Groom getting ready photos
The groom getting ready photos are important because they create a record of what the groom does while he prepares for his wedding. It’s important to document this part so that after the dust settles, you will be able to relive every moment of your special day, both together and with your friends and family.
Sometimes the groom may get ready alone. Just because he is on his own doesn’t mean that you can’t have great photos. I photograph many couples that elope and therefore I have a lot of experience with both the groom and the bride getting ready on their own. Often though, the groom will get ready together with his best man/men.
How I Photograph The Groom Getting Ready Photos
My preference is to keep the groom getting ready photos to the latter stages of their preparations. I have no interest photographing the groom and best men while they shower, shave, brush their teeth and so on.
Surely it is better to dedicate more time to photographing other aspects of your wedding day. For instance, while the men are in the early stages of their preparations I can take more images of the wedding location, or create even more beautiful shots of your wedding details.
I especially like the interaction, camaraderie, and emotion between them. The excitement, joy, joking, playfulness and even nerves are genuine, real, authentic feelings. These are wonderful photographic memories.
Male wedding attire is not always easy to put on, so having someone to help is easier. The person helping you is likely a best friend, brother, father, someone important to you, so the adjusting or help with a bow-tie, inserting cufflinks or putting on braces are moments that I can easily photograph and capture the feelings and spontaneity between you and the people around you.
A Couple Of Ideas For The Groom Getting Ready Photos
- Sometimes the bride and groom exchange gifts or cards or both. This is another lovely and often very emotional moment. The gift can be very touching and the sentiments and feelings in a few words on a card can be very special moments for you. Especially as the person who gives you the gift will love seeing the photos of your reaction. So if you do receive a surprise gift/card try and open it WITH the photographer present.
- Once you are all ready it’s a common tradition to have a toast. This offers another great photographic moment. You can prepare for this by bringing that bottle of something special! Your favourite single malt or whatever you prefer will do fine. Better yet, if you also have suitable, matching glasses or tumblers for everyone it makes the photos even better. Having a toast is a spontaneous moment and let’s face it… a shot of the good stuff will help settle any nerves too!
- If it is very hot on your wedding day you can carry a white cotton handkerchief with you. You can use it here and there during the ceremony to make sure your face isn’t getting too sweaty.
Special note for the groom! Please don’t carry your mobile phone in your pocket. The outline of an iPhone is not very romantic. Placing it in your jacket pocket it can create an imbalance in how the jacket falls. In your trouser/pant pocket it just looks awful! Give your phone to your best man! The best is to not have anything in your pockets.
Contact usThe gallery below shows examples of the groom getting ready photos. Usually, after photographing the men it’s time for me to take the photos of the bridal party getting ready.
To get a better idea of my wedding coverage you can view images from full weddings on this page about wedding venues in Italy.
Grooms Getting Ready!
Moments of camaraderie and spontaneity between brothers and friends. All documented in style. It's time for your man to dress sharp!
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- Jules was absolutely fantastic throughout our whole wedding day! Not only did he capture every picture on our list but each shot is gorgeous. Jules was very easy to work with and was exceptionally fast at moving through ........Nicole Dohogne
Jules was absolutely fantastic throughout our whole wedding day! Not only did he capture every picture on our list but each shot is gorgeous. Jules was very easy to work with and was exceptionally fast at moving through our long list of shots.
This meant my husband and I were able to actually enjoy a bit of our cocktail reception post ceremony which was important to us. Jules turned around thousands of images including a spectacular gallery of edited shots much more quickly than I anticipated.
His level of service was amazing and is clearly portrayed in the photos! My only regret is that I didn’t also hire him for the other pre & post wedding day festivities…
- If you need a professional, knowledgeable destination wedding photographer then look no further. We have had the pleasure in hiring Jules for our wedding in Florence and we are thrilled with our photos. We pushed the ........Fleur Akhtar
If you need a professional, knowledgeable destination wedding photographer then look no further. We have had the pleasure in hiring Jules for our wedding in Florence and we are thrilled with our photos.
We pushed the boat out here as it’s the only thing really that would have been devastating if done badly, and we are so glad we did. We’re ordinary people who wanted something special, and he delivered.
We knew from the moment we looked at his website that he was the photographer for us. Thanks again Jules.. Fleur and Chaz Akhtar
- Jules is not only a world class photographer but he is a born wedding / event planner with an innate sense of what works and doesn't work in any particular situation. He of all service providers had the best input in ........Matt Burlage
Jules is not only a world class photographer but he is a born wedding / event planner with an innate sense of what works and doesn’t work in any particular situation. He of all service providers had the best input in terms of order of events, location, timing, duration, etc. He was very easy to work with and was forceful yet witty enough to keep everyone (relatively) relaxed and focused.
The quality of his photos are excellent and were able to capture different moments over the course of the day and a half that we worked with Jules. He took the time to tour the grounds for the event to find the right spots for the different occasions. The sheer volume of photos is impressive and he did not pressure us to limit the number of photos, etc. like some photographers do. The turnaround time on the photos – fully finished – was also very impressive and far ahead of the videographer.
I can wholeheartedly recommend Jules for a major life event.
- Wow, I cannot put into words how exceedingly talented Jules is. His skills and abilities are outstanding, his willingness to flexible with the schedule and weather conditions MADE my wedding photo dreams come true. He ........Jillian Moodt
Wow, I cannot put into words how exceedingly talented Jules is. His skills and abilities are outstanding, his willingness to flexible with the schedule and weather conditions MADE my wedding photo dreams come true.
He captured the emotions and the key points of our rehearsal dinner and our wedding to a T. These photos are perfection and I cant stop scrolling through them smiling. I will be looking for reasons to go to Europe and book him again! :)
- 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
- We are so happy we chose Jules to photograph our very special day! He was very professional while also being extremely personable, which made us both feel very relaxed. He gave great direction when needed, to ensure he ........Laura Hunt
We are so happy we chose Jules to photograph our very special day! He was very professional while also being extremely personable, which made us both feel very relaxed.
He gave great direction when needed, to ensure he captured us in photos that looked natural and truly captured the essence of our day and us as individuals, as well as a couple.
When we received our photos we are in awe at how absolutely beautiful they were! There were so many wonderful ones to choose from, it was difficult to pick our favorites.
Our friends and family were also very impressed and many mentioned they looked like they were straight from a magazine. WE AGREE!
Thanks so much, Jules, for everything. We appreciate you and will definitely refer you to others for their destination weddings/elopements/etc. – Laura & Chris
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