First Look?

I’m not doing a first look. He’ll see me when I come down the isle. There’s very few things my fiancé is traditional about and that’s one of them.

My fiancé wants to see me for the first time walking down the aisle. I think it’s the sweetest thing bc besides the food he’s been letting me decide most of the other things. When it came to this he was so sure about wanting to get that reaction with everyone else.


I’ve heard a lot of people opt for the first look because of the photo opportunities & the ability to get some photos out of the way so they can enjoy cocktail hr with friends & family.

View Quoted Comment Us too! Our ceremony is at 3:30 because sunset is at 5 (it’s a November wedding, so the clocks will have changed by then), and there’s no way we could get all our family pictures done and our personal photos done in an hour!

View Quoted Comment You’ll still have the “wow” moment, it will just be more private/intimate.

We skipped it. Not a big deal to us!! My hubby is not emotional but....I totally remember the look and smile on his face when he first saw me, and that is enough for me.

We're not doing a first look- FH insists on waiting until the ceremony. Instead I'm doing a first look with my dad before the ceremony.

I would recommend a first look to everyone. These pictures are my favorite pictures out of all of our 500 pictures. I loved having that alone time before the ceremony and it helped calm my nerves.

He saw my dress but hasn't seen me in my complete outfit. Going to try waiting as long as possible for him to see me before the wedding but we are doing a lot ourselves

View Quoted Comment Oh thats so nice!

We both prefer to wait until I come down the isle, BUT I did tell the photographer and videographer to focus on him when I first come out, so I'm still gonna get to go back and see my "first look" even though we won't have one before the ceremony

I used to be against it, but I realized I want a lot of pictures (including family photos) out of the way before the ceremony starts, so our guests don't have to wait too long. I also want that extra few minutes before with him to calm my nerves. I definitely think the walk down the aisle will still be a special experience.

No first look. We are skipping a lot of traditional wedding things but the first look as I walk down the isle is one of the things that we are insisting on. Our ceremony and reception are all in the same place and we feel everything will work out well with photographers getting pictures in.

FH and I agreed to do a first look. This was suggested to us by our photographer. We would like to do most of the photos done so we can at least attend the cocktail hour (hopefully). I also feel like this would help ease my nervousness before walking down the aisle.

I've definitely struggled with this a well. However, I recently was in a wedding where they did every picture that they could without the bride and groom actually seeing each other before and then they were able to knock out the other pictures very quickly after. So it's a combination of being able to attend most of your cocktail hour and still have the wow factor of your FH seeing you for the first time when you walk down the aisle.

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I agree with this 100%

the moment he sees you walking down the aisle will be special no matter what!

Personally, I hate the idea of a first look. I want to see his reaction when he sees me for the first time coming down the aisle. I think first looks take away from the moment of walking down the aisle because you've already seen each other.

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Same! Logistics won out on this one for me. We are funding this event, so the thought of booking 2 rooms to get ready separate, reserving 2 cars to get to the ceremony, and extra hour with the photographer to get the photos done, ect. just didn't make sense. I also think I would be 100 times more nervous to head to the ceremony if I hadn't seen my man all day. I would think these things through with your partner and decide what's best. Also ask your photographer for advice as well. If the daylight is going to be an issue for photos that will be a big factor in your decision.

After a lot of discussion we opted for first look and are so happy that we did. It was a chance for us to spend a few minutes alone before the big moment and seeing his reaction was priceless. We also did it so we could spend more time at our with our family and friends

We decided to do the first look for several reasons. The first is that it would be a private moment between my fiancé and I . We love the idea of that. I will be reading him a letter I wrote And he is writing me a song that he will play only for me. Another reason is that our venue will be flipped. During this transition the guests will be all over our venue making it tricky to do some photos in key areas. The next reason is that my fh and I both Get nervous easily and it will allow us to calm our nerves before the ceremony.

I want a FL; however, I dont want it in the real wedding dress. I hope to find a nice cheap dress, take a few pics and then surprise him while walking down the aisle.