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Xi'an Wedding Photographers

Our Xi'an photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: Xianyang, Lishan, Yuxia, Yanliang, Weinan, Tongchuan, Guozhen, Baoji, Ankang, Qingyang, Yuncheng, Sanmenxia, Hanzhong, Pingliang, Yanan

Xi'an Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

Intimate Wedding Photography in Xi'an - Capturing the Joy of Small Celebrations - Discover the best Xi'an 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, unique, intimate, or at-home wedding.

By planning a simple Xi'an 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, Xi'an documentary wedding photographers available right now who understand that some weddings can’t wait. Find yours today!
Recent WPJA WedElope Story Awards
Aerial view of the tower terrace on the castle where the bride and groom exchange vows. The drone captures the picturesque moment from a high angle perspective.
Simone Bacci
Outdoor Wedding Reception Image showing The grooms family welcomed the bride as their new daughter without reservations
Kate Hagerty
The bride and groom exchanged warm hugs after the indoor civil ceremony at the town hall, surrounded by their cherished guests
Audrey Morisson

Xi'an Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Xi'an 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.

Shaanxi WPJA members are ready to document any quick, minimony, courthouse, 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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clonephoto | Shaanxi Xi'an Wedding Photographer: Long Kang

Xi'an in Shaanxi, China

Xi'an Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

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

Dancing in stylish clothes, the couple posed indoors in Xi'an, China, their love captured beautifully against the backdrop of the tall windows bathed in light.
A photo taken at Xi'an Hi-tech Hotel shows the groom playfully arriving to pick up the bride while wearing a dinosaur suit during their wedding.
Captured at Xi'an Jinyuan Pavilion Hotel, this image shows a little boy celebrating his victory in a game during the wedding after party.
Wedding photo taken in a mirror at Xi'an Zhuoke Hotel shows the groom and his friends assisting each other in putting on their suits.
Wedding photo taken at Hyatt Regency Xi 'an with the bride getting ready while her bridesmaids chat in the foreground.
The moment when the groom and his friend participate in traditional gatecrashing games to pick up the bride at a wedding held at the Grand Hyatt Xi'an.
A fun image captured at a wedding at Tang Dynasty Art Garden Hotel in China, showing the groom playing a game with his groomsman.
Wedding photo capturing a groom running to pick up the bride while holding a bouquet, taken at The Westin Xi'an, China.
A heartwarming moment as the bride's parents proudly witness their daughter wearing the traditional Xiuhe in Xi'an, China during the wedding
In Xi'an, China, the groom becomes emotional, shedding tears as he reads his vows during the wedding ceremony
Her veil billowing gracefully in the wind, the Xi'an bride glowed in her portrait, a vision of ethereal beauty
During a traditional Chinese wedding at Xi'an, China, a newlywed couple was photographed in the hotel elevator, capturing a unique portrait of the happy couple

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How can couples find top-ranked Xi'an wedding photographers?
A: The WPJA created the original wedding photographer ranking systems. Our innovative system is based on contest winning points, meaning that the Xi'an 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: Who are the best Xi'an wedding photographers for small elopements?
A: The WPJA is proud to have some of the top Xi'an 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: Can a wedding photojournalist create artistic portraits on my Xi'an 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 Xi'an wedding photographers who have earned Artistic Guild awards for portrait and detail images.
WPJA Communiqué: Featured Wedding Photography Articles
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
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
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

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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