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Shanghai Wedding Photographers

Our Shanghai photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: Huangpu, Xuhui, Changning, Jing'an, Putuo, Hongkou, Yangpu, Pudong New Area, Minhang, Baoshan, Jiading, Jinshan, Songjiang, Qingpu, Fengxian, Chongming

Shanghai Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

Intimate Wedding Photography in Shanghai - Capturing the Joy of Small Celebrations - Discover the best Shanghai 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 Shanghai 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, Shanghai 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 exchanged their first kiss at the end of their romantic ceremony amidst a stunning stone wall viewing area
Lauren Lindley
Maceio, Alagoas BW church wedding photography | the bride walks triumphantly into the cathedral
Gustavo Sarmento
Bride and groom in Elvis' pink Cadillac, getting ready for Drive-Thru Elopement
Danette Chappell

Shanghai Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Shanghai 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.

China WPJA members are ready to document any themed, pop-up, DIY - do it yourself, 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 Shanghai Wedding Venues

2 Shanghai Wedding Photographers...

Studio portrait of Shanghai wedding photographer Seven Tao

Seven Tao is a Shanghai wedding photographer who uses lighting, composition, and storytelling to capture powerful, emotional moments. He also loves taking engagement portraits.

Seven Tao

Shanghai, CN
4
3
15
1500 (USD)

Jianghui Feng is a skilled wedding photographer in Beijing. Inspired by top industry competitions and street photographer Daidō Moriyama, he captures real moments with precision and skill.

Jianghui Feng

Beijing, CN *Now booking Shanghai weddings.
16
3
1900 (USD)

Map of Wedding Photojournalists Serving Shanghai Couples

Shanghai Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

An engagement photo shoot at the beautiful Bund in Shanghai, China captures the love and devotion, passionately
The groom was showered with love and red packet gifts from his family at the Shanghai wedding
The bride's home was filled with joy as the Shanghai groom and his groomsmen played a wedding game
The couple dressed in white posed for their lifestyle engagement portrait session at the beautiful Minhang Culture Park in Shanghai, China, with their hands in the traditional fist into palm gesture
A couple in Shanghai, China, who will soon be getting married, pose for a portrait while holding prescription glasses towards the camera
The engaged couple posed for a pre-wedding portrait at the Bund in Shanghai, China, with her looking forward and him looking at her, the strong wind blowing her hair
The engaged couple experienced romance in the springtime at MinHang Culture Park, Shanghai, China, when captured in a lifestyle pre wedding portrait with a low camera angle and big trees in the background
A very creative and artistic image of couple in a Shanghai forest with love under light and shadows
In Shanghai, China, the bride holds her veil in the wind, creating a beautiful black and white detail shot of her in her white dress
In Shanghai, China, the couple kissed behind the water curtain, in an obscure and diffused black and white image
Amidst the Shanghai wedding ceremony, the guests in their white dress shirts, ties, and vests applauded in celebration of the couple's love
The bride's beauty was immortalised in a stunning high contrast black and white mirror reflection photo, captured by a Shanghai wedding photographer as she was having her makeup done

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How can couples find top-ranked Shanghai wedding photographers?
A: The WPJA created the original wedding photographer ranking systems. Our innovative system is based on contest winning points, meaning that the Shanghai 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 Shanghai 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 Shanghai wedding photographers who have earned Artistic Guild awards for portrait and detail images.
Q: How can couples find Shanghai photographers for pre-wedding engagement portraits?
A: The WPJA issues Diamond Awards for Shanghai 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
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
A Sunshine Solemnization - Outdoor Weddings in Nature
Not everyone has a lagoon or glacier next door, but there's no rule saying you can't have a small wedding in the great outdoors. Take advantage of natural sunshine and that open, airy feeling and give your guests some room to breathe! LESS IS MORE Instead of hemming your...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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