Brooklyn Botanic Wedding Photography in black and white only OMG!

When Josh and Marizol booked me for their wedding (you’ve seen them here on the blog before because I took their proposal and engagement photos!), they asked if I could do lots of their photos in black and white—so I went crazy and put almost all their photos in black and white. As a Brooklyn wedding photographer who specializes in intimate weddings, I absolutely love when couples trust me creatively and invite a more artistic approach to documenting their day.

I’ve known Josh and Marizol professionally for so long, I wanted to honor their recurring trust in my art by giving them something extra special—and WOW, I love how these black and white wedding photos turned out. They really make their Brooklyn wedding feel so timeless and intentional. I think maybe even a good phrase or keyword for these would be: timeless but moody AF. So here are the images you didn't know you needed of Josh and Marizol's Brooklyn botanic wedding photography in black and white:

Brooklyn Botanic Garden intimate wedding photographed in timeless black and white.

Documentary-style black and white wedding photography from a small Brooklyn wedding.

Artistic black and white wedding portrait by a Brooklyn intimate wedding photographer.

For intimate weddings especially, black and white photography has a way of amplifying emotion and connection in a really powerful way.

I’ve never delivered a full wedding gallery in black and white before (don’t worry, I also delivered color photos that I’ll share in a future post), but I was beyond excited to post these black and whites for y'all to feast on.

If you’ve never been to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden before, I have to tell you—it’s absolutely gorgeous and one of my favorite locations for intimate Brooklyn weddings. You do need a permit to take photos there, but for couples planning a small, garden-forward wedding, the florals and variety of spaces make it so worth it. Standouts to me were the rose garden and the indoor cactus gardens. I recommend going in the morning if you’re hosting a summer intimate wedding here, as the sun can really beat down in the middle of the day. Or, of course, golden hour sunset is always great too.

Intimate wedding photography in Brooklyn capturing a romantic black and white moment between the cou

shadow of a plant on bride's gown at a midday intimate wedding in brooklyn

Intimate Brooklyn wedding photos with garden greenery photographed in black and white.

Artistically, I'd love to know what you think about putting a garden and greenery in black and white? Subtracting color-- I think it actually brings the focus even more to the romance and connection between Josh and Marizol. This is one of the reasons black and white photography works so beautifully for intimate weddings—when the guest count is small (or, in their case, almost non-existent except for Josh's sister), the emotional moments take center stage. When we strip photographs of color, we’re forced to really consider the heart of the day and the people at the center of it.

bride and groom running toward camera at intimate wedding ceremony in brooklyn

groom going over his vows before intimate wedding ceremony at brooklyn botanic

Black and white wedding photo from an intimate Brooklyn wedding photographed at the Brooklyn Botanic

When I’m working with couples for weddings—especially those planning intimate Brooklyn weddings—I always make sure to ask what percentage of photos they want in black and white. Frankly, I just don’t think everyone loves black and white. But if these photos do anything, I hope they can show future couples how timeless, emotional, and epic a mostly black and white gallery can feel, especially for small, intentional wedding days.

Have you ever considered what ration of black and white to color images you might want from your future wedding day?

Do approve of the moodiness of these black and whites?