Bride getting ready photos
The bride getting ready photos are more important than the pictures of the groom and best men’s preparations!
It’s a fact YOU (the bride) are more important!
Joking aside… I like to dedicate more time to photographing the bride. Of course, we discuss your wedding photography in the planning stages. If you like, I will give the same amount of time to both of you. However, in my experience, the groom is happy with a little less attention. Besides, getting the bride ready does naturally take longer.
My Approach To The Bride Getting Ready Photos
All the women I know, and all my clients, tell me they prefer having their photo taken after their hair and makeup are done. I appreciate it may be nice to have some behind the scenes photos, but I don’t see the point in taking photos of you sitting in a chair, with no makeup on, as someone paints your nails. Will you really be hanging that sort of photo on a wall back home?
I see so many photographers putting photos of brides in the very early stages of their preparations on their galleries. I don’t like having my photo taken when I am not ready, so I don’t want to take yours until you are ready. How would you like me to portray you? I like to create beautiful, stylish emotional portraits of you looking great.
It's A Confidence Thing
I like to take photos where people look at them and say to themselves “Wow – we look great”. This is why I choose to not take many photos of you during hair and makeup. Also, if you hire a hair and makeup artist do you really want to have lots of photos with a person you don’t know? They are not part of your wedding and could be wearing clothes that are not appropriate for your wedding photos.
The person or people doing your hair and makeup have a very important job to do. I prefer to let them do their job. After all, great hair and makeup are really important on your wedding day.
What Will You Photograph While We Are Getting Made Up?
While you are in the earlier stages of getting ready I like to concentrate on documenting the location and atmosphere and creating really nice photos of your details and accessories. Once I have those photos I will likely be photographing the groom and best men as they get ready.
If you buy matching robes for all the girls that’s great. Let’s have some fun photos of you all together wearing them. However, why don’t we do this after your hair and makeup when all of you look super glamorous?
Tips For Improving The Bride Getting Ready Photos
- Get a room that is spacious. Chances are there will be quite a few people in the room. It helps if we all have space to be able to move and work. We don’t want to be struggling to move about and working in cramped conditions.
- If you are getting ready in a hot country then get a room with air conditioning. You will stay calmer and arrive at the wedding looking perfectly fresh and beautiful.
- Try and choose a room that is bright and airy. Natural light is important for the photos and also for you to be able to see for hair, makeup, and everything else.
- Keep your room tidy. It will help you stay relaxed and will look so much better in the photos.
- You should put your dress on last. You don’t want to have pictures in your expensive wedding dress and the person closing the dress is still in their robe.
Photographing The Bride Getting Ready Photos
I said before, during the planning stages, we will have made a plan for the photography. Most brides prefer me to start photographing once they are in the wedding dress, covered and decent – no nudity. This means there are no uncomfortable moments prior when people are in their underwear. Of course, if you have no issues with it and would like photos prior you would have let me know during the discussions about your wedding photography.
You may buy gifts for the bridesmaids. Matching necklaces or similar as a thank you. Remember to make sure I am there when you decide to give them their presents as this is a lovely moment to photograph.
Once you are in the dress and wearing all your accessories you may want to take some photos with the people present, you may also want to have a toast and glass of prosecco or champagne.
The fun and excitement as you and your bridesmaids open the bottle and all have a drink (in matching elegant glasses), creates some natural interaction and is a wonderful moment to photograph.
Moreover, it’s probably time for a little drink too!
Photos For The Guys And The Gals!
Contact usI need to photograph both the bride’s preparations and also the groom’s. Neither of you will be aware of what the other is doing during their preparations. By having photographs of the preparations you will be able to relive the time you are apart, the laughs, the tears and all the other beautiful moments. The bride getting ready photos should be stunning photos that document a very important moment… you are putting on your wedding dress and this means we are about to go to the wedding ceremony!
Below are a few pictures from the bride getting ready photos. To get a better idea of my wedding coverage you can view images from full weddings on this page about amazing venues in Italy.
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- If we could give 10 stars, we would! Jules is an absolute master of his craft! He was the photographer at our wedding and we have been amazed at how brilliantly the pictures have come out. From the initial inquiry to ........Gela Shaw
If we could give 10 stars, we would! Jules is an absolute master of his craft! He was the photographer at our wedding and we have been amazed at how brilliantly the pictures have come out.
From the initial inquiry to receiving the edited photos, he was there with us. He guided us in posing and is very specific with what he wants from the photos as he knows the perfect angle and lighting and his attention to detail is unbelievable… which all shows in the final output.
The day itself was a huge success and partly down to the manner at which Jules goes about his business and the direction he gives to proceedings. Thank you Jules for all the help on the day and the amazing memories, it was a pleasure to work with you. xx
- We absolutely love our wedding photos taken by Jules. I love that he captures the setting really well in addition to focusing on the wedding party and guests. He was great to work with and was able to help us relax in ........Alison Fairweather
We absolutely love our wedding photos taken by Jules. I love that he captures the setting really well in addition to focusing on the wedding party and guests.
