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.

The couple smiled for the camera under a well-known bridge in Toulouse, capturing the moment for their save-the-date engagement announcement

Toulouse Bridge: Engagement Announcement Image for Smiling Couple

A smiling couple, in Duluth, Minnesota, are laughing while posing for their save-the-date engagement announcement portrait

Duluth, MN: Smiling Couple Laughing for Engagement Announcement Portrait

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At Chateau du Boisrenault in Indre, the newlyweds gazed intently at each other during their BW couple photoshoot

The newlyweds had a BW couple photoshoot with their wedding photographer

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A romantic black and white portrait of a couple kissing in Napoli, Italy, captures the perfect save-the-date engagement announcement

Napoli, Italy: Romantic Black and White Engagement Portrait of Couple Kissing

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A silhouetted couple poses for an engagement announcement portrait in Positano in Napoli, Italy

Positano, Italy: Engagement Announcement Silhouette Portrait of Couple

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The couple embraced in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC, surrounded by museum guests and twinkling lights, as they posed for their save-the-date engagement announcement portrait

Washington, DC National Portrait Gallery Engagement Image: Couple Embrace Among Twinkling Lights

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The couple had a playful and romantic session at Bagatelle in Paris for their engagement announcement portrait

Paris Engagement Session at Bagatelle: Playful & Romantic Couple Portrait in BW

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The couple posed for their save-the-date engagement announcement portrait in the streets of Montmartre, Paris

Montmartre, Paris: Engagement Announcement Portrait of Couple in Urban Art

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An engaged couple posed for their save-the-date engagement announcement portrait in a starkly lit hallway at Hotel Valencia in San Antonio, Texas

Hotel Valencia, San Antonio, TX - Engaged Couple's Elegant Portrait Session

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The couple posed for their save-the-date engagement announcement portrait while leaning against a lamp post near The Majestic on Houston Street in San Antonio, Texas

San Antonio, Texas: Engagement Announcement Portrait at The Majestic by a Lamp Post

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The couple poses for a minimalistic and timeless black and white engagement announcement portrait, with an architecture striped painted background, wherein he grabs her from behind

Lyon, France: Timeless Engagement Announcement with Architecture Painted Background, Embrace

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A minimalist couple posed for their save-the-date engagement announcement portrait in an urban concrete setting, with the woman frozen and the man running and blurred

Lyon Urban Concrete Engagement: Minimalist Couple in Motion

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The couple posed for a romantic black and white engagement announcement portrait in an urban alley, locked in a passionate kiss

BW Engagement Announcement Portrait, Urban Alley Kiss - La Spezia

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The couple are laughing and posing for their save-the-date engagement announcement portrait in a field of flowers in Lagnieu, France

Lagnieu, France: Engagement Announcement Portrait of Couple Laughing in a Field of Flowers

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The couple posed face-to-face in front of a greenhouse at Parc de la tête d'or in Lyon for their save-the-date engagement announcement portrait

Lyon, Parc de la tête d'or - Engagement Announcement Portrait of Couple Face-to-Face at Greenhouse

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The couple posed for their pre-wedding save-the-date engagement announcement portrait in a park in Cazorla, Jaén, Spain

Cazorla, Jaén, Spain: Pre-Wedding Engagement Announcement Portrait for Couple

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The couple posed for a black and white vertical portrait reflecting the canal du midi in Toulouse, France for their save-the-date engagement announcement

Toulouse, France: Engagement Portrait on Canal du Midi in BW

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The Livermore, CA couple was captured in an elegant black and white portrait on a runway in front of a small aircraft

Livermore, CA: Elegant Black and White Couple Portrait on Runway in Front of Aircraft

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A CA couple posed for a black and white, vertical save-the-date wedding announcement picture under tall redwood trees in an engagement session

CA Redwood Forest: Timeless Engagement Session of a Couple Under Tall Trees

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The engaged couple cozied up on their backyard hammock at their new home in Portland, Oregon for their save-the-date wedding announcement photo

Portland, Oregon: Engaged couple's backyard hammock wedding announcement image session

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The couple posed for a BW save-the-date wedding announcement picture in Sonoma on a beautiful spring afternoon

Sonoma: BW wedding announcement of couple on a beautiful spring afternoon

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The couple posed for their save-the-date wedding announcement picture at San Francisco City Hall, framed by beautiful stairs in a high angle shot

San Francisco City Hall: couple posed for wedding announcement, high angle shot framed by beautiful stairs

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The couple gazed lovingly into each other's eyes while posing for their save-the-date engagement announcement portrait

Modern industrial loft: Moselle couple lovingly posing for save-the-date engagement portrait

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The couple posed for their black and white save-the-date engagement announcement portrait at the Parc de la Pépinière, with the man draping his jacket over her shoulders

At Parc de la Pépinière, couple posed for black and white save-the-date engagement portrait, man draping his jacket over her shoulders

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A Budapest, Hungary couple cuddled close, with eyes closed, for their black and white save-the-date engagement announcement portrait

Budapest, Hungary couple's black & white save-the-date engagement announcement portrait with eyes closed cuddling close

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The couple posed for their pre-wedding engagement announcement picture at Dobogókő, Hungary, with the woman's engagement ring in focus

Dobogókő, Hungary: Couple's pre-wedding engagement session, featuring her ring in focus and on display

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An engaged couple in Denver, Colorado recently celebrated their engagement by holding hands for a BW portrait

In Denver, Colorado, an engaged couple lovingly posed for a BW urban and industrial portrait to commemorate their union

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In Granada, Spain, a beautiful pre-wedding outdoor portrait session was captured with a couple about to kiss, face to face

In Granada, Spain, a couple about to kiss, face to face, was captured in a beautiful BW pre-wedding portrait session

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The happy couple is eagerly awaiting their upcoming nuptials as they dance and embrace at Truman Gulch

At Truman Gulch, the engaged couple lovingly dances in nature and clasps hands in anticipation of their wedding

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The happy couple in this stunning lifestyle engagement photoshoot in the iconic Fori Imperiali in Rome, Italy, with a black and white portrait set against the backdrop of a brick sidewall

The iconic Fori Imperiali in Rome, Italy showcased the love of this engaged couple in a black and white lifestyle shoot

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