado

São Paulo Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small São Paulo 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.

Brazil WPJA members are ready to document any civil ceremony, town hall, courthouse, 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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Map of Wedding Photojournalists Serving São Paulo Couples

São Paulo Wedding Elopement Photography - WedElope

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

São Paulo Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

A wedding picture captured a slow shutter motion blur of a woman drinking from a glass on the party dance floor in São Caetano do Sul, São Paulo
A fun-loving couple posed for a lifestyle photoshoot in Sao Paulo, with the bride-to-be laughing and the groom smiling widely in the portrait
A stylish couple were captured in a romantic moment at a lifestyle photoshoot in São Paulo, standing boldly on a rock and looking up at the sky with its billowing clouds as the backdrop
A couple took a stunning lifestyle photoshoot in Sao Paulo with a portrait of them under an opening to the sky, resembling a beautiful shaft of light
A black and white engagement portrait of a couple partially hidden behind a tree at the Dome House in Cotia, Brazil
The engaged couple in a lifestyle session at the Dome House in Cotia, Brasil, where they fed a monkey in a nearby tree
The couple relaxed on the swing hanging from tall trees, captured in a lifestyle engagement portrait at Dome House in Cotia, Brasil
The bride's portrait was taken in Santos, São Paulo, Brazil, with the golden light of the setting sun illuminating her on a cliff overlooking the ocean
In Barueri, SP, Brazil, a detailed image captures the bride and a VW Beetle, her gown spread out on the urban street
The bride and groom, at Vila Bisuti from São Paulo, Brazil, looked deep into each other's eyes after finally getting married after waiting so long for that special day to come due to the Pandemic
A celebration at Amar House - Juquery SP Brazil for the couple after rescheduling the wedding 3 times due to the pandemic, they are finally married
At the Presbiterian Church - São Paulo Brazil, the bride is laughing at the shepherd's jokes

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Where can I find a photographer for a short-notice, small São Paulo 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 São Paulo wedding day by.
Q: Can a wedding photojournalist create artistic portraits on my São Paulo 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 São Paulo wedding photographers who have earned Artistic Guild awards for portrait and detail images.
Q: How can couples find São Paulo photographers for pre-wedding engagement portraits?
A: The WPJA issues Diamond Awards for São Paulo 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
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
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...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...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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