Wedding Photos of Bw Wedding Photography

The following “Bw Wedding 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 “Bw Wedding 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 black and white moment captured at a wedding in Washington, D.C., with the groom giving fist bumps in the foreground as another kisses the bride's hand at the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church.

Fist Bumps and Hand Kisses: a Monochrome Wedding Moment at Shrine of Blessed Sacrament

A captivating black and white wedding photograph taken from above at a farm venue in São Paulo, Brazil, showcasing the bride in her flowing dress surrounded by a circle of friends, evoking a sense of timeless elegance and cherished memories.

Timeless Elegance: Bride and Friends in Flowing Dresses at São Paulo Farm Wedding

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Newlyweds walk up immense white stairs at Andromedas Villa & SPA Resort in Santorini, Greece. Black and white shot emphasizes the contrast against the stunning sea backdrop.

Stairway to Forever: A Santorini Wedding Tale

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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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A skilled wedding photographer captured the intricate beauty of henna-painted Indian wedding hands on Burano Island, Venice. The photograph exudes artistry with its black and white/sepia tones.

Venetian Henna Harmony: Artistic Capture of Indian Wedding Hands

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An award-winning wedding photographer captured the intricate moment of a priest's hand reaching out towards a couple during a prayer at a ceremony in São Caetano do Sul. The image highlights the priest's hand with a shallow depth of field.

Graceful Hand Embraces Couple's Unbreakable Bond in São Caetano

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Great wedding photography of the groom from Bulgaria

Great BW wedding photography of the groom from Bulgaria posing with good light before his ceremony

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World's most artistic BW wedding photography from Cherry Orchard Residence, Sofia showing a Detail of hands on the brides wedding dress

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World's most visionary BW wedding photography from Corte San Ruffillo, Forlì showing a cake cutting moment outdoors under strings of lights

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View this poetic Vasco Beauty Studio wedding pic showing The bride surrounded by the light, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Maceió from the WPJA

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Villa Litta Modigliani, Affori, Milano couple posing for a wedding portrait of the newlyweds in a natural tent under the tree canopy

A low angle black and white wedding portrait of the newlyweds under an illuminated tree canopy

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black and white wedding Groom portrait during the getting ready

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A bride and groom cut the cake with their hands

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The bride and groom stand at the altar together during their wedding at Vinicola Laurentia in this black and white photo composed by a documentary-style Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil photographer.

The bride and groom stand at the altar together during an outdoor wedding

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Wedding Photography at The Brandeis-Bardin Campus of American Jewish University | The groom dresses his infant nephew into a baby tuxedo, in Los Angeles

Wedding Photography of The groom dressing his infant nephew into a baby tuxedo

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The bride and groom took a stroll in a nearby park near St. Frances Hall in Washington, DC, for some detail wedding photographs in BW

The bride and groom posed for detail wedding photographs in BW at St. Frances Hall Park in Washington, DC

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A BW image of a bride leaving her house in Cadaques for her wedding ceremony was taken

Cadaques wedding ceremony: Bride captured in black-and-white leaving her home

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Hérault getting ready image of bridesmaids heading out of the house

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Wells, Maine wedding shoot with a couple spinning on the dance floor in black and white

Whirlwind Romance: Spinning into Forever in Wells, Maine

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Wedding photo shoot at a Madrid reception with guests in the air before bride and groom

Elevated Love: A Madrid Wedding Celebration

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Sicilia wedding photo of father kissing bride's hand | wedding photography before church ceremony

Amore in Sicilia: The Father's Blessing

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Pictures of a couple during their traditional ceremony by a top Essex wedding photographer

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Genève wedding photo of the ribbon/bouquet tradition | wedding photography

A TIE THAT BINDS: GENEVA'S KNOTTED WEDDING RIBBON RITUAL

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Cancun couple hugging during their wedding ceremony traditions

CANCUN COUPLE CAPTURED: TYING THE KNOT WITH A HUG

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A New York City church ceremony turns tearful and emotional for this groom

The bride and groom share an emotional and tearful moment during their New York City church wedding

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