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.

Parkland, Florida wedding reportage photographer captured this moment at the Parkland Golf and Country Club as the Father of the bride is wiping away a tear from his daughters eye as they walk down the aisle together

Zgierz wedding documentary photographer created this image of a Poland Bridesmaid helping the bride put on the veil

Poland bride Poland Poland Bridesmaid getting ready bride Zgierz

A great wedding day portrait from a Tenuta Berroni wedding venue showing the couple embracing outdoors in nature in this BW image

IT wedding day portrait Tenuta Berroni wedding venue embracing nature Tenuta Berroni Italy

Best Handelsbeurs documentary wedding photojournalism image in BW from the first dance by the bride and groom

bw Sanne De Block couple bride and groom Handelsbeurs documentary wedding dance floor first dance

A most creative BW daytime wedding photo from The Pinery at the Hill in Colorado Springs showing the groom and groomsmen smoking cigars

Colorado Springs wedding Colorado The Pinery at the Hill groom Pinery smoke

Paris wedding documentary photographer created this image of the The bride and groom entering the dining room

France entrance dining room Pierrick Roland guests cheering entering

A creative black and white San Francisco wedding photo during a Northern California shoot in a wooded oasis on a wooden bridge, as the sky opened up, It started pouring rain

raining umbrella pouring rain bw wooden bridge wooded California - Northern

An extraordinary Toulouse wedding image by a professional France photographer conveying the guys getting dressed and fixing ties in BW tones

Occitanie Toulouse wedding image France guys fixing ties Toulouse getting dressed

A creative black and white Leusden wedding photo for a Utrecht Bride and groom standing next to water

flowers Utrecht bride and groom water Leusden standing Netherlands

Best UK documentary wedding photography from Cornwell Manor of the the bride and groom having an intimate and fun first dance

intimate bride and groom Cornwell Manor Lights UK first dance Cornwell Manor wedding venue

A Rotterdam elegant, stylish BW wedding day detail picture at Hotel New York showing The bride walking down the stairs and gets a nice view of her long veil

Hotel New York bw stairs hotel bride walking long veil Netherlands

A creative black and white San Pietro wedding photo during a Porto Venere, La Spezia shoot showing they love each other from above

San Pietro Porto Venere bride and groom stones Italy from above La Spezia high angle

A creative black and white Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes wedding photo during a Lyon shoot

Lyon photographer Auvergne Rhône Alpes wedding photo forest trees France Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

An exceptional Walpole NH wedding photojournalism sample by a professional New Hampshire photographer at Alysons Orchard communicating the bride spinning with the groom at their wedding reception

Alysons Orchard wedding venue New Hampshire New Hampshire photographer bride spinning Walpole NH NH wedding reception Sarah V Martinez

A Sao Paulo stylish wedding day detail picture at Casa Arandella, Praia de Sao Sebastiao showing the brides dress and sandals in BW

bw Praia de Sao Sebastiao weddings Brazil brides dress Juliana Mozart Casa Arandella São Paulo

Best Boston wedding photojournalism picture from the Fairmont Copley Plaza created as The bride accidentally entered the room

Best Bosotn wedding photojournalism picture from the Fairmont Copley Plaza created as The bride accidentally entered the room

Boston Fairmont Copley Plaza bw Massachusetts Fairmont Copley Plaza bride room

A Buckinghamshire Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this creative, black and white portrait of this Burnham Beeches couple holding each other with nice light on their faces

faces Damion Mower Burnham portrait bw black and white Buckinghamshire Burnham Beeches couple

A sweet and serene Washington DC engagement session showing A tender embrace between a couple

DC couple Brittany Diliberto Washington DC engagement tender embrace bw

An impressive black and white Guangdong wedding photography picture showing The groom and his children are watching fish in a tank

Guangdong fish China Guangdong groom Guangdong wedding photography black and white bw

A Guangdong chic wedding day detail picture in BW showing the The bride is wearing shoes

Jinqi Tan chic wedding bw Guangdong shoes China bride

A black and white Colorado documentary wedding picture from Greenbriar Inn showing the Boulder bride wiping grooms tear during toasts

A black and white Boulder, Colorado documentary wedding picture from Greenbriar Inn showing the bride wiping grooms tear during toasts

black and white groom toasts bw wiping bride Greenbriar Inn weddings

An exceptional Ballground GA wedding photojournalism sample by a professional Georgia photographer at Cagle Family Farms communicating mommies kissing

outdoor wedding Cagle Family Farms bw Georgia photographer Georgia Cagle Family Farms weddings

Epic Bangkok engagement image created in BW at The asiatique riverfront during the couples Running time

Bangkok running Bangkok couple bangkok engagement riverfront bw asiatique

A sweet and serene Udaipur engagement session in BW showing Curious onlookers catching a glimpse of a quick kiss between the couple

Udaipur scooter Joseph Radhik Udaipur engagement kiss motorbike onlookers

A spectacular Budapest bride photograph from the banks of the Danube as she is reflected in a vintage auto mirror

Budapest vehicle car Danube reflected auto mirror Budapest bride photography

An extraordinary Belgrade MT wedding image by a professional Montana photographer showing the brides sister takes a moment while mom preps veil

MT wedding image Preparations Montana photographer Montana veil Belgrade MT

An impressive black and white Poland wedding photography picture revealing The Groom giving a hand to the Bride getting out of the car

Polish Bride Poland wedding photography black and white bw old car car

A creative black and white Liaoning wedding photo in silhouette showing Bride and groom about to kiss in the hallway

bw hallway Asia China black and white Liaoning silhouette

Adventurous, on location Silver Bay, Minnesota engagement photography in a white out blizzard on the shores of Lake Superior

MN engagement photography blizzard Silver Bay shore white out bw MN

An impressive black and white Siena wedding photography picture showing that Sometimes Brides need help to close the dress

Italy Italy bridal picture bw dressing Siena IT bride buttons

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