First looks who is doing them We are not

We aren't going to do one because that is the one tradition he wants. Besides not seeing my dress until I walk down the aisle. It floored me as well as everyone else. We are also doing things none traditionally like spending the night together before, seeing each other until we get ready.
However I would have loved a first look to get his reaction just him and I.
Are you doing any other traditions or none traditions?

We’re not doing a first look. Both my fiancé and I were very adamant that we didn’t want to see each other until I was walking down the aisle. We will be joining our guests for dinner about 15 minutes later in order to take pictures and travel to the reception venue, but considering there is a 30 minute time frame between the end of the ceremony and start of the reception, I think we will be fine. Plus, our reception is about 5-6 hours long and it’s majority family that we see several times a month, so we will have plenty of time to speak to everyone. Even though I would love to do photos beforehand to save time, I really want both of us to have authentic reactions and stick with the tradition.

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I agree with all of this!

We are not doing a first look. I have always imagined my FH seeing me for the first time walking down the aisle. It is the moment we are both looking forward to most and wouldn't want to give it up out of convenience. We can still get a lot of formal photos done before the ceremony and we don't have a ton on our shot list so we can still enjoy some of cocktail hour.

We're doing it as it was highly recommended by our planner unless we were very averse to doing it, both for timeline and photos, and so we get to attend / enjoy the cocktail hour, since the cocktail hour often has some of the best food!

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Exactly why we're doing it too. I was in a wedding recently where they didnt do a first look and the hour plus of photos post-ceremony was honestly exhausting. I was just ready for food and to sit down, but by the time we got to cocktail hour there was nothing left and it ended about 5 minutes after our grand entrance. The perks of being in so many weddings before having my own is I know now what I like and dont like and dont have to waffle on those decisions.

View Quoted Comment Oh wow that is not good but were still not doing first looks. He wants to be surprised but we also will let them know about time schedule

View Quoted Comment Thank you Claire for sharing your story

I’m doing a first touch I am very superstitious and don’t want him seeing me until I walk down the aisle

View Quoted Comment Thank you so much for sharing your story with us

View Quoted Comment Yes aww that is so cute and special that's what we are going for

I did mine moreso out of convenience of my schedule to get photos out the way

View Quoted Comment This just reminded me of weddings I've gone to as a guest where there is like 2-3 hours between the ceremony and reception for pictures, but the couple didn't have any kind of hors d'oeuvres, just an open bar. One wedding my husband and I left during "cocktail hour" (2 1/2 hours of waiting and alcohol) to get a sandwich from a nearby fast food place. Having that 1st look gets most pictures out of the way and guests aren't just sitting around for your pictures to be done for hours before eating

We are not doing it. I really want him to first see me when I am walking down the aisle.

View Quoted Comment Congratulations thank you so much for sharing your story with us

View Quoted Comment Thank you for sharing your story with us we are not having a cocktail hour because our ceremony time is in the evening and we dont want our guest just sitting around so while we are doing some pics the rest will be on video the reception will be on the way. We will have a little something for them until dinner is ready

View Quoted Comment I understand I think more or less put our photographers on a strict time schedule to follow

View Quoted Comment With doing first looks or not yes that is no right or wrong way make this special day what you and your new husband want thank you for sharing your comments with us

View Quoted Comment Wow that is great too I will try to keep our photographers on a time frame so we don't miss nothing. Have a great wedding day

View Quoted Comment We are doing some traditional points the garter toss,him waiting for me at the end of the aisles the wedding walk. My 2 MOHS and Bridesmaids all will be walking alone then wants we are done with vows they will walk back with a groomens. We may do our first dance first once we go into reception plus I really want him to dance with his mom but she is in wheelchair. And have some of the groomsmen escorts our female family members. Plus we will be celebrating our birthday's too we will be 50th