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The following “Black and white 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 “Black and white 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.

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A beautiful wedding day picture taken at Delphi Gardens in Marietta, Georgia. The couple is captured in a stunning off camera flash portrait with a strong backlight.
Captivating Delphi Gardens: Love Illuminated in Marietta, Georgia
Delphi Gardensstrong backlightoff camera flashGeorgiablack and white portraitMariettaMarietta GA Wedding Portrait
In Tarn, France, a couple on the brink of marriage embrace under a grove of trees at sunset, captured in a captivating black and white photograph
Eternal Love: An Engaged Pair's Serene Sunset Embrace in the Enchanting Grove of Tarn, France
Franceblack and white portraitsunsetTarn Engagement Sessiongrove of treesTarn
In the middle of the forest, a black and white photo captures a couple standing side by side. The groom holds his suit jacket while the bride sits on a tree trunk, both clasping hands.
FOREST FAIRYTALE: A Captivating Metz Wedding Portrait in Monochrome
couple standinggroom holding jacketFrancebride on tree trunkcaptivating portraitforest weddingfairy tale wedding
A breathtaking BW wedding photo captures the newlyweds at City View Metreon in San Francisco, showcasing their love against the stunning reflected cityscape backdrop.
Love and City Lights: Captivating Newlyweds at City View Metreon
reflectionscityscape backdropblack and white portraitSan FranciscoCity View MetreonSan Francisco wedding portrait
An intimate black and white engagement portrait displays a couple in love from Tarvisio, Udine, Italy
Intimate Black and White Engagement Portrait: A Beautiful Couple in Love from Tarvisio, Udine, Italy
white clothingblack and white portraitTarvisiointimate portraitTarvisio Engagement PhotographyUdine
A couple in Poitiers, France, share an embrace during their engagement portrait
Capturing Love in Poitiers, France: An Engagement Portrait of a Couple in their Embrace
hug from behindPoitiersblack and white portraitPoitiers Engagement Portrait
During their engagement shoot in the restaurant courtyard in Decatur, Georgia, the couple struck a pose by the Mona Lisa, adding a unique and artistic touch
Engagement Shoot in Decatur, Georgia: Striking a Pose by the Mona Lisa
DecaturDecatur Engagement PhotographyMona Lisa Muralblack and white portraitrestaurantposed couple
The happy couple shared a warm embrace and kiss, basking in the sun's rays while posing next to the flat harbor waters of Trieste, Italy
Trieste, Italy: Couple share warm embrace and kiss next to flat harbor waters
Trieste PreWedding Portraitwarm embraceblack and white portraitTriesteSun raysharbor
During a BW portrait session, the couple stands beneath the half-shadowed building in Brescia City, illuminated by the corner light
Brescia City: BW Portrait Session Features Couple Beneath Half-Shadowed Building and Corner Light
black and white portraitsmilesBresciaBrescia Engagement Photographyhalf shadowed
Portrait of a couple kissing in black and white against the stunning backdrop of the open countryside at The Priests House in Barden, North Yorkshire, UK
The Priests House in Barden, North Yorkshire, UK: A Stunning Black and White Portrait of a Couple Kissing in the Open Countryside
The Priests Houseopen countrysidecouple kissingBardenstunning backdropblack and white portraitUK
Bride and groom share a passionate kiss in a black and white portrait taken inside a cave illuminated by natural light, located in Hong Kong Park
Hong Kong Park captures a passionate black and white portrait of a bride and groom's passionate kiss inside a cave
natural lightHK bride and groompassionate kissHong Kongblack and white portraitinside a caveHong Kong Park
This is a photograph taken during an engagement wedding photography session capturing a black and white image of a couple laughing, set against the picturesque backdrop of Saint Emilion
Saint Emilion Engagement Wedding Photography: Black and White Image of Laughing Couple against Picturesque Backdrop
black backdropblack and white portraitsmilesSaint EmilionSaint Emilion Engagement PhotographyGironde
A black and white photograph capturing a couple in Pieve di Romena, Arezzo, Italy, as they embrace each other while basking in the beauty of the Tuscan landscapes
Pieve di Romena, Arezzo, Italy: Stunning Black and White Photograph of Couple Embracing in Tuscan Landscapes
Pieve di RomenaArezzo e sessionTuscan Landscapesblack and white portraitArezzoItaly
A couple express their love for each other by sharing a tender moment, wrapped in each other's arms, while resting together in a hammock amidst the beautiful Grateful Woods of Kerhonkson, New York
Kerhonkson, New York: Couple Shares a Tender Moment in the Beautiful Grateful Woods Hammock
Grateful WoodshatshammockKerhonksonresting togetherNew York - UpstateNew York Engaged Couple
Creative wedding couple portrait in Cour Dorée showcasing a playful interplay of light and shadow on their faces
Cour Dorée Creative Wedding Couple Portrait: Playful Interplay of Light and Shadow on Faces
