THE GUYS by THE WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER IN CASCAIS
As the groom and his friends prepared for the wedding ceremony in the Church of Santo António do Estoril, at the Grande Real Villa Itália Hotel
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The groom and his squires
When I go on to photograph a wedding of a couple that comes from a foreign country to marry in Portugal, I often meet a group of friends of the groom surrounded by themselves with the arduous task of dressing up strictly, for the long day ahead, that is just about to begin.
Unlike the bride, who always has an entourage to look after her, from the hairdresser to some sort of bridesmaids that will give her all the attention she needs, until the last detail of the little thread, leftover in the dress seam.
The details for the wedding day
However, the groom and his squires must do everything themselves and they are not always experts in the details needed to be perfect. It is not the first time that the wedding photographer must give a hand and tie a necktie, without interfering with his true function.
But, to the gladness of the storyteller, that lack of apparent knowledge is always good for the best results, to help him in the use of his lens and photographic cameras, and nothing will be left behind.
The wedding photographer, the faithful witness
With that, you must not think that it is always like this and the boys will go to the ceremony barely ready for the wedding ceremony. Never happens. There is always one of them who is an expert with the necktie knot, another fitting the coat on the shoulders and giving the order of readiness for everything right when crossing the aisle to wait for the bride.
Even if there are no experts in the room, everybody learns so fast that nobody goes away without being perfect. The wedding photographer is the most faithful witness to that because he shows it in photographs. It is so.
Dot by dot:
- Unlike the bride, who has expert hands to help her get ready for her wedding day, the groom usually gets ready on his own or with the help of friends or a few family members who are with him.
- They’re not always experts in these wedding preparations, and at one time or another, the wedding photographer has had to do the job of tying the tie.
- However, don’t think that the groom, or those with them, don’t know anything about it. On the contrary, there is always someone who solves some more difficult detail or, together, the solution is always found.
You need to know:
- It was at the Hotel Grande Real Villa Itália, Cascais, Portugal, where the groom and his friends got ready before leaving for the big wedding day.
- When the groom and a few friends get together so that he and they can prepare for what’s to come, they may not always be experts, but it’s always great for the photos. Maybe yours will be like that too. Let’s talk about everything you want to know in one meeting. Contact me.
