Glasses or Contacts?

I can only speak for myself and my FW. I don't need my glasses all the time, only when I'm looking things at a close or moderate distance that I need to focus on. I will only wear mine to read my vows. My FW on the other hand needs hers all the time. There was never any question that she will wear hers. We may take hers off for a few of our pictures, but since she wears them all the time, I would find it odd to just not see her in them. If she's looking at me in a picture without her glasses on, I would just assume she can't even see my face. lol

I wear my glasses 95% of the time and contacts for "special occasions." Maybe you could wear your contacts at least for photos and if they start to both you after a few hours you could always take them out after ceremony/pictures and wear glasses the rest of the night.

I can only speak for myself, my vision is bad far away but okay up close. I do have to wear them when I drive. I had them in my bridal clutch but didn't wear them for the ceremony at all. I was only looking at my husband and he was right in front of me. During speeches, I put my glasses on to see better, then took them off for the rest of the night.

For photoshoot you can take your glasses off

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I need my glasses only when I’m driving or at a presentation of some kind so I don’t have much experience. If you can walk without them, take them off for your formal portraits. If not try wearing contacts just for the ceremony/photos and switch them out later in the night, bring lots of eye drops! You should be as comfortable as you can. If contacts make you miserable, don’t wear them at all. It’s your day and it’ll definitely show in photos if you’re uncomfortable. I’d rather see a beautiful bride in glasses with true happiness on her face than a bride with no glasses, but looks intensely uncomfortable.

I’m wearing contacts for the ceremony and photos then probably switch to my glasses later. I would just wear my glasses the whole time but I don’t want the nose marks if I take them off for photos

I was really worried about this, so I actually asked my photographer about it. He said for pictures its a lot easier without the glasses, that way they aren't fighting with the reflections and glare that can happen. He also mentioned that if its hot they may slip down my nose or smear my makeup. It was for these reasons he mentioned contact for at least all of the pictures and probably the ceremony. But said I should be okay to put my glasses back on for the reception. I'm still over a year out though, so I figured I'd get contacts soon so I'm used to them and don't look odd without my glasses.

I would be blind without my glasses or contacts, so I would advise against going without either. Your contacts shouldn’t hurt your eyes after a coupe hours, so you could ask your eye doctor to try a different brand. They all fit and feel different, so that could be why you have problems. If that’s not possible in the next two weeks, I would wear the contacts for the ceremony and pictures, then switch to your glasses for the ceremony. Or just wear your glasses the entire time. I think those of us who wear glasses think about and notice them more than anyone else. I’ve seen plenty of brides wear their glasses and never thought anything of it because they always wear them.

My glasses are basically a part of me, so they're staying on the entire wedding. Don't be ashamed of your glasses!

I would wear mine, but I have transitions lenses and having an outdoor wedding so I'm wearing contacts instead. I dont want it to look like I'm wearing sunglasses and I'm really not.

I wear glasses all the time, though I don't necessarily need them for reading or using a computer. Technically I could've gone without them for my wedding, because I can see okay, but everything would be moderately blurry from about 3+ feet out from me. I decided to just wear them, because I wanted to see everything clearly that day (plus I'm scared of the thought of wearing contacts, lol). Besides, I wear them all the time, everyone knows me as wearing glasses, and I like the way they look on me.

I agree with some PPs who said just take them off for pictures, or just wear the contacts for posed pictures and then your glasses for the rest of the time, since you said contacts make your eyes red.

I wear glasses for comfort and because I like the way I look in them, but I have contacts for my acting career. I was torn, as well, but in the end, I went with my contacts.

It prevented me from crying - which was a good thing, I could SEE - and then I didn't have to worry about makeup all over my glasses.

Would you want to wear contacts for the ceremony/photos, and then maybe switch?
It's really a matter of what's going to be most comfortable for you.

If contacts irritate your eyes then opt out. Ask fiancé and use person preference. If you like pics with you wearing glasses then wear them. Also if you wear glasses frequently then you may look odd without them on wedding day.