The 8 best wedding photographers in Charlotte

A wedding photographer is the vendor couples say they wish they had chosen more carefully, because the pictures outlast the flowers. This list favors photographers and studios with perfect or near perfect public records across dozens to hundreds of couples, clear processes before the day and a consistent style couples can see in advance. Eight rather than ten; two candidates were portrait studios rather than wedding specialists. Every one works by appointment, so the hours listed are for inquiries.

1. Moving Mountains Studios

The Plaza Midwood studio with more than 750 reviews and a perfect rating, a team of named photographers and videographers, highlight films, in studio engagement sessions and an album designer who sits down with couples after the wedding. The largest wedding studio in Charlotte and the one for couples who want photo and video from a single team.

Inquiry hours: Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; closed Saturday and Sunday for inquiries

Address: 1111 Central Ave, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28204

Why it made the list

• Photo and video together.
• The deepest record in the city.
• Album design included in the process.
• A studio for engagement sessions.

Directory listing: Moving Mountains Studios

2. Piper Warlick Photography

The east Charlotte photographer brides recommend to brides, with pre wedding calls that map family dynamics and formal photo lists so the day runs on schedule, golden hour timing planned by season, and images couples say needed no retouching. Courthouse elopements to full weddings.

Inquiry hours: Tuesday to Friday 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Address: Charlotte, NC 28205; by appointment

Why it made the list

• Planning that shows on the day.
• Light timed by season.
• Elopements and weddings alike.
• A referral from other brides.

Directory listing: Piper Warlick Photography

3. Sharon Elisabeth Photography

The Matthews photographer whose work couples find hanging in venue offices, balancing posed portraits with candids, building timelines with couples and coordinating two venues in one day. After the day sessions when weather cuts a wedding short, and help finding a replacement videographer three weeks out.

Inquiry hours: Daily 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Address: Matthews, NC 28105; by appointment

Why it made the list

• Work that venues display.
• Timeline and vendor help.
• Candids that catch the tender moments.
• Delivered on the promised date.

Directory listing: Sharon Elisabeth Photography

4. Aubrey Elizabeth Photography

The Uptown based photographer relocated from Hawaii, with a perfect rating for communication and organization, posing ideas for couples who freeze in front of a lens and a first look shot through rain without a missed beat. Couples call her the most helpful vendor at their wedding.

Inquiry hours: By appointment, seven days

Address: 525 N. Tryon St, Suite 1600, Charlotte, NC 28202

Why it made the list

• Organization couples notice.
• Help for the camera shy.
• Unfazed by weather.
• Engagement to wedding.

Directory listing: Aubrey Elizabeth Photography

5. ParksPictures Photography

Michael Parks’ southeast Charlotte business, with a perfect rating for a calm presence, natural direction that puts camera shy people at ease, an organized process from first call to delivery and sneak peeks within 24 hours of the wedding.

Inquiry hours: Monday to Saturday 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.; closed Sunday

Address: Charlotte, NC 28211; by appointment

Why it made the list

• 24 hour sneak peeks.
• Direction that feels effortless.
• Organized start to finish.
• Couples who hate cameras love the results.

Directory listing: ParksPictures Photography

6. Robert Burns II Photography & Videography

The Plaza Midwood based photographer and videographer with a perfect rating for a clear plan and timeline shared before the shoot, a calm, confident presence and natural rather than staged images, covering couples from proposal through wedding and traveling out of state when the ceremony is elsewhere.

Inquiry hours: By appointment, seven days

Address: Charlotte, NC 28205; by appointment

Why it made the list

• Proposal to wedding.
• Photo and video.
• A plan before every shoot.
• Will travel.

Directory listing: Robert Burns II Photography & Videography

7. Savvy Leigh Photography

The Charlotte photographer with a bright, soft, almost fairy tale style, a location guide with sample shots, a clothing guide for couples and the flexibility to move a shoot the day before. Engagement sessions come with wedding packages so couples know what to expect.

Inquiry hours: By appointment, seven days

Address: Charlotte, NC; by appointment

Why it made the list

• A distinctive bright style.
• Guides that take the guesswork out.
• Engagement included.
• Flexible and personal.

Directory listing: Savvy Leigh Photography

8. Gavin Boulware Photography

The Latrobe Drive studio in southeast Charlotte with a perfect rating for elopements and intimate ceremonies, consultation calls that answer everything, fast edits and patience with toddlers, plus the family and holiday sessions that follow a wedding. The pick for a small celebration rather than a large production.

Inquiry hours: Tuesday to Saturday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sunday 1 to 6 p.m.; closed Monday

Address: 3623 Latrobe Dr, Suite 203, Charlotte, NC 28211

Why it made the list

• Elopement specialist.
• Fast turnaround.
• Family sessions after.
• A studio with parking.

Directory listing: Gavin Boulware Photography

How we chose

Every photographer here holds a perfect or near perfect public rating across dozens to hundreds of couples, shows a consistent style in a public portfolio and describes a clear process before the day. Book early; the best Saturdays go a year out. Our wedding guide covers venues, planners and the rest of the vendor list. If your photographer belongs here, tell us.