First Look

Olexa1979 · August 2012

Hi Ladies - who all here is doing a first look?? - so keep telling us not too...but we have been SO UNTRADITIONAL - so this is not a big deal to us.

bnu220 · August 2012

We are doing a first look.

mmmendi · August 2012

We aren't, and not for any traditional or romantic reason. FI happens to be one of the pickiest, most opinionated men I have ever met. As flattered as I might should be

he somehow had NO opinion, no vision, no input on a dress style when I went to DB with Mother and one of my sisters. He copped out with "You will be amazing...whatever makes you feel beautiful.." So...no opinion, no see!

annanoel21 · August 2012

I'm thinking about it. Since the ceremony will start at 4, I think it might be a good way to go bc the sunset/dark. I've found several cute first looks where the bride can see groom, but he can't see her on pinterest. My photographer advised me we need to start taking pics around 1. That's fine with me.

insanityofamom · August 2012

What is a first look?

fjw2012 · August 2012

A first look is when the Bride and Groom see eachother before the ceremony actually takes place. It allows for more time to take pictures and also makes for some really personal/cute pictures of the two of you seeing each other for the first time.

FI and I are def doing one. Our ceremony is at 6 p.m. in October so the sun will be starting to set right about the time our ceremony is ending. We need to get as many pictures done before the ceremony as possible. Plus we really like the idea of being able to have that personal moment to see one another and take it all in for as long as we like.

ivedonethisb4 · August 2012

We're doing it. Our Ceremony 5pm and Reception are in 2 different locations. About 15 mins apart. I believe but its not CONFIRMED that we'll be getting ready at the reception location...or in the inn the next building over. So we plan on doing first look and all the bridal party pictures before hand. Starting with pictures of me getting dressed with my Mom and then the first look and then fun shots with the bridal party in the middle of Small Town USA..still looks like it did in the 70's when Jimmy Carter was President..they've still got the VOTE!! Signs up lol. Then we'll take off for the Church and some more formal stuff with family..be done by about between 4:15 and 4:25. I look for guests to start arriving about then..and after the ceremony 0 pics..were going straight to location 2 because were not having a cocktail hour due to budget.

DanaOcNy · August 2012

We are definitely doing them. Our ceremony starts at 4 pm and we wanted to utlize the sun and all day photographers as much as we could. We rented a party bus that has a small room in the back so I will be back there with my girls when the bus picks up the guys, going to pic location then after he sees me it wont matter where I am on the bus :-)

hllokttygirl · August 2012

We are doing one for sure. We don't have a cocktail hour and want to take pictures before the ceremony. This will still give us a special moment.

tamrahelmer · August 2012

We are doing a first look. As a guest, I hate the overlap time that there is between ceremony and reception because people take ALL of their pictures then. So why would I do that to my guests? Our ceremony is at 4:30, so we will be doing the first look, bride & groom pictures, and bridal party pictures before the ceremony. The only thing that will be between ceremony and reception is quick family pictures.

ericaandtom2012 · August 2012

We weren't planning on doing one, but I'm thinking more and more about doing one because there seem to be so many benefits. I just have to get FI on board - he didn't even know it was a possibility.

kimm260 · August 2012

We will not be doing one, FI wants the first time he sees me to be when i walk down the aisle. I would like the photog to get what pics he can of FI and the guys and his family, and me and my girls and my family before we head to the venue so we don't take the whole hour after the ceremony.

Also because of the time that we have the photographer we really don't have the extra time to do a first look.

lehc723 · August 2012

I'm not, but funny enough it's one of those things now that I keep coming back to in terms of, "Should we? We should, shouldn't we? Will I regret this?" I just feel like it might help make the day move a little smoother, but oh well. I suppose if I keep second-guessing myself, we can always change it.

Julia822 · August 2012

We are doing one. Our ceremony is at 6PM and we want to get pictures on the street in the city while it is still light out. Plus, we don't want to miss our cocktail hour.

Heath66 · August 2012

I want to do one because it will help a lot with timing for pictures, but FI is VERY against. it. booo Fi.

brainybrunette · August 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-club-boards_october-2012-weddings_first-look-1?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20Club%20BoardsForum:56b9bcef-1e34-456e-81f5-cfaa107456b2Discussion:ad401f73-d6f0-4a38-af05-23b6aabb1a7ePost:cf93a9a8-0852-4a7a-9a0b-2d59e052fa84">Re: First Look</a>:
[QUOTE]A first look is when the Bride and Groom see eachother before the ceremony actually takes place. It allows for more time to take pictures and also makes for some really personal/cute pictures of the two of you seeing each other for the first time. FI and I are def doing one. <strong>Our ceremony is at 6 p.m. in October so the sun will be starting to set right about the time our ceremony is ending. We need to get as many pictures done before the ceremony as possible. Plus we really like the idea of being able to have that personal moment to see one another and take it all in for as long as we like. </strong>
Posted by fjw2012[/QUOTE]<div>
</div><div>This exactly! A first look is a must for us. If we didn't do one, we wouldn't have any pictures of FI and I because it would be dark outside. Our ceremony and reception are at the same venue, so while guests are at cocktail hour I need to be bustling my dress (which is a bit complicated), taking my veil off, and trying to eat at least some of our cocktail hour food (we get a private cocktail hour for the bridal party).

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[Deleted User] · August 2012

We are!

goatlady12 · August 2012

We are, I want to take my pictures when my hair and makeup are fresh.

NRod70 · August 2012

We are not. I did not even consider it. FI is a big ol' crybaby and I want him to be balling his eyes out. Is that mean? hehehe

On a more serious note, we are having a traditional church wedding and I wanted to follow through with that as much as I could. I've been waiting to be married for a long time and this is how I always envisioned it.

Ividian · August 2012

No first look here-we like the idea of seeing each other for the first time as we walk down the aisle.

huskerfan246 · August 2012

We are doing a First Look. FI was against it at first but changed his mind later and wants to do it, I was for it and after our meeting with our photographer and discussing what we wanted to do for our wedding day, it just made sense to do a "First Look" so we could get most of our Family/Formal Pics done before the ceremony since we will be leaving during the Cocktail Hour for Pics at a different location. Plus we really love the idea of having a private intimate moment together with nobody around except the photographer. It could very well help us out with our nervousness during the ceremony, but i'm an emotional person so I will probably have tears anyways.

thale0924 · August 2012

We're doing it!

I was SO against it at first...but like every one else already said it just makes the day SO much smoother. When we were first deciding I asked on one of the boards if doing a first look changed the feeling...and a lot of people said they got emotional at both. So I feel confident in the decision!

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