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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- My wife and I hired Jules to photograph our dream wedding in Lake Como. He came highly recommended and certainly did not disappoint. We could not have been happier with the quality and everyone who has seen them is ........Michael Schunk
My wife and I hired Jules to photograph our dream wedding in Lake Como. He came highly recommended and certainly did not disappoint.
We could not have been happier with the quality and everyone who has seen them is absolutely amazed. It is not an exaggeration to say that the photos truly feel like they could be in a magazine. His eye and style are that of a true master of his craft.
He was also a pleasure to work with. We both felt at ease the whole time and it was obvious that he is truly passionate about his work. He brings an energy and personality that reflects this. I would highly recommend him to anyone looking for a top notch wedding photographer.
- Jules is very professional wedding photographer in Italy. I like his style of taking pictures, very serious and responsible. I will choose Jules for my next travel shootLulu Peng
Jules is very professional wedding photographer in Italy. I like his style of taking pictures, very serious and responsible. I will choose Jules for my next travel shoot
- 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!
- While the mind-blowing skill and quality of Jules’ work speaks for itself, I think it is important to recognize what an amazing all-around process it is to work with him. He is a consummate professional from beginning ........Sam Stoviak
While the mind-blowing skill and quality of Jules’ work speaks for itself, I think it is important to recognize what an amazing all-around process it is to work with him. He is a consummate professional from beginning to end, and his finished product is beyond incredible. The suite of pictures we received is perfectly representative of us as a couple, and I believe that is in large part because of the time he spent prior to the event getting to know us.
Since we were an international wedding, Jules was always available for video calls and emails, to ensure that he fully understood our vision, the event, and what we hoped to walk away with. He also studied our wedding site and event location to give expert artistic input and ideas around what would photograph best and at what time.
We actually moved around our ceremony, cocktails and dinner location due to his lighting suggestions, and the end result of the photography was simply breathtaking.
Jules also goes above and beyond the call of duty as a photographer; he is happy to lend a helping hand the day of the wedding and has zero pretention around what fits the job description of photographer. He is also just a relaxed, cool and smart guy.
Jules is a person you want to hangout with outside of wedding day interaction. My now husband is not exceptionally photogenic and clams up in front of cameras. Jules figured out how to make him look natural and comfortable, and that is in large part due to his personable and chill demeanor. That said, if Jules needs someone to get into or out of a shot, he smoothly makes sure it gets done – he is very capable of grabbing the attention of a large group.
Upon his recommendation, Jules also took us on a short sunset photo shoot away from our guests during the cocktail hour; it was a welcome and fun time to get away from the crowd, loosen up and get back into the moment of why we were there – to get married! These are some of my favorite photos, and we would have never taken them if not for Jules! In addition, I am sitting here typing after just getting back from my honeymoon and am in complete shock that I have already received ALL of my photos (even the edited highlights) in a few weeks time post event.
There is something truly magical about just getting home, with the wedding glow still fresh, and being able to keep it going with thousands of stellar photos that capture the entire event in a way that is even more beautiful than you remembered. I am blown away and grateful for the fast turnaround.
Finally, and most importantly, the quality of Jules’ work can’t be matched. I spent countless hours seeking out and reviewing international professional photographers, pouring through innumerable pictures.
What sets Jules apart, in my opinion, is his ability to capture not only his subjects in a relaxed and stunning manner, but also to incorporate the setting and majesty of the event all in the same photo. Every photo is a nod to not only us, but also the beautiful surroundings that we worked so hard to create for our wedding day.
When you look at our pictures, you would think that it was a team capturing everything – but it was all Jules! Also, his use and understanding of light is like no other photographer I have seen. Some of his techniques he used on the dance floor with lighting would lend you to believe that they were heavily edited, but they were originals!
That said, his photo editing skills are also top notch. He made me look like an absolute model in many photos, yet nothing looked over produced or unrealistic. He is a true genius.
There are not enough words to express how thankful I am to Jules, and I highly recommend having him capture any special event. If you don’t believe me, just look at any of his work, it stands out in a talented crowd and is breathtakingly unique.
- Jules in a true professional and went above and beyond on our Wedding day to ensure we not only got the pictures we wanted but he also did so in a non obtrusive manner. The quality of photos Jules took were sensational ........Lillian Sheehan
Jules in a true professional and went above and beyond on our Wedding day to ensure we not only got the pictures we wanted but he also did so in a non obtrusive manner.
The quality of photos Jules took were sensational and really captured the soft, romanticism of the Italian countryside. Jules was also great to deal with from the very beginning and a true professional – he was very responsive and tentative to our exact needs and requirements which helped ensure there was no ambiguity on the day.
Not all of our family and friends like being photographed but he made everyone feel comfortable and relaxed and didn’t force any pictures or moments which is very evident in the beautiful, natural photographs he took.
I’d highly recommend Jules as a Wedding photographer and we couldn’t be happier with the quality of our photos, the professionalism & customer services Jules provided and his innate ability to capture the most beautiful and special moments of your day from start to finish.
Thank you again Jules,
Lillian & David - Can't recommend Jules enough! Neither my husband or I are comfortable in front of a camera, but Jules made us both at ease and got shots of us we never would have dreamed possible. The turnaround on getting the images ........Jade Beatson
Can’t recommend Jules enough! Neither my husband or I are comfortable in front of a camera, but Jules made us both at ease and got shots of us we never would have dreamed possible.
The turnaround on getting the images back to us was fast, he was super easy to work with and despite meeting him for the first time just the day before, he felt like one of our friends at our wedding. Jules, next time you’re in Scotland give us a shout for a beer!
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