Personalized Custom Brother of the Groom Shirt with Photo

Before there was a wedding, there were two kids fighting over the front seat.

This custom brother of the groom shirt prints the brothers’ own childhood photo between BROTHER across the top and OF THE GROOM along the bottom, both in antique gold, on a personalized vintage photo tee, long sleeve, crewneck or hoodie.

Upload the brothers’ photo

Order it in four steps

Choose the garment and his size. Tee, long sleeve, crewneck or hoodie.
Pick a shirt color to sit under the gold lettering.
Upload the childhood photo. A sharp phone picture of an old print laid flat is fine. It replaces the two sample boys.
Use the text box for crop notes. Example: Matt and Kevin, 1998, crop out the dog.

A brother deserves more than a monogrammed flask

Groomsmen gifts are mostly flasks and pocketknives that look identical
Brothers rarely get credit for decades of backup
The best childhood photos never leave Mom’s nightstand

Two brothers at a wedding are still the two kids who fought over the front seat. Their own childhood photo, cleaned up in black and white, sits between BROTHER and OF THE GROOM in antique gold, so the wedding title comes with the whole backstory.

What makes a good throwback photo?

Waist-up or head-and-shoulders shots in everyday clothes print clearest, and we’ll skip bath time and pool pictures. Both faces should be fully in frame. A slightly faded print is fine, since we convert everything to black and white anyway, but the sharper the original, the crisper the result.

The design

Our sample shows two boys in t-shirts, one striped, arms slung around each other on a front lawn with a brick house behind them. Both wear the grin kids get right after doing something they shouldn’t have.

Dig a similar one out of the family album and it becomes a photo memory tee with real history behind it.

The wording is fixed, so this is the brother’s version specifically. The groom has his own designs in our groom and bachelor shirts.

Who buys a brother of the groom shirt?

Usually it’s the groom or his mom, flipping through an old album the month before the wedding. They find the two boys on the front lawn, arms around each other, and realize the brother standing at the altar should get something with that picture.

The brother himself

He can wear it to the rehearsal dinner and tell the front-lawn story before anyone else gets the chance.

The groom

It thanks his brother for standing up with him, because a flask doesn’t say anything about growing up together.

Mom

She keeps the original photo by the bed, so ordering the shirt means the picture finally leaves the frame.

A sister-in-law

If she wants the boys in matching family shirts, this gives each brother a reason to wear one.

Start his brother shirt

Garment facts

Guys usually grab the Comfort Colors 1717 tee, a 6.1 oz garment-dyed shirt in 100% ring-spun cotton with a relaxed unisex fit, S–4XL.

For a fall wedding, the Comfort Colors 1566 crewneck (80% cotton, 20% polyester fleece, S–3XL) or the Comfort Colors 1567 hoodie (preshrunk, garment-dyed, jersey-lined hood, pouch pocket, S–2XL) keeps him warm at the after party.

Fleece in his usual size is relaxed; one or two sizes up is oversized. The size guide shows exact measurements. There’s also the Comfort Colors 6014 long sleeve, sized S–3XL.

Nephews in the wedding party can match their uncles in the 9018 youth tee (XS–XL) or, for the ring bearer age, the Rabbit Skins 3326 toddler hoodie (2T–5/6T).

Printing and shipping

We make it in 1–3 business days, and tracked USPS delivery takes another 3–5. Most orders arrive about 4–8 business days after checkout, with no guaranteed date. Check our shipping details before the big day.

Free US shipping on 2 or more items, or on any order of $75 or more.
A single item ships for a flat $5.99.
Misprinted or the wrong item? Send a photo within 15 days of delivery and we replace it or refund you.

Order the throwback tee

Brother of the groom shirt FAQ

Can I use a recent photo instead?

Yes. Any clear photo of the two brothers works, though the childhood shot gets the biggest reaction.

Will an old, scratched print still work?

Usually. Photograph it flat in good light. Light scratches soften in black and white.

Can the photo show a famous athlete or team jersey?

No. We don’t print famous people, rappers or athletes, and logos, brands, team marks and characters are excluded. Family photos you own only; orders with any of that get canceled and refunded.

More for the family: sibling shirts and wedding shirts.