Wedding Photos of Bw portrait

The following “Bw portrait” 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 portrait” 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.

At the Saint Michel Festival in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, the newlyweds share a kiss in cosplay attire, standing in front of a painted and illustrated amusement ride backdrop, captured in a black and white photograph that emphasizes their unique style.

Cosplay Couple Kisses Before Illustrated Backdrop At Saint Michel Festival In Toulouse

In the expansive park of Mondonville, Haute-Garonne, the bride and groom share a passionate kiss beside tall, wispy grasses, captured in black and white to highlight the romance and natural surroundings of their wedding day.

A Romantic Black and White Wedding Kiss Amidst Wispy Grasses in Mondonville

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A couple laughs together in a close black-and-white outdoor portrait in Pine Lake, Georgia.

Engaged Couple Laughs in Outdoor Pine Lake Portrait

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At the Bund in Shanghai, China, a couple wearing sunglasses and formal attire embraces in bright sunlight, posing for a portrait with vintage Hollywood style.

The Bund Engagement Portrait: Couple in Sunglasses Embracing with Vintage Hollywood Style

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In the large park of Mondonville, the groom gently wraps his hands around the bride’s shoulders, creating an intimate, black-and-white symmetrical portrait of shared emotion.

Mondonville Park: An Intimate, Black-and-White Symmetrical Portrait of Shared Emotion and Connection

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At Washington Park in Denver, Colorado, an engaged couple poses with the groom-to-be wrapping his arms around his fiancée from behind as they embrace and smile for the portrait.

Washington Park Engagement Portrait: Groom-to-Be Embracing Fiancée from Behind

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In Tulum, a woman smiles as she rides on her partner’s back for a playful, black-and-white portrait at the beach, set against a minimal backdrop of open sky.

Beach Laughter in Tulum—Playful Black-and-White Engagement Portrait with Piggyback Ride

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In Grenoble, France, a couple is silhouetted in black and white beneath the stone arch of an old-world building for a portrait.

Timeless Silhouette in Grenoble—Black-and-White Portrait Under Stone Arch

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At Lake Como in Italy, a couple shares a quiet kiss beside the water in a black-and-white portrait captured from above the sea.

Above Lake Como—Black-and-White Engagement Portrait with Kiss by the Water

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Black and white portrait of a bride indoors by a window, with her veil flowing in the air at Palazzo Viviani, Monte Gridolfo, Rimini, Italy.

Bride’s Veil Flowing Indoors By Window In Black And White At Palazzo Viviani Monte Gridolfo Rimini Italy

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This striking black and white vertical portrait at Château Bellefontaine, Baron, captures an intimate and shared complicity between the couple in the form of a beautiful, close-up kiss.

Black and White Kiss: Complicity Shared at Château Bellefontaine

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This beautiful black and white portrait at the Dune du Pyla captures the couple walking down the hill, hand-in-hand, seemingly lost and intimate amidst the wild beauty of the fields below.

Dune Du Pyla: Hand-in-Hand, Lost in Wild Beauty and Intimate Eternity

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This intimate black and white portrait from the Woodlands in Brookman Park, Hertfordshire, captures the bride tenderly stroking the groom's face, taken from a high angle for a deeply personal view.

High-Angle Woodlands Embrace: A Personal, Tender Black and White Moment in Hertfordshire

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Parc Nature de l'Ile de la Visitation, Montreal, QC, Canada, provides a beautiful, natural setting where a newlywed couple stands close, gazing intently into each other's eyes in the magical light of the setting sun.

A Montreal Sunset Embrace: Newlyweds Gazing Deeply in Parc de la Visitation

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Parma Sole — The bride and groom share a free, heartfelt embrace in a black-and-white portrait, creating an ethereal and dreamy wedding image filled with emotion.

Bride and Groom Share Heartfelt Embrace Black and White Ethereal Portrait

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Estancia Santa Lucia, Luján, Buenos Aires — The couple is captured in a dreamy black-and-white vertical portrait outdoors at sunset, embracing in the open countryside for a romantic wedding image.

At Estancia Santa Lucia Luján Buenos Aires Couple Embracing Outdoors at Sunset

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Leiden, Zuid Holland — The bride gazes toward the dunes in a black-and-white, dreamlike silhouette portrait, capturing an ethereal and artistic image against the natural landscape.

Leiden Silhouette: Bride's Ethereal Gaze to Dunes, Dreamlike Black-and-White Artistic Portrait

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De Willemshoeve, Woerden, provides the backdrop as the newlyweds pose dramatically beneath a huge, illuminated marquee sign spelling out the word LOVE.

De Willemshoeve Woerden: Dramatic Newlyweds Pose Beneath Huge, Illuminated LOVE Marquee Sign

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Engaged couple portrait in Shanghai, China on The Bund at night. The pair is sharing an intimate kiss under a transparent umbrella as soft rain falls on the iconic waterfront street.

Shanghai Nights: Kissing Under The Bund's Soft Rain and City Lights

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Fu 1015, Shanghai: Standing closely, the couple shares a silent vow of lifelong companionship.

A Lifelong Promise Sealed: The Vow of Eternal Companionship in Shanghai

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Black and white portrait of the groom on Long Island, standing beside lush foliage.

Long Island Groom, A Black And White Portrait In Foliage

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Elegant Long Island wedding portrait: a bride and groom gracefully descend a grand staircase together.

Bride and Groom Descending a Grand Staircase on Their Wedding Day

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New York City engagement photography: Central Park black-and-white portrait. Playful shot of the woman grabbing the man's face from behind. Candid and fun interaction.

Central Park Surprise: Her Joyful Grip, His Laughing Face, NYC Forever

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New York engagement photo session: Central Park black-and-white portrait. Tight close-up shot of the couple face-to-face, grabbing each other's faces for dramatic effect.

Central Park Drama: Faces Close, A Passionate New York Engagement

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Lambeth Town Hall, London: Groomsmen in suits stride across the road, looking right in a cohesive group shot.

Groomsmen Stride In Unison Across Road At Lambeth Town Hall London Wedding

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In Morvan, a couple shares a joyful laugh in a tight black and white portrait. He hugs her from behind, and both are smiling warmly, capturing their playful affection and happiness.

Playful Laughter And Joyful Embrace: Black And White Engagement Portrait In Morvan

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On Rue de la Liberté in Dijon, a couple embraces in a black and white urban portrait. Facing each other, she leans back as he holds her, surrounded by the city street.

Romantic Black And White Urban Embrace On Rue de la Liberté, Dijon Street

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A couple poses next to a bridge, Les Rosiers sur Loire.

Les Rosiers sur Loire: Couple’s Joyful Wedding Portrait By The Picturesque Riverside Bridge

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Romantic black and white wedding portrait of the bride and groom at La Grande Fabrique, France.

Timeless Black And White Wedding Portrait Of Bride And Groom At La Grande Fabrique

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In Paris, France, a couple shares a kiss framed by the circular design of an iron fence. The black and white portrait highlights the romance and timeless charm of the city.

Timeless Paris Kiss: Black And White Portrait Framed By Circular Iron Fence

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