Wedding Photos of Black and white photography

The following “Black and white photography” 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 photography” 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.

A stunning black and white photo captures the groom's meticulous attention as he ties his shoes at a wedding in the French Riviera.

The Meticulous Groom: Capturing Elegance at a French Riviera Wedding

Talented photographer captures the essence of eternal love at Tenuta del Sole, Lake Maggiore, Italy. A striking black and white shot showcasing their hands and wedding bands, taken from a unique low-angle perspective.

Under One Sky: Eternal Love at Tenuta del Sole, Italy

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In this award-winning wedding day detail picture, an artistic photographer captured a tight and intricate shot near the ceremony held at Minnewanka Lake in Canada. The black and white image showcases the bride's fingers wrapped around the groom's neck.

Intimate Lakeside Embrace: A Captivating Wedding Day Detail Photograph

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An award-winning wedding day detail picture captures the intricate beauty of a bride stepping into her gown in Rome. The black and white image showcases the patterned layers of the dress curving around the shoe, creating a mesmerizing composition.

Roman Elegance: A Captivating Portrait of a Bride's Dress Layers

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In this award-winning wedding detail capture in Aix, PACA, France, the bride delicately holds her grandmother's necklace, as the artistic photographer offers a unique perspective from above, focusing on the bride's hands and jewelry.

Aix, PACA: Delicate Bride Holds Grandmother's Necklace, Artistically Captured Above

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Bride and groom elegantly make their way to the wedding ceremony on an escalator at a hotel in Boston, Massachusetts - a bw timeless image

A BW Timeless Moment at a Boston Hotel

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A black and white photo taken in the streets of Paris, France, featuring a couple during their wedding photo shoot, captured in the reflection of a motorbike mirror.

Romance in the Mirror: Parisian Streets Witness a Wedding Reflection Portrait Session

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The award-winning wedding photographer captured this stunning black and white symmetrical portrait of the bride and groom during their wedding reception at a restaurant terrace in Paris, France.

Parisian Harmony: A Breathtaking Black and White Wedding Portrait

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In the lovely town of Gonzaga in Mantua, Italy, at the bride's home, a wedding photo captures the bride's shoes and her hands on her legs during her makeup session.

GORGEOUS GONZAGA: Bride's Preparations Reveal Beauty from Feet to Fingertips

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Wedding photo taken at the Groom's family home in Arbonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The photo features the couple playing with a Basque pediment and a projector, captured in black and white with a vintage feel.

GRAND ELEGANCE: Amorous Charm Unveiled in Arbonne's Timeless Family Estate

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A couple in love from Tarvisio, Udine, Italy, is captured in an engagement portrait, wearing white clothing, with the woman kissing the man's forehead, displayed in black and white

Romantic Engagement Portrait in Tarvisio, Udine, Italy: Couple in Love Shares Intimate Moment in Stunning Black and White Photograph

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Black and white portrait of a bride and groom walking down the stairs at Careys Manor in Hampshire, UK

Careys Manor Hampshire: Stunning Black and White Portrait of Bride and Groom on Stairs

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Bride's dress on display at Villa la Palagina in Tuscany, Italy, captured in a stunning black and white detail image

Tuscany, Italy | Bride's Dress Showcased at Villa la Palagina in Stunning Black & White Detail Image

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A beautiful artistic wedding photo capturing the bride in Nantes, France getting ready for her big day, with a hair stylist spraying hair spray onto her hairstyle

Bridal Beauty in Nantes: Capturing Elegance Unveiled

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Fiumara Beach, Grosseto artistic wedding photo showing The couple kisses while the sea water wets their feet

A black and white wedding photo capturing the couple in a romantic kiss on the beach, with the ocean lapping around their feet

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Cape Cod, MA Wedding vows photography | Ceremony in Black and White Pictures

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Tenuta di Polline - Bracciano wedding venue photo of the bride | Portraits in the wind

An artistic black and white photograph captured the bride in profile with veil, in a windy wedding venue

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This black and white wedding photograph captured the bokeh of the rain during the reception at Borgo tre rose in Tuscany

A beautiful black and white wedding photograph was taken in the rain at Borgo tre rose in Tuscany

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Phuket, Thailand bridal suite preparations - Bridal black and white photography

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A beautiful bride in a stunning gown, veil, and tiara stands on a grand staircase in Charleston, surrounded by her proud father and smiling bridesmaids. The black and white photo captures the elegance of the moment, accentuated by the soft lighting.

A bride in a gown on a grand staircase in Charleston, with father and smiling bridesmaids

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