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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 stood before their officiant at City Hall with their close family members and friends in attendance to witness their civil union
Tyler Vu
Friends and family celebrated the couple's union with loving gestures as they made their way through their backyard elopement tunnel
Lucy Schultz
National Park Photography - Bride and groom during elopement vow ceremony
David Clumpner

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 pop-up, 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.

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
13
4
34
1500 (USD)

Jianghui Feng, a Beijing wedding photographer, draws inspiration from industry competitions and Daidō Moriyama. With agility and anticipation honed through fly fishing, he captures precise and unique moments with skill.

Jianghui Feng

Beijing, CN *Now booking Shanghai weddings.
17
16
1999 (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.

At the Bund in Shanghai, China, a couple gazes into the future, with urban streets as backdrop. A romantic portrait session capturing their love story.
An engagement portrait captures their love and playfulness as the bride-to-be covers her fiance's eyes with red paper letters against the backdrop of the iconic Bund in Shanghai, China.
Bridal party getting ready in the golden morning light at Shanghai Aman Resort, China, bridesmaids illuminated in a soft glow, a serene and elegant scene captured on a wedding day.
The bride's floral bouquet being prepared by a stylist in Shanghai, China, adding a touch of elegance to the wedding day.
Engaging portrait captured by a China wedding photographer at the Bund in Shanghai, showcasing a clear umbrella displaying the date for the couple—an artistic touch to their engagement photo.
In Shanghai, China, a heartfelt moment captured during a ceremony as the groom tenderly holds the bridal bouquet while exchanging vows, symbolizing a promise of everlasting love and unity.
A romantic pre-wedding engagement portrait captures a loving pose at the Bund in Shanghai, China. The tender embrace of a couple is beautifully highlighted as she affectionately hugs him from behind, her warm smile shining towards the camera.
A skilled wedding photographer in Shanghai captures a moving moment during a ceremony. The groom, visibly emotional, wipes away tears while holding a microphone at the altar.
In Shanghai, China, a wedding photographer captures a touching moment at the ceremony location. Two pairs of "couples" emerge, as a young child bride and groom approach the actual bride and groom on the lush green grass.
In this image taken by a wedding photographer in Shanghai, China, we see a touching moment taking place during a Christian church ceremony. The setting is a beautiful location in Shanghai.
The image depicts a couple enveloped in love amidst the towering buildings of Shanghai's Bund. The shadows cast a romantic ambiance in this bustling cityscape.
In this lifestyle engagement photoshoot, a couple about to get married is captured at the iconic Bund in Shanghai, China. They are happily smiling while playfully covering their faces with their hands against a red brick wall.

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: How can couples find reviews of Shanghai 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 Shanghai wedding photographers for their own wedding.
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
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
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

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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