First look before the Ceremony?

We did it and I loved it. It didnt take anything away from walking down the aisle and it made logistics so much easier!

I'm going to do it! FH and I are introverts so we'll be wanting some alone time together beforehand, and I know it will help us get over the jitters too.

We talked about doing one, but my FH is adamantly against it. He wants to see me for the first time coming down the aisle, which I think is sweet. It's going to be a photography logistics issue, but we will work it out.

We did a first look and it was everything I wanted. It also gave us a chance to have a moment to ourselves as we didn't get any other ones that night. I highly recommend it.

We plan on doing a first look. Like other WW users, we are very private about our emotions and I can only imagine that in front of 100 guests, I may get shy! Plus, that's a private moment between you and your FH (and photog). It's sweet.

I would have loved to do this, but DH didn't want to

I loved our first look. It was so exciting and really nice that we got 30 minutes to spend in each other's arms after seeing each other at first. We also got to talk to one another at that point, something we wouldn't have been able to do during the ceremony. Logistically, we were also able to get all of our WP and family pictures done before the start of the ceremony, so that was a big plus. After that was finished, we got to spend the hour before the ceremony together relaxing with our WP, parents, and grandparents, which was really nice.

Also, because we had finished all the pictures ahead of time, we actually got to enjoy all the cocktail hour food. Oh, I can't stress how big of a plus that is that we got to take our time with that and were not rushed to take a bite of something and sip of something before having to go take more pictures. We got to stuff our faces.

I want to do a first look but FH doesn't! So we aren't.... unless I can change his mind about it haha

As the person in the front with partner #1 waiting for partner #2 to walk down the aisle?

I think a first look really enhances that moment rather than detracts from it.

I don't want to see anything until I walk in...I want that wow factor...

We debated doing one, but we decided against it. DH wanted to see me for the first time as I started walking down the aisle and he still talks about how powerful a moment it was for him and how it took his breath away. I'm glad we didn't do the first look, although I've seen some great pictures from them and I think they're awesome, it just wasn't for us.

Logistically, we sent our non-immediate family and other guests to the reception venue and once our family pictures were taken and we finished ours, we had about 15 minutes to ourselves to breathe and reflect on the ceremony before we headed up to the reception. It went perfectly for us.

We debated doing one, but we decided against it. DH wanted to see me for the first time as I started walking down the aisle and he still talks about how powerful a moment it was for him and how it took his breath away. I'm glad we didn't do the first look, although I've seen some great pictures from them and I think they're awesome, it just wasn't for us.

Logistically, we sent our non-immediate family and other guests to the reception venue and once our family pictures were taken and we finished ours, we had about 15 minutes to ourselves to breathe and reflect on the ceremony before we headed up to the reception. It went perfectly for us.

I am all for it because as a guest at a wedding, one of the worst things is have to wait and hour or 2 at the reception for the bridal party while they are taking pictures. I think it's really inconsiderate personally. That's why we are doing a first look so we can do all of our pictures before the ceremony. Otherwise we would probably not do one.

I agree with Celia. The first looked enhanced the walk down the aisle. It was still so special and we still both cried but knowing we had the private moment only minutes before was so special. It was like we had our own little secret.

I was 100% pro NO first look. Then I read many threads on WW about it. I talked to my married friends/family about it, and changed my mind. I cannot WAIT for our first look. It will be an intimate, private moment that I don't think we'll ever forget, nor will we regret it. I think walking down the aisle to your groom/bride/future spouse will be just as special with a first look beforehand, just in a different way. Good luck!

Team no first look all the way. FH and I are keeping it tradition by not seeing each other until I walk down the aisle. His family is superstitious anyways so even if I wanted a first look, I wouldn't get it. But, that's okay because well, I'm not for the first look.

I honestly have never heard of having a first look until I started reading these forums but, it seems like if you want a more private thing with FH before the wedding, then it's a good idea to do one. Even if I did a first look, my anxiety would be bad since I hate being the center of attention.

@Mallory- That's why you have a cocktail hour and it should never be 2 hours. Our guests will be eating and drinking while we take pics. Not just waiting.

At first I didn't want a first look but it just makes sense. And it would give FH and I time together on our day just us (and the photographer, of course). The more I think on it the more am excited to do a first look

There's definitely no wow factor of having the most private and intense moment of your life in front of a roomful of people, to me. It seems that every single person here who isn't doing one isn't doing one because their FH doesn't want it, which is a little strange.

@Tiffany, if you think your anxiety about a first look is bad, not doing one is going to be much worse.