facesplayful interplayRhone wedding coupleRhone Creative Portraitlightblack and white portraitRhône
A black and white portrait captures a couple walking through tall grass towards the camera, with a stone castle serving as a backdrop near Heidelberg, Germany
Couple walking through tall grass towards camera with a stone castle as backdrop in Heidelberg, Germany
Germanystone castleBaden-Wurttembergtall grassblack and white portraitHeidelbergcastle backdrop
A black and white photograph capturing the intimacy of a couple on the brink of a kiss, taken in the scenic town of Ménétréol sur Sauldre during their engagement wedding photography session
Engagement Photography Session in Ménétréol sur Sauldre: Intimate Black and White Couple Photograph on the Brink of a Kiss
Ménétréol sur SauldreCher Engagement Sessionblack and white portraitabout to kissCher
An old and worn-out door in Argenton sur Creuse, with an undying love captured during an engagement wedding photography session by a creative photographer
Argenton sur Creuse Engagement Photography: Capturing Undying Love Through an Old Worn-Out Door
Argenton sur CreuseIndre Engagement Portraitblack and white portraitbright sunlightsilhouette
Love and affection shown through this couple in the charming town of Argenton sur Creuse, during an engagement photo session led by a skilled and artistic photographer
Argenton sur Creuse, France: Captivating engagement photo session captures couple's love and affection through skilled photography
Indre Engagement PhotographyIndrelove and affectionArgenton sur Creuseblack and white portraithug
A couple at Abbaye de Fontmorigny poses for a creative wedding portrait during sunset, embracing playfully while the groom lifts the bride
Heidelberg, Germany: Couple walking through tall grass with stone castle as backdrop in black and white portrait
sunsetHeidelbergcreative wedding portraitBaden-Wurttembergstone castleembracing playfullyblack and white portrait
Black and white portrait of a bride and groom walking down the stairs at Careys Manor in Hampshire, UK
Careys Manor Hampshire: Stunning Black and White Portrait of Bride and Groom on Stairs
UK weddingtimeless imageelegant coupleelegant weddingHampshire wedding photographyclassic imageHampshire wedding venue
A bride in Nanning is illuminated by a bright light, casting her silhouette in a captivating image
Nanning bride glows in captivating silhouette, illuminated by a bright light
bride in Nanningbridal photostunning silhouettebright lightglowingcaptivating bridal imagebridal silhouette
A black and white portrait taken in the vineyards of Borgo San Felice, Siena
Borgo San Felice, Siena: Stunning black and white portrait captured in the vineyards
vineyard portraitItalian vineyardsstunning portraitBorgo San Felice SienaBorgo San Felicevineyards of Borgo San FeliceSiena wedding portrait
This captivating black and white image captures an engaged couple strolling together down a beautiful footbridge dock in Amiens, France, with a touch of lens flare adding a magical and romantic atmosphere
Amiens, France: Captivating black and white image of engaged couple strolling down beautiful footbridge dock.
lens flareAmiens Engagement PhotographyAmiensblack and white portraitSommeromantic atmospheredock
A black and white portrait shot captures the bride and groom during their wedding day session at Genova Italia, with the focus deliberately set on the bride while the groom remains slightly soft.
WEDDING DELIGHT: A Captivating Genova Italia Portrait of a Bride and Her Groom
Genova Artistic Portraitblack and white portraitlayered portraitfocus on brideGenova
A black and white portrait of the bride and groom, created in Montpellier, France
Montpellier, France Black and White Bride and Groom Portrait: A Stunning Keepsake
bride and groom portraitblack and white portraitMontpellier Wedding Portraitstunning keepsakeFranceMontpellier
A black and white portrait captures the joyous couple on their wedding day in Montpellier
Montpellier Wedding: Joyous Couple Captured in Black and White Portrait
Montpellier weddingMontpellier portraitMontpellier wedding dayjoyous coupleblack and whitecouple capturedMontpellier Wedding Portrait
This black and white photo of an engaged couple in the beautiful town of Cham, Switzerland, with the bride-to-be is on the back of her fiance
Engaged couple in Cham, Switzerland, with the bride-to-be on the back of her fiance: black and white photo
bright sunlightblack and white portraitChamZugpiggyback rideCham Engaged Couple
A black and white portrait taken from a low angle, capturing an intimate embrace in Poitiers' natural environment
Poitiers Natural Environment: Intimate Embrace Captured in Low Angle Black and White Portrait
low anglenatural environmentPoitiersblack and white portraitintimate embracePoitiers Engaged Couple
The couple posed for a black and white profile portrait in the sun in Cintegabelle, France
Cintegabelle, France: A Romantic Black and White Profile Portrait in the Sun
Haute-Garonneblack and white portraitHaute Garonne Engagement Photographyprofile portraitCintegabelleartistic portrait

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