Pictures before or after the wedding?

doeie04

I can't decide if we should do all of our pictures except him and I before the wedding and do the couple photos after. Or have them all done before the wedding. I like the idea of him only seeing me as I am walking down the aisle. But it would be way easier to do all of them before. (We will have the reception right after the wedding.)

What are you going to do/did you do and why? Would you do anything different?

josephnorris

Depending on the size of your families & wedding party the pictures can take a very long time to do. If you avoid seeing one another before the wedding you may still have about, at the least, 10 pictures to take. The best thing to do is write down every single picture you want taken. If there is still a mountain after you single out all the shots less both bride & groom... then you may consider taking all before the ceremony and save your guests the long wait. I hope that helps!

Congratulations on your coming wedding!

Best to you,

Joseph

josephnorris

One more thing!

If you decide to shoot the couple pictures after the ceremony... ENJOY yourself! Enjoy that time with your new husband & don't worry about the guests, or just release them to eat before your arrival. It's your day.

fallbride1109

We decided about a month before the wedding to do a reveal and take all the pictures before and we are so happy we did.  We still took some portraits of just him and I after the ceremony also.

If you decide to wait to see each other, you can still take many of the family and bridal party pictures before the ceremony.  Just schedule all of the ones that don't have both of you in them.

sprat85

We decided to take photo's after the ceremony, but we did have a full hour of cocktails.  When we told the photographer that we wanted a few more photos in a different location he came and got us after we had finished eating, and our guests were still eating to finish up the photos.  I don't think anyone noticed we were gone.

KristenPhotography

Cocktail hour is generally when photos are taken. Generally couples allot an hour - mostly because guests become restless after more than that. A good photographer can get it all done in an hour.

On the other hand, I recently shot a wedding where the couple saw eachother before and it was very heartwarming. They had a few minutes alone, before all the fuss, to simply decompress and ready themselves mentally. It was very nice and intimate.