Wedding Photos of Bw

The following “Bw” 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” 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.

An impressive black and white Hauts-de-France wedding photography picture created as The veil of the bride is caressed by the wind on the sidewalk

Bodrum Flamm artistic wedding photography style in an image of the groom and his bestmen jumping

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Top, and timeless wedding photography from Piazza Bovio during a portrait session in Piombino, Italy

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A Florence elegant wedding day detail picture created while the bride shows her wedding rings during the getting ready

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A Stresa wedding day detail picture at the Grand Hotel des Borromes in Italy showing the Groomsmen preparation with a toast shot from below

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Darmstadt stylish actual wedding day couple portrait in Germany showing off Light and shadows in BW

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A beautiful Marburg, Germany bridal portrait in BW outdoors in a chair in natural sunlight

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Château de Dangu artistic wedding photography style in an image in France showing the Groom getting ready in BW

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An extraordinary Lyon BW wedding image from a France hotel during the brides makeup application

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A beautiful France couple portrait in BW outdoors with a tender kiss for the bride

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A France elegant wedding day detail picture in BW showing the brides hand touching the grooms tie

Castille Alma brides hand touching French wedding day France Grooms tie bw

Great wedding photography of the bride and groom from France of the bride and groom standing on a hill at dAix les Bains

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Top, timeless wedding photo from France during a portrait session in BW above the fog at dAix les Bains

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A creative black and white Rotterdam wedding photo created as a couple is walking from the hotel to the Cafe Rotterdam in the city Rotterdam

Rotterdam Cafe Rotterdam black and white Netherlands walking city of Rotterdam

Best wedding photography of the bride from Siena, Tuscany as she stands in the doorway holding her bouquet of flowers

Tuscany bride holding Siena IT wedding photography flowers bride from Siena

A Florence wedding day detail picture in BW from the indoor ceremony

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A La Spezia, Italy wedding day detail picture of hands helping the bride during Getting ready

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A beautiful Selva di Filetto, Baglio della Luna couple portrait showing some Natural Love outdoors in BW

Baglio della Luna natural Selva di Filetto wedding venue outdoors Baglio della Luna couple portrait bw Italy

Great wedding photography of the bride and groom from Castello di Fosdinovo Massa embraced in a BW hug outdoors

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China artistic wedding photography style in A detailed picture of the bride about to get on the bus

China bride dress Chengdu Cheng Guo gown China China wedding photography style

Top, and timeless wedding photography from Passo Giau, Dolomites, Italy during a portrait session with A brilliant smile in BW tones

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A Rio de Janeiro chic wedding day detail picture of the phrase I DO on the brides shoes

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An extraordinary Hesse wedding image from Germany brides home as she is getting ready and putting on her basketball shoes

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A beautiful Atlanta, Georgia bridal portrait at Bishop Station using Off camera flash behind couple to highlight vines and silhouette them

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Great wedding photography of the Atlanta couple at Bishop Station in Georgia using hardlight to highlight bride while semi silhouetting groom in the shadows

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An impressive black and white Madrid wedding photography picture showing the brides Mothers hands with wedding veil

Spain Madrid wedding veil black and white Mothers hands gown Spain bridal picture

Great wedding photography of the couple from Turin, Italy embraced and hugging in BW tones

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A San Francisco couple portrait in BW with tall, bare trees against a white sky

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A top featured image from Occitanie among the best wedding photography showing Bride and her sister during preparation at home in BW

Occitanie wedding photography bride Gard at home black and white bw France

Best Chicago wedding photojournalism picture from the Revolution Brewing Tap Room during an active first dance

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