QOTD 2/17

minionlover · February 2012

How do you feel about first look pictures? Are you planning on doing them?

snuff9861 · February 2012

I personally am not doing them. I want to see his reaction when I first walk down the aisle. My photographer has built in us time, so I will get to spend quiet moments with H (which he'll be at the point...loves it) before the reception.

ivedonethisb4 · February 2012

I like the idea FI hates it but were doing it anyway because the ceremony and reception aren't in the same place so we're going to have all formal shots done beforehand and afterwards we're going to have some quick fun BP shots at our historic downtown reception location. We aren't doing a cocktail hour so we don't need to take forever to take pictures and people have eaten and left because we aren't there.

achiduck · February 2012

I think they're great. I personally feel that the traditon of not seeing each other until the bride is coming down the aisle is silly and causes much more anxiety and nerves then is really necessary.

I really want that moment when FI sees me for the first time to be private and not with 100 extra pairs of eyes waiting for us to cry. It also makes for some really amazing pictures and allows us to have the later ceremony time wanted and to be able to spend more time with our guests.

ReyesToy · February 2012

We're a little bit more traditional so we're not doing that. We're doing a day-after photography session (unlimited hours and locations) for cheap so we still get to enjoy our wedding day with our guests. It works out for us because we need to do some hiking (in Sedona) to get to the private photo spots that we wanted, which I probably didn't really want to do on our wedding day in case I tripped or something. :P

RockyNFrankie · February 2012

Don't like it. Not doing it.

mpjf1001 · February 2012

Not doing it, dont like it.
We are more traditional, and I cant wait to see FI's reaction as I come down the aisle, im a sucker for traditions like this...

had26 · February 2012

I can see why it appeals to a lot of people but we won't be doing it either. Can't wait to see his reaction. That is, if I can see through the tears. Hoping not to be a blubbering mess but that's not likely!

reagane02 · February 2012

I'm not a fan, the only 1st looks I'll be doing are the ones with my dads, but my FI will have to wait until the ceremony to see me.

lepoissonrouge · February 2012

Same, not doing it and am not a huge fan of it. But I can see why it would appeal to some people. I mentioned to FI and he was like, absolutely not!! Very adamantly, lol. I didn't like the idea anyways so I am glad he didn't either.

Have any of you seen photos where the bride and groom like, hold hand across a door or something and talk but don't see each other before the ceremony? We want to do that I think, but not see each other. I think it will make for a pretty cool pucture

Iryshcreem · February 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-club-boards_october-2012-weddings_qotd-217?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20Club%20BoardsForum:56b9bcef-1e34-456e-81f5-cfaa107456b2Discussion:e4e12eb5-5773-46b7-8b70-c0e6e883089bPost:e5fa1f3e-ec78-4107-a3a9-ba6d21e4d1ba">Re: QOTD 2/17</a>:
[QUOTE]I think they're great. I personally feel that the traditon of not seeing each other until the bride is coming down the aisle is silly and causes much more anxiety and nerves then is really necessary. I really want that moment when FI sees me for the first time to be private and not with 100 extra pairs of eyes waiting for us to cry. It also makes for some really amazing pictures and allows us to have the later ceremony time wanted and to be able to spend more time with our guests.
Posted by achiduck[/QUOTE]

<div>This exactly.</div>

aimee58 · February 2012

We're doing formal pics with our sides of the WP before the ceremony (me and the girls, him and the guys). But I don't want him to see me until I walk down the aisle. We're both big on traiditon, as silly as it may seems. We're going to do a video too so they can get his reaction on tape.

minionlover · February 2012

I love the idea of a first look. I like the intimacy of it like other said. I want to be able to see him up close and give him a hug and kiss before the ceremony. This may sound strange but I feel that once you get up to the officiant you can't do any of that.

cbear215 · February 2012

We thought about doing it but ultimately decided that it wasn't for us.

