Anchorage Wedding Photographers

Our Anchorage photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: Wasilla, Palmer, Sterling, Soldotna, Kenai, Homer, Kodiak, Fairbanks, College, Bethel, Kongiganak

Anchorage Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

Intimate Wedding Photography in Anchorage - Capturing the Joy of Small Celebrations - Discover the best Anchorage photographers specializing in intimate marriages. Couples are embracing the trend of smaller, more meaningful celebrations. Let our talented photographers capture the happiness and closeness of your romantic, religious, symbolic, or at-home wedding.

By planning a simple Anchorage elopement, couples are able to stay present in the moment and fully absorb the impact of their wedding day. With many couples feeling more comfortable and relaxed in intimate settings, it is not surprising that some of the most sincere and touching wedding photos are captured at smaller celebrations.

The WPJA has an abundance of top-ranked, Anchorage documentary wedding photographers available right now who understand that some weddings can’t wait. Find yours today!

Recent WPJA WedElope Story Awards

The couple exchanged vows in an intimate beach wedding, officiated by the groom's mother, with waves crashing against the shore and seagulls flying overhead - a beautiful day surrounded by a small group of family and friends

Katie Kaizer

The newlyweds embrace for a gentle kiss under arches at the hotel just before their wedding ceremony

Kevin Heslin

The couple shared an intimate first kiss at an outdoor garden ceremony surrounded by lush green grounds at their local community college

Lauren Lindley

Anchorage Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Anchorage 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.

Alaska WPJA members are ready to document any civil union, small, self solemnization, or any other type of 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 Anchorage Wedding Photographers...

David Clumpner is a documentary wedding photographer based in the Pacific Northwest. He captures real, raw emotions to tell your unique story and preserve moments.

David Clumpner

Missoula in Montana, US *Now booking Anchorage weddings.

5950 (USD)

Anastasiia Polyakov's documentary style, paired with her artistic eye, enables her to beautifully capture the essence of existence through wedding photography, memorializing moments with compassion and expression.

Anastasiia Polyakov

Arlington in Virginia, US *Now booking Anchorage weddings.

3500 (USD)

Map of Wedding Photojournalists Serving Anchorage Couples

Anchorage Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

In Anchorage, Alaska, a couple is captured in a lifestyle engagement photoshoot. They sit amidst vibrant yellow flowers against a simple backdrop.

In Anchorage, Alaska, a couple about to get married is captured in a playful embrace, a reflection shining beneath them.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Can a wedding photojournalist create artistic portraits on my Anchorage 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 Anchorage wedding photographers who have earned Artistic Guild awards for portrait and detail images.

Q: Who are the best Anchorage wedding photographers for small elopements?

A: The WPJA is proud to have some of the top Anchorage 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: Where can I find a photographer for a short-notice, small Anchorage 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 Anchorage wedding day by.

WPJA Communiqué: Featured Wedding Photography Articles

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

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

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

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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