Did you hide before the ceremony?

Totally.

I will be able to see the bus coming from where we are taking pictures so the plan would be to try to wrap it and head upstairs before the guests get in but I know timelines tend to go off track the day of.

Jk, I dont think it really matters. Is there no where you can wait in back of the room?

Haha @OG Kathryn i totally think its silly and doesn't matter to me. I actually didnt even think of it as a thing until my FSIL's wedding last month. We were taking pictures in front of the venue and her shuttle got there and she got all in a tizzy and asked one of us to go tell the shuttle to loop around so they could finish pics and no one saw her.

ETA yeah so i can wait in the back of the room its just more the thought that i might not be able to get up there before the first shuttle gets there if were not done with pictures. The plan is to be done in time but you never know the day of.

Where are you hiding your cows? Maybe you can hide with them.

I would but it's entirely up to you. I went to a wedding at a golf course. Got there and no one was around to tell us where to go or anything so we all just walked around confused. We saw the entire bridal party and bride and groom taking pics and they even cane and greeted people. I thought it was so strange. But if it doesn't bother you go for it!

I did. we finished pictures about 20 minutes before guests started arriving. We went into the ballroom and they shut the doors. we did some more photos in there, my MOH helped me touch up my makeup and hair before the ceremony. The bridal party came and went from the ballroom as they pleased.

My ceremony venue was outdoors in a public space, essentially the town plaza, where the public library, town hall, and city hall are located. It has a stunning view of the other side of town, and made a great backdrop for the ceremony. There is a small garden/grove of trees adjacent to the open plaza, which formed a natural aisle for our procession. We did a first look and pre-ceremony pictures, and were planning on staying out of sight on the other side of the library until the ceremony started (nontraditional venue = no bridal or groom suite), but there was no shade there, and I didn't want to shvitz We wound up hanging out at the opposite end of the garden from where the chairs were set up. The procession came through the garden and hung a right to get to the chairs, so it's not like we were standing around at the end of the aisle. People could see us, but by that time I didn't give a ding-damn. I'm pretty sure I waved at a couple of guests who happened to look the right way before taking their seats From that distance I was probably just a short white blob. They could tell I had on a tea-length dress and the guys were wearing kilts, but that's about all.

I also got my picture taken by several complete strangers--not often that you see a bridal party, complete with hot men in kilts, on the library plaza!

Thanks everyone, your making me feel better about it! I was also thinking about everyone getting distracted while taking pictures before the ceremony if guests start to arrive. We'll just do our best to stay on time but if people see me, oh well!

I don't mind at all. But then again some of my out of town guest I would care if they crashed my photos. They are family. Though in that aspect I might just talk to my mom about adding few planned photos with them. My wedding is in a whirlwind right now as we have had to move it up a year as his mom is sick

OMG. Has anyone had this problem of guests seeking you out before the ceremony. I don't really expect this to happen but have couples prepared for such interruptions?