Best-of-the-Best Grooms

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Aaron's Picks:

We're getting close now, this is the last post before we show our overall favorites from 2007.

Grooms, not shockingly, have a special place in my heart and our style is tooled slightly for them. For the most part guys just don't like to have their pictures taken, I can relate, it's okay. That's a major reason why we shoot with the approach that we do, to make them forget that we're there to take their picture and instead to just have fun. I'm glad we had such a great group of guys this year and the results were pretty good.

Tewaney was definetly one of my favorite guys this year. He has such a wonderful, geniune personality that is electric. I really love everything about this shot, it is one of my favorites this year. It captures so much personality and has a certain amount of honesty to it. Photographer: Aaron Hawes

A much simpler shot than the first, just clean and easy. He is giving quite a look there. Photographer: Aaron Hawes

This is a pick just for the fun of it. Great expression, and it's another Aaron. Photographer: Aaron Hawes

Heather's Picks:

Ok, I’m sorry it took me so long to choose for this category. Here’s the problem – to me a wedding is about the BRIDE. She’s been waiting for this day her whole life – I know, I’ve been there. So it’s a big paradigm shift for me to think, what’s my favorite groom picture. So, yeah it was harder than the other categories. In any event, here are my choices.

This shot says “pure satisfaction” to me. Actually it was hard to pick just one shot of Tewaney. He was one of the most expressive and welcoming grooms we’ve shot. And I KNOW Aaron picked this one too, but it is really good so it has to be on my list too. Photographer: Aaron Hawes

I like this picture because while it looks really fake it’s not. Sean struck this pose without being asked and it definitely captures his fun-loving personality. Photographer: Aaron Hawes

I know this isn’t a traditional portrait but I love how Aaron is concentrating so deeply. I thought Aaron was very intense – in a good way – and all of his energy is focused in this shot. It makes me want to know what he’s working on. Photographer: Matt Frye