Lmvo23 · February 2012

I like the idea but he isn't crazy about it, so I think we are going to have pictures taken together with us on opposite sides of a door- so we can't see each other but still have those pre-wedding pictures. I think we'll write each other notes as well and capture those emotions in the same way.

musictchr25 · February 2012

I love they way that they look in pictures, but FI and I both want the first time we see each other to be at the ceremony, walking down the aisle. This does, however, cut into our cocktail hour time and the amount of daylight we will have available to us for pictures, so we have moved our ceremony time back since it is that important to us.

brainybrunette · February 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-club-boards_october-2012-weddings_qotd-217?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20Club%20BoardsForum:56b9bcef-1e34-456e-81f5-cfaa107456b2Discussion:e4e12eb5-5773-46b7-8b70-c0e6e883089bPost:e5fa1f3e-ec78-4107-a3a9-ba6d21e4d1ba">Re: QOTD 2/17</a>:
[QUOTE]I think they're great. I personally feel that the traditon of not seeing each other until the bride is coming down the aisle is silly and causes much more anxiety and nerves then is really necessary. I really want that moment when FI sees me for the first time to be private and not with 100 extra pairs of eyes waiting for us to cry. It also makes for some really amazing pictures and allows us to have the later ceremony time wanted and to be able to spend more time with our guests.
Posted by achiduck[/QUOTE]

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</div><div>Completely agree!!! </div><div>
</div><div>We're definitely doing a first look! Our ceremony is at 6pm, so by the time that's over it'll be dark out. A first look is essential if we want any picture outside in natural light.</div><div>
</div><div>Second, I really don't think that seeing each other before the ceremony takes anything away from the walk down the aisle. It'll still be special and emotional...I'm pretty sure FI will still have the same reaction even if we've already seen each other I've read many comments about first looks where couples have said that first looks do not take anything away from the walk down the aisle.</div><div>
</div><div>To each their own on this one, but I know that a first look is right for us.</div>

pockysquirrel · February 2012

I think it's a great idea, but FI wants no part of it. He's adamant about doing some parts of the wedding super-traditionally, and this is one of them. He doesn't want to stay togetheer the night before the wedding, or see me at all the day of until I come down the aisle. I'm a little disappointed that it means more cramming of photos into the cocktail hour and less time with our guests, but it's so important to him to do it this way.

[Deleted User] · February 2012

We have decided on a first look. I went back and forth on it but after talking to the photographer I decided that that is what I would like the most and FI agrees. I also think it will make us less nervous when we are in front of everybody.

kimm260 · February 2012

I have thought about doing it because it can lead to some great shots and it would be nice to see before the ceremony. FI is against it against so we are not doing it. Plus we would have to add more hours for our photographer.

lehc723 · February 2012

I think they're great, and they're a part of people's pictures that I love, but we're not doing it. I know stupid "27 Dresses" stole it and made it a cliche but I LOVE the first look a groom has when he sees the bride coming down the aisle, and I can't pass that up!

rmo57536 · February 2012

Fi and I are fine with it, we'd really like to enjoy all of the reception we're paying for. Our mother's on the other-hand are completely against it. Mine wants to see the look on his face when he first sees me and all that. We still haven't decided but I'm leaning towards doing a first look.

DanaOcNy · February 2012

We are definitely doing a first look. We have our photographer all day and would like to get as much use out of him as possible :-) Also I'd rather the first time he sees me it be just us (plus the photgrapher) not at the exact same time as all our guests see me.

PetalPockets2012 · February 2012

I have mixed feelings on it. FI is against it so we aren't going to be doing it.

Shasta0610 · February 2012

We're not doing a first look. His first look at me will be walking down the aisle! I totally understand the appeal, but something about it just feels wrong to me. I guess we're pretty traditional when it comes to the wedding. I know I'll probably be a little more nervous without the first look, but I feel like the second I see him at the end of the aisle it'll all melt away.

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