Black and White Wedding Photos

Czech-Inspired Wedding in Praha, Texas

With a save-the-date that simply read, “You don’t wanna miss this!” Lydia Matula (25 and a brand manager) and Lance Walker (26 and a project manager) knew they had to deliver on their promise. And they did so in an unlikely space: the parish hall of a 19th- century Catholic church. With the addit...

Prospect House Wedding in Dripping Springs

Melissa Clark (30 and a sales producer) and Matthew Elliott (29 and in sales) drew upon their love of graffiti for their wedding. “I wanted to make sure there was lots of color,” Melissa says. “I really love jewel tones.” The Prospect House in Dripping Springs provided a blank canvas for the coup...

Rock & Roll Wedding

Rachael Kennedy (29 and a retail recruiter) and Joe McGinnis (32 and works in radio promotion) met after Joe worked for Rachael’s parents, both DJs, so it was only fitting for the couple to fill their wedding with music. “Our theme was rockstar chic,” Rachael says. For their save-the-dates, the c...

Vibrant, Eclectic Outdoor Wedding in A Private Sarasota Estate

As an illustrator, Shannon Couch (34) lives her life in vibrant color—and her wedding to Hunter Gettinger (34 and an electrician)was no exception. After Hunter proposed with a black diamond, Shannon used her expertise to bring her vibrant vision of a hometown wedding to life. “My color palette wa...

Offbeat Wedding at Old Rock House

Erin Cammarata (29 and a speech-language pathologist) and Andrew Wieck (35 and a manager of business analytics) played their wedding with the same care they'd use to make a playlist. The couple, who loves going to concerts, filled their ceremony with their favorite songs, with Erin walking down t...

Joyful Elegance in the Hill Country

Alexandra (Alex) Cabrera (26 and a landman) and Ross Taylor (29 and a radiology resident) relied heavily on all things green for their wedding decor. "Our color palette was timeless, neutral and earthy," Alex says. Exhibit A: the pair's stationery. "The suite felt like fall," Alex says. "I knew I...

Blacktie Museum Wedding in Boston

The Institute of Contemporary Art is one of Alexis Burbank’s (32 and a healthcare consultant) favorite places in Boston, so when she and Jamie Marino (32 and works in media content acquisition) decided to marry on its waterfront plaza, their day’s design took cues from the museum. “We focused on ...

A Chic, Modern Black-Tie Wedding at Steam Plant Dayton in Ohio

Brandon and Jake envisioned a modern black-tie wedding that mixed the old and the new for their celebration. To achieve that vision, they filled their industrial venue with unique antique finds like typewriters, trunks, apothecary jars and wooden toolboxes, then complemented the scene with an ear...

Romantic, Modern Wedding on Omni Amelia Island Resort

Dana and Nick wanted to put a modern spin on classic details for their wedding design. The couple did just that by filling their day with romantic touches like blush roses, large candles and a draped fabric arch with modern décor and geometric architecture. “Mixing styles, textures and colors fel...

A Rainy, Moody Winter Wedding at Hutton House in Medicine Lake, Minnesota

Brit Kolich (23 and a designer) and Daniel Robinson (24 and US Navy aviator) admit they aren’t “light, bright type of people,” Brit says. Instead of a wedding filled with blush and neutrals, they went in a different direction, incorporating black accents into The Hutton House’s nearly all-white i...

Summercamp Sweetheart Garden Wedding

Sarah Jacobs (27 and a marketing manager) and Justin (JP) Held (28 and a rabbinical student) had their hearts set on sharing the essence of their home with friends and family on their wedding day. “We wanted our wedding to feel as welcoming and comfortable as we think our home is,” the couple say...

An Industrial-Chic Wedding in Atlanta, Georgia

Patrick and Richard took cues from their industrial venue, the King Plow Arts Center, when planning their wedding, utilizing a crisp blue, white and black palette, tall greenery arrangements and projections of trees to create a modern, masculine look. Patrick, a self-described sneakerhead, gifted...

