Toledo-Ohio Wedding Photographers

Our Toledo-Ohio photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in:

Toledo-Ohio Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

Intimate Wedding Photography in Toledo-Ohio - Capturing the Joy of Small Celebrations - Discover the best Toledo-Ohio 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 Toledo-Ohio 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, Toledo-Ohio 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 newlyweds smile ear to ear as they exit their elopement ceremony, cheered on by their family who shower them with rice

Matteo Originale

The wedding couple posed for a portrait, hand in hand, in open fields

Alessia Bruchi

During a civil ceremony in City Hall, a groom holds his bride's hand tightly while the officiant, with a box filled with rings, adds importance to the emotional moment

Attila Ancsin

Toledo-Ohio Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Toledo-Ohio 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.

Ohio WPJA members are ready to document any mini, civil ceremony, quick, 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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2 Toledo-Ohio Wedding Photographers...

Dennis Crider is a Northern United States-based wedding photographer offering documentary-style photos with tailored touches to showcase your personality and style. He will work hard to capture the best non-fake, unscripted and organic moments of your wedding day.

Dennis Crider

Loudonville in Ohio, US *Now booking Toledo-Ohio weddings.

3000 (USD)

With a journalistic style, Monty Soungpradith captures honest, meaningful moments as an Ohio wedding photojournalist. He is an unobtrusive observer who passionately tells visual stories through his documentary approach.

Monty Soungpradith

Columbus in Ohio, US *Now booking Toledo-Ohio weddings.

4500 (USD)

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How can couples find Toledo-Ohio photographers for pre-wedding engagement portraits?

A: The WPJA issues Diamond Awards for Toledo-Ohio 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 Toledo-Ohio 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 Toledo-Ohio wedding day by.

Q: Who are the best Toledo-Ohio wedding photographers for small elopements?

A: The WPJA is proud to have some of the top Toledo-Ohio 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.

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 find...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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