Wedding Photos of Black and white photo

The following “Black and white photo” images were created by documentary wedding photographers from the WPJA, who regularly submit their best candid moments, artistic portraits, details, and scene setters for review by our WPJA competition judges.

WEDDINGS + ELOPEMENTS + ARTISTIC PORTRAITS & DETAILS + ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS

Some of the “Black and white photo” marriage photography samples below may have come from the getting ready events, the actual wedding ceremony, the reception after-party, an engagement session with the couple, or possibly be artistic portraits or detail shots.

FINE ART WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY: Our Artistic Guild award winners take a more creative approach to wedding day Portraits and use their innovative skills to capture the Details of each couple’s special day. The Artistic Guild’s Scene Setters are some of the most notable and breathtaking from within the artistic WPJA contest categories. Playing with light and shadow, special effects, and post-production editing, these images embrace the artistic component of wedding photography.

PRE-WEDDING ENGAGEMENT PHOTOGRAPHY: The story of every couple starts long before the wedding day, and the engagement marks one of the most important milestones in their story. Engaged couples often want to celebrate the occasion and announce their upcoming wedding with a photoshoot. Pre-wedding portraits of an engaged couple can be just as moving and compelling as the images taken on the wedding day. Engagement portraits can win a Diamond Award, an exclusive WPJA award whose winner is selected from the best engagement photography in the world.

Witness the joy as guests dance during a cocktail reception in Fayence, Var, France. The black and white photo captures the lively atmosphere of the event.

Guests Dance in Joy at Fayence Cocktail Reception in Var, France

A vintage black and white photo captured at Lorient Hail Salon during bride's hair preparations on her wedding day, featuring multiple mirrors reflecting.

Mirrors of Elegance: Bride's Hair Preparations at Lorient Hail Salon, Vintage Black and White Photo

Lorient Hail Salon reflection classic Preparations Lorient Lorient Wedding Photography mirrors

A black and white photo of the bride on the outdoor patio at home in Noord Holland, waiting for her ride to the ceremony.

Bride in BW: Outdoor Patio Charm, Noord Holland Home

Noord Holland bride outdoor patio black and white photo Noord Holland photographer NL Noord Holland wedding photographer pre ceremony

In this award-winning wedding day detail picture, an artistic photographer captures a close-up image of the bride's delicate white train flowing behind her as she gracefully descends the stairs in Montpellier, France.

Montpellier Elegance: Bride's White Train Gracefully Descending Stairs, Captured Artfully

black and white creative details bw photo Montpellier bride Occitanie wedding photography artistic detail shot

An engagement shoot took place at the Nature reserve Strijensas in the Netherlands, capturing a black and white photo of the couple framed in a doorway at a brick castle

Captivating Black and White Engagement Shoot at Nature Reserve Strijensas in the Netherlands

nature reserve Strijensas engagement shoot photography framed in doorway Netherlands nature couple

At the reception of their wedding held at Della Terra Mountain Chateau in Estes Park, Colorado, the bride and her sister playfully rocked out with air guitars while dancing with their guests

The bride and her sister danced and air-guitared with guests at their wedding reception at Della Terra Mountain Chateau, Estes Park, Colorado

Della Terra Mountain Chateau bride black and white photo Estes Park wedding reception Estes Park guests Colorado

An upscale Siena wedding portrait in Piazza del Campo of the two spouses, captured with a black and white photo, they are staggered in front of each other, the outline of their heads lets you see a flare with comes from the sun behind them

Siena staggered Piazza del Campo Flare outline sun heads

Venice, Italy mini urban pic shoot before the wedding day of a couple sitting by a canal

bw bw engagement portrait Black & White canal Italy monochrome

Palos Verdes Beach small indoor photo session with the couple during a black and white intimate minute

Heather DeCamp beach black and white photo bw Palos Verdes Black & White Palos Verdes Beach

Catania outside forest picture session before the wedding day with a couple relaxing in a hammock summer time during the

bw engagement portrait bw Black & White forest monochrome Catania

Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil mini urban pic shoot before the wedding day of a couple with a cyclist going by

urban bicycle monochrome RJ Thiago Gimenes bw Brazil

Brno Black and white closeup pre-wed shoot in biker leathers

bw bw engagement portrait intimate portrait monochrome black and white photo Brno Czech Republic

Lago di Scanno, Abruzzo, Italy couple Walking over the bridge for their engagement pre-wed photos

Italy monochrome bw walking bw engagement portrait black and white photo

Tennessee Black and white portrait of the couple in the middle of the woods in the mountains of Great Smoky Mountains National Park

woods trees nature Great Smoky Mountains National Park monochrome tennessee engagement photo Black & White

Aguilas Murcia Love and Car pre-wed engagement photo with a mirror in b&w

Car pre wed love bw engagement portrait Black & White black and white photo bw

Barra de Santo Antonio, Alagoas couple on a mountain at the beach in b&w during an engagement photo session

clouds bw Barra de Santo Antonio wind bw engagement portrait Alagoas Black & White

Paris Engaged couple with a building during an artistic engagement session

contrast bw bw engagement portrait monochrome Ronan Jégaden inside portraits within doors

Vieux Lyon b&w shoot with a couple for a pre-wed picture session

Castille Alma Lyon black and white photo bw bw engagement portrait kiss on forehead Black & White

Vieux, Lyon photography - photo of couple by a river

monochrome black and white photo river Black & White bw engagement portraits Lyon city buiildings

grounds for sculpture, new jersey kissing couple during a creative pre-wed portrait session

kissing kiss Black & White New Jersey monochrome bw engagement portrait

b&w chicago lincoln park engagement session framed in openings

bw engagement portrait Black & White black and white photo bw Lincoln Park monochrome

Baker Beach, San Francisco, California couple sunset Run on the beach during a pre-wed photo shoot

sea Baker Beach San Francisco shore black and white photo ocean California

Great Falls National Park Rock Climbing Engagement Session in black and white

Rock Climbing bw monochrome bw engagement portrait black and white photo Black & White Great Falls National Park

Barker Road, Victoria Peak, Hong Kong Black and white couple portrait in the background, the ICC and the IFC (the two tallest skyscrapers of Hong Kong) at the left hand side, form a juxtaposition of the couple

skyscrapers Barker Road ICC Hong Kong black and white photo Ronnie Szeto Black & White

Capitol Hill in Washington DC prewed portrait of engaged couple in front of the Congress building

contrast Capitol Hill engagement silhouettes Washington DC silhouette bw engagement portrait

New England pre wedding and engagement photography from Boston Garden Boston, MA as the couple leans on each other under a tree

bw engagement portrait bw monochrome Boston couple portrait shoot Black & White MA

Canine pre-wedding photo session with an engaged couple cuddling at Roosevelt Island Washington DC with some tender Puppy Love

bw engagement portrait Roosevelt Island Washington DC monochrome black and white photo pre wedding image Washington DC Washington DC engagement shoot

Urban streets pre-wedding photo session with an engaged couple from Florence

urban black and white photo monochrome street urban streets Florence

UAE desert pre-wedding photo session with an engaged couple from United Arab Emirates Exploring the Dubai desert

bw engagement portrait Black & White desert United Arab Emirates Dubai Dubai engagement photography

IT engagement portrait with a posed couple in Dolomites, Italy and some tender black and white Hugs

posed couple bw engagement portrait Black & White dolomites engagement portrait monochrome Italy Dolomites

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