Wedding photography records the preparations, ceremony and celebration of a wedding. This guide covers documentary, traditional, fine art and editorial styles, the history of the genre, and the basic techniques.
Wedding photographers
Andrea Matone is a photographer and the founder of a photography studio in Rome. His photo essay You Can't is about facing inner limits.
David Cruz is a Los Angeles photographer who works as The Drunk Wedding Photographer. He photographs weddings on 35mm film and began his night project Semiotic Nights in 2006.
Elizabeth Messina is an American wedding and portrait photographer based in Southern California. She is known for soft portraits in natural light of brides, couples, mothers and women, made on film and digital.
Jerry Ghionis (born 1973) is an Australian wedding and portrait photographer based in Las Vegas. He is known for glamorous wedding portraits that have the finesse of a pose and the feel of a candid moment.
Joe Buissink (born around 1950) is an American wedding photographer based in Los Angeles. He is known for candid, emotional pictures made in a photojournalistic style, and for the weddings of many famous couples.
Jasmine Star is an American wedding photographer from Southern California. She left law school, started her business without owning a camera and, four years later, was named one of the top ten wedding photographers in the world.
Jose Villa (born 1980) is an American wedding photographer, born in Mexico and raised in California’s Santa Ynez Valley. He is known for soft, romantic pictures made in natural light, often on medium format film.