Am I the only one not doing first look?

I'm considering one only because FH hates showing his emotions. I know he will show literally zero emotions in front of a congregation of 150 people and I would really like to see his true reaction. Still, I'm on the side of not doing one. Agree with you on the time constraint, and there's just something really romantic about seeing each other for the first time in your wedding attire as you're coming down the aisle.

I did one and wish we didn't. Stay true to what you want.

Do whatever you want!

We aren't! I've always dreamed about the reaction on his face when he first sees me walk down the aisle.

I am not doing one. I don't want the only pics of me and my hubby from our wedding day to be before we were even actually married.

We aren't doing one

We both have no interest in doing it.

The fact that its supposed to be a private moment, yet it is also a time to get pictures really confuses me. I dont think any reaction will be natural if my FH or I know that someone is taking pictures (even if we cant see her). The photos are super cute, but I dont think they are worth it.

The shock of seeing me come down the aisle with the music and such will be the closest he will get of giving a real reaction.

No having a bridal party will cut our photo time by a lot so I have no worry about making my guest wait for a long time.

We didn't do one.

No one left during our cocktail hour.

Not doing one! FH was adamant about it.

We aren't either.

We didn't do a first look. The look on his face when he first saw me walking down the aisle was amazing. I truly enjoyed that moment.

We toyed with the idea, but decided against it.

Before the ceremony we are doing Bridal Portraits and B & BM and G & GM group shots after we get ready.

After the Ceremony and before Dinner is served we will take the rest of the pictures. We are having an outside reception with lawn games (giant Jenga, corn hole, tic-tac-toe, ect.) set up for both adults and children to keep them entertained for 45-1 hour while we take pictures.

We'll also have "Wedding Mad Libs" papers at each table for those who don't wish to play the lawn games.

I've been back and forth on this a lot, but I think that I've settled on doing the first look. We went to a wedding on Friday and they did all these beautiful photos before the wedding, a few more at cocktail hour then we're just able to party all night with us.

We’re not doing one because that moment when he sees me walking down the aisle is really important to me. I also don’t like the idea of our wedding pictures being taken before we’re actually married. I know that I’m not going to be as happy beforehand, so I think it would show in the pictures. We also happen to be having a brunch wedding, so a first look would be impractical because we’d have to be ready even earlier.

We are not doing one and actually the idea never crossed my mind. I dont want him to see me until I walk down that aisle. I think this is more of a preference thing so it is what ever works best for you and your FH.

We didn't do one either...and no one left during cocktail hour. During cocktail hour, we took photos with each other, the families, bridal party, etc. Do what YOU want to do with this!

We are doing a first look

Don't let people talk you out of what feels right to you! As photographers, first looks do make for some adorable, emotional photos (see our icon) but personally I am not even planning on doing one for my own wedding as I love the tradition of seeing each other for the first time at the ceremony. You will always be able to capture beautiful, romantic photos at any time after the ceremony with how happy and in love you two will be feeling all day! (A bridal shoot is a great alternative for intimate photos as well) Best of luck and congratulations!

No first look. I want to see that reaction of him seeing me come down the aisle.

I found out where the tradition originated a few weeks ago and was super surprised because I had never heard where it came from. It was interesting! Obviously times have changed, but I totally get people wanting to keep with tradition!

"During the time when arranged marriages were custom, the betrothed couple wasn’t allowed to see each other before the wedding at all. The wedding symbolized a business deal between two families (romantic, huh?), and a father would have been pleased for his daughter to marry a man from a rich, land-owning family. But he also feared that if the groom met the bride before the wedding and thought she wasn’t attractive, he’d call off the wedding, casting shame onto the bride and her family. Therefore, it became tradition that the bride and groom were only allowed to meet at the wedding ceremony so that the groom did not have the opportunity to change his mind. And that veil the bride wears? Its original purpose was also to keep the groom from finding out what the bride looked like until the last possible minute, when it was too late to back out of the transaction."

But I totally understand wanting to keep with tradition if that is what you want to do! I thought about not doing a first look as well, but it will leave us with the entire afternoon to take pictures. I want a lot of pictures since this is one of the most important aspects to me. So for me, the more time for pictures the better. FH doesn't like to show his emotions either, so that private moment is important for both of us. Do whatever is best for you and your FH! It is not unusual to not do a first look, but that is just what worked out best for us personally. Lots of people do it either way.