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Photos before the ceremony

ddyoungddyoung member
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For ladies who decided to take photos before the ceremony for the sake of time and forgo the 'first look' down the aisle... do you think it took anything away from the ceremony? would you do it the same way if you had the second chance? basically looking for pros and cons. trying to decide about taking pictures before the wedding and if i will really miss that feeling of seeing him for the first time @ the ceremony... TIA
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  • futurescbridefuturescbride
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    edited December 2011
    I'm not married yet but we plan to take our pics before the ceremony. But we will NOT see each other. I will be taking pics with the girls, he'll take some with the guys. He will take some with my girls, etc. We will save our pics together for after the ceremony.
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  • Panda16Panda16 member
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    edited December 2011
    Like pp, I think I'll be taking pics b4 hand without seeing FI. But honestly, I think it'll be a more intimate experience seeing him before the ceremony. It's just the two of you taking each other in. I think either way, you will both enjoy it.
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  • romeys_brideromeys_bride
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    edited December 2011
    I tried to do this. Though guests were coming too early and I had to scram!  So everyone else got to take pictures before the ceremony BUT me!
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  • msnellymsnelly
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    edited December 2011
    Just like pp, we will be taking pics before the ceremony without seeing each other.  My DOC highly encourages it so that our guest won't have to wait so long for us to arrive at the reception.
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  • julinejbjulinejb
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    edited December 2011
    We are taking some pics before the ceremony and we are seeing each other before. I think I would be a basketcase otherwise. We will still have the element of surprise because my MOH and his best man will take up to each other and he will be blindfolded. That way we still have the element of surprise and we get to share a special "first look" moment without having 150 staring at us, LOL! I think I'm going to be highly emotional either way, but hopefully this will take the "edge" off, LOL! HTH!
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  • the catthe cat
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    edited December 2011
    We also took pics before the ceremony, but saved our first look. After the ceremony only he and I took pics together which saved plenty of time. Since the BP was inside mingling during the cocktail (1/2) hour, P and I were alone for a while before going back inside. Worked out well.
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  • mrsjamalwaliscottmrsjamalwaliscott
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    edited December 2011
    We are going to take ours before the ceremony and see each other. We are doing this because we want to take some in the downtown area together and since we are getting married in December at night it will get dark faster so we have to take outside pics before the wedding. I think this will be good for us because we are both already nervous and this will help us calm down abit and just enjoy some time together before the ceremony.
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