First look/ pictures

Hi Miranda! I don't think you can really go wrong either way! My plan is to do a first touch and do as many photos as we can before the ceremony. I hope to have all family and bridal party photos done before and then do couples photos after. My FH really wanted to see me for the first time walking down the aisle. Have you asked your partner if they want to do a first look?

We’re planning to do a first look and knock out as many photos/fam photos as possible. That way we can join our guests for the majority of cocktail hour. We don’t want to miss out on any portion of our wedding day because it already zips by quickly. We also don’t have a BP so that will help cut down on our photo time overall.

View Quoted Comment We kind of had a discussion a while back. I have always wanted to wait until we walked down the aisle, however i feel like doing some pictures before would benefit. I do like the idea of doing as many as we can before with family and the bridal party. I guess i should ask my FH what he would like. He usually tells me whatever you want to do.

View Quoted Comment Oh nice, thanks for your feed back. We have not fully decided if we will have a bridal party yet or not. But thanks for your advice

I'm thinking some photos with my bridesmaids and my fiance with his groomsmen beforehand is something we will do. But I want to wait to walk down the aisle before we see each other. Then do all the other photos after the ceremony.

View Quoted Comment Mandi, i like that idea. I’m just scared to do some before in fear he will be coming in see me or other people will see me. I’m very much a tomboy but i know what kind of dress i want and it’s nothing like me. So i want everyone to be surprised except the people who go with me to pick it out of course.

We’re not doing a first look but will be taking most of the pictures, all of the ones we don’t have be in together, before the ceremony to save time. I just feel like if he’s going to see me before I walk down the aisle then what’s the point in hiding my dress all of these months! 😉

View Quoted Comment I understand. I'm planning on doing mine first in the upstairs area, then hiding out in a room. About an hour and a half before the ceremony. Then allowing the groom and groomsmen to take photos upstairs to take photos, then make them go away. I have a pretty strict schedule to try to avoid that myself.

Hey Miranda!
Love your name , by the way.
We are not doing a first look. I'm very traditional and I want the first time he sees me to be when I arrive on my horse at the aisle.
We live together, but are spending that night a part , as tradition dictates.
I'm excited to see him the day of the wedding, and look forward to the anticipation.
So, pictures will have to wait until we are married I just think it's romantic that way.❤
Good luck on your decision. I'm sure you will make the best one for the two of you

We will most likely do a first look, not primarily to do pictures, but because we’ll both probably be anxious and I think it will help us both calm down and focus. I also think it will be a nice intimate moment before craziness ensues! My FH doesn’t really show emotions, especially around a bunch of people, so I’m hoping alone before the ceremony I’ll get more of a reaction from him because I’m sure he’ll be stoic waiting at the end of the aisle. We will get some pictures, but our photographer suggested we do the first look privately with just him otherwise it can get awkward with the wedding party gawking and defeats the purpose. If we do the first look where I want to do it, where we got engaged, the wedding party can walk the opposite direction (the long way) down the trail and meet us at the overlook since it’s a loop. It’s only like .25 miles and no elevation gain so not a big deal, just gives us a couple minutes alone.

We’ll do a first look, since we plan to get all posed pics done before the ceremony. We’re not having a cocktail hour so it’s really our only time to get pics done.

Thanks ladies for all your advice/ how you guys will be doing it. Definitely still have to decide what i want to do but i have time right lol 11/14/2020

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You do have lots of time to decide, Miranda!