Wedding Photos of Bw moment

The following “Bw moment” 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 moment” 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.

In Canton Ticino, Switzerland, wedding photojournalism captures timeless bw moments such as this kiss on her forehead, a cake cutting, in a foggy, misty shot from behind

A kiss on her forehead, and a cake cutting, in a foggy, misty shot from behind

At a reception venue in Loiret, France, a game involving the bouquet with ribbons is captured in black and white by a photographer

During the outdoor wedding reception, a game involving the bouquet with ribbons adds to the festive atmosphere

ribbons wedding game France bouquet and ribbons bw moment France photographer

In Centre-Val de Loire, the groom stands in front of the home building, speaking on the phone before heading to the city hall. His daughter puts on her shoes nearby.

Before heading to the city hall, the groom stands in front of the home building, speaking on the phone

bw moment France groom on phone France photographer Centre-Val de Loire

As the bride gets ready at a home in Centre-Val de Loire, a young bridesmaid undergoes makeup adjustments during the bridal preparations

During the bridal preparations, a young bridesmaid has her makeup adjusted as the bride gets into her gown at a home

young bridesmaid bridal preparations France makeup adjustments bw moment France photographer

The bridesmaid washed the bride's dress in the hotel bathroom tub at CaboResort in Mexico

The bride's dress was being washed in the bathroom by a bridesmaid

bw moment washing brides dress Cabo Resort Mexico Mexico photographer bathroom

In a black and white moment captured from a high angle overhead shot, the newlyweds share their first dance at their Belgrade, Montana wedding, surrounded by dining guests at tables

From a high angle overhead shot, the bride and groom share their first dance as dining guests look on from tables

Belgrade MT first dance overhead shot Montana bw moment Montana photographer

In a black and white moment captured by the Montana photographer, the flower girl and bride get ready for the big day in Manhattan, Montana

In a black and white picture, the flower girl and bride get ready for the wedding ceremony with some backlit spray to the face

Manhattan MT bw moment Montana Montana photographer flower girl

reception party glasses spilled onto the wooden deck

party glasses bw moment germany photographer Germany wooden deck Solingen spilled glasses

wedding guests with a million hats

guests with hats Nonnenau bw moment Germany germany photographer

Beijing contest award winning documentary wedding photography in BW from a Hotel Getting ready shoot in China

China bw moment Beijing BEIJING photographer hotel preparations

the bride is kissing her mother

bride kissing mom Denver denver photographer Colorado bw moment Shea McGrath

first dance in bw under dj stage lights

Poland photographer Folwark Tworzyjanki dj stage lights bw moment Poland first dance

World class documentary wedding photography in Derbyshire at the Ilam Hall of the UK as a Flower girl cries during the ceremony and is comforted by a bridesmaid

a flower girl cries during the ceremony and is comforted by a bridesmaid

Ilam Hall girl cries Derbyshire United Kingdom Derbyshire Photographer bridesmaid comforts

Bulgaria contest award winning documentary wedding photography in BW from the Brides home during bridal prep

preparation of the bride at her home

bw moment Bulgaria Lubomir Jiponov bridal preparations at home Bulgaria photographer

Top Maine natural wedding photography at the Southern Maine Community College created as The bride and her mom reach for her wedding gown handing in the window under outdoor lighting

the bride and her mom reach for her wedding gown handing in the window under outdoor lighting

dress hanging in window Southern Maine Community College Maine bw moment bride and mom wedding gown Maine photographer

Netherlands black and white picture from the best documentary style wedding photography contest in the world at the Havixhorst capturing people waiting to welcome the bride and groom

people waiting to welcome the bride and groom

Netherlands photographer waiting for bride and groom Netherlands Janneke Walpot Havixhorst white balloons bw moment

bride and groom first dance

Bucharest photographer Gradina cu Licurici Bucharest outdoor dance floor first dance bw moment

A Turkey wedding photographer at Parma Sole Istanbul captured a BW image of the dance for the bride and groom

a dance for the bride and groom

Turkey bride and groom dancing Parma Sole Istanbul Istanbul photographer bw moment Istanbul

groom getting crowned during the orthodox ceremony

groom getting crowned bw moment Bucharest photographer Zabola Estate Bucharest orthodox ceremony

Istanbul documentary wedding photography contest winning image at the Pera Palace showing the bride getting make up

the bride getting make up done

Istanbul photographer Pera Palace make up application Istanbul smiles bw moment

A Netherlands wedding photographer at a Winde home captured the getting ready with a boy at the left, hairdresser in the middle and the bride and her niece at the right side of the picture

getting ready with a boy at the left, hairdresser in the middle and the bride and her niece at the right side of the picture

Leonard Walpot hairdresser Netherlands Netherlands photographer bw moment getting ready at home Winde

mum trying to hide the baby pump's belly button

belly button hide bw moment Angelique Blaise Ardeche Photographer Ardeche bridal preparations

World-class documentary wedding image in BW from the Swarling Manor in the UK showing the Best Man embraces his Father during the wedding breakfast

Best Man embraces his Father during the wedding breakfast

UK Photographer wedding breakfast best man and father United Kingdom bw moment Swarling Manor

Massachusetts documentary wedding photography contest winning image at the Commander's Mansion in Watertown of a Jewish wedding reception moment during the couples entrance

Jewish wedding reception moment during the couples entrance

Massachusetts Watertown MA couples entrance bw moment Massachusetts photographer jewish wedding reception Commanders Mansion

Bride gets ready

bride preparations arched windows bw moment silhouette London London photographer England

bride and groom First dance

United Kingdom bw moment first dance bride and groom UK Photographer South Farm

Bride dancing with friends

bw moment Missouri dance floor action Deanna Johnson Missouri photographer Bride dancing

Best documentary wedding photo from Smedmore House in Dorset, England showing in BW of the Dad's moment of hugging the bride

A Dorset wedding reportage photographer captured an emotional moment of a father hugging his daughter, the bride, with a mirror reflection

Dorset dorset photographer England bw moment Smedmore House dad hugging bride

Philadelphia editorial style wedding photography in black and white of Mom watching on as the PA bride changes shoes for the reception and her best friend makes final preparations for the introductions

A Pennsylvania wedding photographer captured a touching moment of a mother watching her daughter change shoes and her best friend making final preparations for the introductions

Philadelphia photographer JD Land Philadelphia bw moment bridal preparations

A Pennsylvania wedding photographer captured the touching moment of a Flower Girl hurrying down the aisle to be met with open arms by her father

World class documentary wedding photography in Pennsylvania capturing in BW a Flower girl doing her best to get the walk down the aisle over as quickly as possible while her dad waits for her with open arms

running down aisle JD Land Pennsylvania photographer flower girl bw moment open arms Pennsylvania

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