Bad Luck or Not???

Lady05

Hi LadiesI have a question for those who are already married and those who are still planning. Is it bad luck to takes pictures together b4 the ceremony on your wedding day. My FI wants to take pictures the morning of after we get our indiv pictures taken. What do you think? TIA!

ThePinkSuperhero

There's no such thing as luck.

sarah0725

Yup, definitely. Especially if you take a picture of the two of you smashing mirrors while holding a black cat and standing under a ladder.

lauralaur

Lots of people do it. Nothing wrong with it. We're not doing it, but only because I personally find it to be more exciting to wait to see each other when the church doors open, but I know quite a few people who did/are doing it, and then they get to visit with guests at the cocktail party.

panda&squishy

It's not bad luck, it's personal preference. That being said, we will not be seeing each other before the ceremony because it's traditional.

ndzenowski

Bad luck? do you believe in superstition? If not, there's your answer. I will not be taking pictures before the ceremony b/c i want him to see me for the first time walking down the aisle, but everyone who has done the pictures before say it makes things easier- makes more time to spend with the guests at cocktail hour and the reception.

sarah0725

Real answer: it's traditional not to see each other before the wedding, but a lot of things are traditional, and it's up to you to decide which traditions you want to honor. If you want to take pictures before the ceremony, that's fine. If you want your FI's first view of you to be the moment you come up the aisle, then don't let anybody take that away from you.

mocha beans

You don't want to see him before the ceremony because then he'll be able to panic and run if you aren't pretty enough.  If you wait till the ceremony, he can't run, he's trapped.  The deer in headlights look is completely normal, trust me.Seriously though, no, nothing bad will happen, there is no bad luck or karma or voodoo.  A lot of people prefer it because then they can go to the cocktail hour with their guests rather than spend an hour taking pictures while everyone else gets their booze on.

ggmae

Nope. We did and shiit has yet to hit the fan.

sillynut

We are doing ours 1st & I dont think we are doomed. Yes some of the excitement is gone but at the end of the day we will still be husband and wife and thats all that matters to us both.

Lady05

Thanks everyone for your response. My FI and I not traditional people at all. He wanted to be able to spend time with the guest like some of you have already mentioned. I really did not care one way or another. I talked it out with the photographer and he has done several this way b4 and has a plan of attack on how to get those same raw emotions when we see each other for the first time. Thanks again I had the same response from family and friends. Some say no seeing b4 the ceremony and other say sure why not gives you time to mingle w. the guest during cocktail hr since we will not have a meet/great line after the ceremony.

tmm140

Sarah I think your first post was the best response EVER!

abbalish

We took pictures before the ceremony AND I showed H my wedding dress immediately after buying it.  We lived to tell the tale.