Wedding Photos of Monochromatic

The following “Monochromatic” 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 “Monochromatic” 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.

Capturing the silhouette of the embracing couple in Santa Cruz, CA, this monochromatic engagement portrait exudes a vintage charm with its black and white tones.

Vintage Embrace: Silhouettes of Love in Santa Cruz, California

California - Northern cloudy bw portrait monochromatic black and white tones Santa Cruz Santa Cruz Engagement Portrait

Beautiful engagement portrait captured in Veneto, Italy, featuring the couple's faces in a close-up shot with the wind gently moving her hair, creating a monochromatic vintage look.

Veneto Couple's Close-up Captured in Classic Monochrome

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Capturing a session in Venice, Italy, this monochromatic engagement portrait features a couple walking under the arches of Palazzo Ducale, emanating a timeless vintage charm.

Venetian Elegance: Vintage Romance Under the Palazzo Ducale Arches

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At the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, a couple, silhouetted near a statue in front of a museum window, is captured in a monochromatic engagement portrait session, emitting a vintage elegance.

Monochromatic Elegance: Couple Silhouetted Near Museum Window in Brussels

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A pre-wedding portrait of a couple taken at La Alhambra in Granada, Spain, features a black background and soft lighting highlighting their faces, creating a vintage monochromatic look.

Vintage Elegance in BW: La Alhambra Portrait in Granada

soft lighting monochromatic Spain Granada faces highlighted black and white Granada Engagement Portrait

Engagement portrait of a couple at Plage Guadeloupe. A unique split frame featuring half underwater and half above waterline, in monochromatic black and white for a vintage vibe.

Plage Guadeloupe: A Captivating Split-Frame Encounter - Underwater/Above Water

Guadeloupe waterline vintage vibe split frame Guadeloupe Engagement Photography Plage Guadeloupe half underwater

Experience the timeless love of this couple at Ochre Court, Newport, RI. Snuggled by the gates, their monochromatic portrait exudes a vintage charm.

Timeless Love: Monochromatic Portrait at Ochre Court, Newport, RI

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Captured at the Longwood Gardens, a monochromatic engagement portrait features a couple at the bell tower entrance. One tenderly kisses the other's hand, exuding a vintage charm.

Vintage Romance at the Bell Tower: A Monochromatic Engagement Portrait at Longwood Gardens

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In a monochromatic portrait session in Rosemary Beach, Florida, the bride proudly displays her new engagement ring, evoking a vintage feel.

Elegance in Monochrome: Capturing the Moment in Rosemary Beach

engagement ring vintage feel Florida black and white portrait monochromatic Rosemary Beach Florida Engagement Photography

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