He was great to work with and was able to help us relax in front of the camera as we were not so comfortable posing! He was also able to work quickly when taking our couple shots so that we didn’t have to spend too long away from our guests.
I love that we got to keep all of our photos and he was able to send them to us just a few weeks after our wedding. Highly recommended.
- Finding Jules might have been best thing that ever happened to us. My fiancé and I wanted to get married in Italy, and we decided to go for it about 8 days in advance. We found Jules website and were blown away by the ........Andrew Gordon
Finding Jules might have been best thing that ever happened to us. My fiancé and I wanted to get married in Italy, and we decided to go for it about 8 days in advance.
We found Jules website and were blown away by the quality of his photographs, and we instantly knew he was who we wanted to work with to capture all the special moments on our wedding day. Jules and I emailed back and forth a few times, and he was always quick to respond, and was helpful and honest about everything I needed to know when planning a wedding in a place I had never been to before.
He understood that I was putting a lot of faith in him to guide me through the planning process, and he took that responsibility seriously. I liked him right away because I could feel how important it was to him, that we have the best day of our lives. He really wanted that for us. Jules has amazing contacts all over Italy, so after a few days of getting the basics in place, he brought in Simona (from Happy Brides) to help plan the rest of the details, and together we formed a wedding team that truly changed our lives.
All the way through the planning process I felt cared for and important. This was not just another wedding in a busy schedule for him, but it was an opportunity to help us live out our dream.
I am not someone who loves posing for pictures, and I am not overly comfortable being photographed but Jules made it a really fun experience for me. He was funny, and relaxed, and in control of the situation but always in a way that made me smile and feel like I was able to enjoy the attention. I felt like a celebrity for the day.
I can only speak for myself as the groom, but Jules took the part of the day I was least looking forward to, and made it a fun and memorable experience that I now cherish.
Earlier this week we got out pictures back, and once again we were blown away! After the wedding ceremony we were in a race against time to get as many good shots in good locations as we could before the sun went down. It was so much fun running around and getting in place, and having a special moment just in time to turn and run around somewhere else to do it again.
Again, Jules with his incredible eye for lighting was in control and put us in beautiful spots, and in our pictures I/we are laughing in half of them because it was so comfortable and so much fun. Almost every night this week wife and I have spent hours looking through all of Jules’s work, and the more I look at them, the more I appreciate him.
He is a special photographer, in a special country, and he captured our love and our day with such an amazing eye, I can’t thank him enough. We enjoyed this experience enough where we are already planning on going back to Italy in a few months and plan to call Jules just to hang out socially! We signed up for a wedding photographer and accidentally made a friend.
I recommend him with 100% of me and wish my experience on everyone who reads this.
Thank you for everything Jules! Without you, none of this could have happened. See you again soon my friend!
-Andrew
- Jules takes the most beautiful pictures and looking at them brought back many wonderful memories, we are both super happy with them!! "We were just reminiscing about how professional, passionate and humorous your were ........Maria Solechnik
Jules takes the most beautiful pictures and looking at them brought back many wonderful memories, we are both super happy with them!!
“We were just reminiscing about how professional, passionate and humorous your were and what a pleasure it was having you there on the day so thanks again for all your great efforts!”
Jules is like a friend and not a vendor. We happened to be at another wedding where Jules was hard at work and we were so impressed with him. When it came to our wedding, he was just a joy to have around, he is so fun, professional, and talented and we felt like we had known him for years! He made us feel at ease, gave superb instructions, and took AMAZING photos! Thank you Jules!
- Jules' service is outstanding and it has been a pleasure working with him and his assistant Sabrina. Our journey started at local airbnb. While the makeup artist was busy preparing the bride, Jules spent hours ........Gigi L
Jules’ service is outstanding and it has been a pleasure working with him and his assistant Sabrina.
Our journey started at local airbnb. While the makeup artist was busy preparing the bride, Jules spent hours searching for hidden alleys away from crowded tourist spots. The scenes and background were just amazing and authentic representation of the area. The photo shooting was also very efficient. Jules style was pretty natural. We were never asked to post awkwardly and hence the outcome was never disappointing.
The quality of the pictures was excellent. We especially liked the way Jules handpicked a highlight selection among thousands of photos he took. The turnaround time was good too. We really appreciated how flexible he was in delivering the beautiful photos. Six star services!
It was such an enjoyable experience. We knew we would talk and share about it forever in our life. Thank you, Jules and Sabrina!
- Jules is incredibly talented and truly doesn't miss a detail. It's incredible how many beautiful photos he captured of our wedding day in Italy. Looking back at the images, it seemed like he was in two places ........Rachel O’Neill
Jules is incredibly talented and truly doesn’t miss a detail. It’s incredible how many beautiful photos he captured of our wedding day in Italy. Looking back at the images, it seemed like he was in two places simultaneously.
Trust Jules and his vision, he is amazing with lighting and will ensure you get the best photography based on the weather of your special day.
We also loved his dry sense of humor! Added bonus.
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