39 Getting Ready Wedding Photos Every Bride Should Have

getting ready wedding photos every bride should have

The web is full of wedding pics now, and it makes us dizzy. Yet there are some photos that every couple should have – breathtaking, touching to tears, inspiring – that you frame after your big day and will look at them many times. What are the best ideas for such touching pics?

Photos With Your Mom And Grandma

The moments when you are getting ready and your mom and grandma bless you and help you with preparations are the most intimate ones. Show off your engagement rings, the tree of you, and feel the happiness of the moment when you are all together. Feel it and make sure that your photographer makes the best shots with these two important people in your life.

Mother kissing her beautiful daughter before going down the aisle.

Mother kissing her beautiful daughter before going down the aisle.

Mom helping her daughter to put on the dress.

Mom helping her daughter to put on the dress.

Emotional photo of engagement rings wwith mom and grandma.

Emotional photo of engagement rings wwith mom and grandma.

Hug your mom before you go down the aisle.

Hug your mom before you go down the aisle.

Let your mom say a couple of words before you go.

Let your mom say a couple of words before you go.

Getting Ready Pics With Your Bridesmaids

Of course, you will take a lot of pics with your best gals but make sure to take getting ready ones. These pics are more informal, everybody is relaxed and real emotions flood these photos, so you will definitely love them. Besides, your girls should make sure that you look perfect and are ready for getting married and they will show off your gown and veil the best way possible.

If your dress has a train, let your girls show it off.

If your dress has a train, let your girls show it off.

Let the girls help you with the dress - a zip or buttons.

Let the girls help you with the dress - a zip or buttons.

Your best gals will show off the dress the best way possible.

Your best gals will show off the dress the best way possible.

Girls showing the bride in the mirror is a fun idea.

Girls showing the bride in the mirror is a fun idea.

Getting ready photo with bridesmaids is a must have.

Getting ready photo with bridesmaids is a must have.

Your Wedding Dress And Accessories

Show off your wedding dress hanging it somewhere in the venue or even outdoors if the surroundings are beautiful. This is a very inspiring picture that will remind you how beautiful you looked on that day. Your wedding accessories will be beautiful details pictured, we know that you were choosing them carefully for a long time, so show them off, girl!

Gorgeous bridal dress hung on a vintage mirror.

Gorgeous bridal dress hung on a vintage mirror.

Wedding gown hanging in a contrasting backdrop.

Wedding gown hanging in a contrasting backdrop.

Highlight your wedding dress style with a refined mirror.

Highlight your wedding dress style with a refined mirror.

Show off all the parts and details of your gown.

Show off all the parts and details of your gown.

Let your photographer find the best place to picture the dress.

Let your photographer find the best place to picture the dress.

Show off your shoes and legs.

Show off your shoes and legs.

Gorgeous blush bridal shoes and a bouquet.

Gorgeous blush bridal shoes and a bouquet.

Boudoir-Styled Photos

Boudoir shoots as a gift to the groom and to yourself are very popular now but many brides don’t dare to show off their beauty. Make a couple of boudoir-styled shots before you go and you won’t regret it! And your groom will be happy to see such pics as a surprise.

Use your wedding shoes and veil as accessories for these shots.

Use your wedding shoes and veil as accessories for these shots.

Sexy and sweet boudoir photo with a veil.

Sexy and sweet boudoir photo with a veil.

Showing off your bridal lingerie and veil.

Showing off your bridal lingerie and veil.

Boudoir-styled picture with lingerie, shoes and a veil.

Boudoir-styled picture with lingerie, shoes and a veil.

Pictures With Your Pets

Get a fluffy little friend? Take pics with him or her! Besides making him or her a ring bearer, incorporate your beloved pet into your getting ready pics, and they will look aw-so-cute for sure!

Bride kissing her cat.

Bride kissing her cat.

Your dog is a perfect companion to take a picture with.

Your dog is a perfect companion to take a picture with.

Let your doggie sit on your wedding dress train.

Let your doggie sit on your wedding dress train.

Hug your pup on your big day.

Hug your pup on your big day.

Little furry friend sitting on the wedding dress.

Little furry friend sitting on the wedding dress.

Picture your kitty while you are getting ready.

Picture your kitty while you are getting ready.

From The Back

Take a picture from the back when you are dressed, this is a fabulous idea for every bride. If you have a train or some intricate detailing or a backless dress, this is a way to show them off, and even if not – such a photo will look amazing. In front of a window, mirror, fireplace or somewhere else, it’s up to you.

Showing off back beading and a train.

Showing off back beading and a train.

Getting ready photo in front of the mirror.

Getting ready photo in front of the mirror.

Show off your backless wedding dress on a balcony.

Show off your backless wedding dress on a balcony.

Bride showing off her backless dress with thin straps.

Bride showing off her backless dress with thin straps.

Bridal picture in her dress from the back.

Bridal picture in her dress from the back.

Outdoor Bridal Pictures

When you are ready, go outside and find a beautiful spot to make a couple of pictures of you. let your photographer take some photos of you thinking, dreaming and just standing there enjoying the fresh air, sunlight and nature if any. There’s no better backdrop than stunning natural sceneries or beautiful big cities.

Woodland bride standing in the sunlight.

Woodland bride standing in the sunlight.

Bride in the lavender fields.

Bride in the lavender fields.

Bride going for walk in Santorini island.

Bride going for walk in Santorini island.

Woodland bride going for a walk in the venue.

Woodland bride going for a walk in the venue.

Bride on a summer meadow.

Bride on a summer meadow.