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Guests seeing the Bride before the ceremony

toasterryantoasterryan member
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Hi

My FH and I are going to do a first look and taking bridal party photos before the ceremony, then heading to the church. My question is that we have a shuttle that will be running from our reception site to the church and the reception site is right next to where we plan on doing our First Look....would it be odd/wrong for us to hop on the shuttle with our guests? Or should I be 'hiding' till I walk down the aisle?

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Maureen 
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    Maggie0829Maggie0829 member
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    I don't think it would be wrong at all.  If you are fine with guests seeing you before the ceremony then by all means hop aboard the shuttle.  I know I had some guests see me before the ceremony and I, as a guest, have seen some brides before the ceremony and it certainly didn't ruin the "walking down the aisle" moment.

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    Jen4948Jen4948 member
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    If you don't mind if they see you before the ceremony, then feel free to take the shuttle.

    At several weddings I've been to, people "visited" the bridal suite and saw the bride before the ceremony.
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    emmyg65emmyg65 member
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    If you're not bothered by it, it's fine. A few guests saw me before the ceremony. I even went to a wedding where the bride and groom mingled with all their guests before the ceremony started.
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    toasterryantoasterryan member
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    Thanks!!
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    biojessbiojess member
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    Great question! I was wondering about this, too.
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    hlvonbhlvonb member
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    toasterryan said:
    Hi

    My FH and I are going to do a first look and taking bridal party photos before the ceremony, then heading to the church. My question is that we have a shuttle that will be running from our reception site to the church and the reception site is right next to where we plan on doing our First Look....would it be odd/wrong for us to hop on the shuttle with our guests? Or should I be 'hiding' till I walk down the aisle?

    Thanks!
    Maureen 
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    I don't see anything wrong with it so if you want to do it, then go for it. I personally will not let guests (besides my grandparents) see me before
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    winelover123winelover123 member
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    Most guests saw me before the ceremony. We did our family pictures right where the guests walked in. It didn't ruin the walking down the aisle moment.
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    JoanE2012JoanE2012 member
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    toasterryan said:
    Hi

    My FH and I are going to do a first look and taking bridal party photos before the ceremony, then heading to the church. My question is that we have a shuttle that will be running from our reception site to the church and the reception site is right next to where we plan on doing our First Look....would it be odd/wrong for us to hop on the shuttle with our guests? Or should I be 'hiding' till I walk down the aisle?

    Thanks!
    Maureen 
    I'm confused.  Why would your guests be at the reception site first and need to be shuttled to the ceremony?  Is it at a hotel?

    That said, if you don't mind people seeing you, then don't worry about it!  I didn't want anyone seeing me before the ceremony, so I made sure I stayed in hiding about an hour before the ceremony.  
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