A Classic Black-and-White Wedding at The Shambles at Headhouse Square in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Sydney Pauline & Michael Pivovarnick wanted their wedding to be “classic with a black-and-white color palette, but with a modern, elegant approach.” The ceremony took place at The Shambles at Headhouse Square in Philadelphia—and they transformed the brick-clad marketplace with romantic string...

A Classic Black-and-White Wedding at The East Miami Hotel in Florida

Patrick Gevas and Jose Vega's modern, luxurious wedding took place at The East Miami Hotel. "We've always felt nontraditional, so we set out to create something that was inclusive and representative of the celebration of the two of us coming together," Patrick says. "With some of Jose's family co...

A Luxe Wedding at the Park Hyatt in New York, New York

For Emily Tricarico (30 and a speech-language pathologist) and Steven Wilkinson (29 and a sales manager), their shared admiration of their hotel venue was instantaneous. “We knew from the second we walked into the ballroom that it was where we would be married,” Emily says. “The room was unlike a...

A Glamorous Black and White Wedding at Vintage Villas in Austin, Texas

At first, Nichole Denby (34 and a technology account executive) and Tevin Jackson (25 and a district sales manager at Pepsi Co.) wanted their wedding to be an all-white affair. Eventually, a friend persuaded Nichole to consider adding black to the mix, and that changed everything. The couple opte...

A Southern Black-and-White Wedding at Kimpton Brice Hotel in Savannah, Georgia

Zoe Guilford (left) and Gemma Wasley visited Savannah on a road trip, and they instantly felt an affinity for it. When they got engaged shortly after, the British couple decided to have a destination wedding at Kimpton Brice Hotel. Both brides wore modern white dresses with black straps. “We enco...

A Minimalist Wedding With Pops of Color at Prospect House in Dripping Springs, Texas

When DeAndré Upshaw (31 and a digital video production manager) proposed to Stuart Hausmann (30 and an illustrator and artist) he did so in his signature dramatic fashion: with a dance troupe, flag twirlers and 40 friends and family members present. Their wedding at Prospect House was just as exu...

A Preppy-Glam Wedding at Bacco Ristorante in Southfield, Michigan

With a formal yet fuss-free fete in mind, Elyse Samardzich and Dan Oyer (who both work in finance) combined striped linens with mirrored accents, black flatware and equestrian-inspired details. “One of our first dates together was at a racetrack, so we came up with a ‘lucky in love’ theme,” Elyse...

A Classic Black-and-White Wedding at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth in Texas

With a tongue-in-cheek, black-and-white theme, Emilee Elizabeth Taylor (29 and an English instructor) and Jeffrey Lyndon Brown Gaulding (30 and a service specialist at Fidelity Investments) designed a modern wedding that was comfortable for friends and family. Though the couple didn’t add much dé...

A Jazz Age–Themed Wedding at Tavern on the Green in New York City

Gilded Gatsby was the inspiration behind Eduardo Gonzalez Angel (49 and an architect) and Kevin McCarthy's (51 and works in finance) lavish nuptials in Manhattan’s bucolic Central Park. As a nod to Eduardo’s work as an architect, the couple incorporated metallics and art deco accents—including go...

A Glamorous Garden Wedding at Saint Ann Catholic Church in Naples, Florida

Kelly Masters (30 and works in human resources) and Maurice (Kirby) Kirby IV (30 and a claims adjuster) threw a formal garden-inspired celebration with an emphasis on sophisticated black and white details. “As a former event planner, I’ve always loved creating a ‘wow’ factor,” Kelly says. For the...

A Modern Indoor-Outdoor Wedding at Hotel del Coronado in Coronado, California

Chase Amos (28 and a deputy sheriff) and Matthew (Matt) Thompson (36 and an employee of the US Department of State) chose the iconic Hotel del Coronado to host their modern event filled with plenty of chic touches. The pair said their vows on the Windsor Lawn under a custom wood wedding arch, the...