First look

I'd talk to your photographer and see what time they usually do first looks for their clients! Some people have a first look 30min before the ceremony, an hour, it just depends on what your timeline looks like.

I love that idea though!! I've seen so many videos and photos of this, that I've actually thought about pranking my FH as well!

Your photographer will be able to assist you with timing. We did an actual first look and ours was scheduled for 3:45 before our 5:30 ceremony. We also did bridal party photos after the first look.

I have no advice on timeline, but I am SO jealous you get to do this!!

I wanted to do this so bad, one of my FH's best men is his brother and I knew he'd do this if I asked, but the venue holding my ceremony and reception doesn't allow first looks due to time constraints. I was so bummed when I read that.

I had it all planned out in my head too, my parents have 100's of wedding dresses that they sell on Ebay and I was just going to take one and stick his brother in it.

If I thought of this idea prior and didn't already tell FH I was thinking this then I would consider it lol. But we're also doing a 5:30 ceremony on a Friday evening, I'm planning on getting ready at the hotel we'll be staying at the night before (me and my bridesmaids who choose to stay with me) and the night of, and he'll be getting ready at his parents house so we'll be getting ready in two separate locations and I don't know our wedding day timeline yet, plus he cant stick to a schedule to save his life (and neither can 1/2 his groomsmen) and I'm type A and I can't imagine the stress I would feel to ensure he gets to a secondary location first and then still make it our ceremony in time lol