At first I didn't like the idea of doing a "first look", but after reading a lot of posts on it, I think I'm sold on the idea. Our ceremony is at St Mary of the Mount (church on Grandview Ave on Mt Washington), and I wanted to use the overlook on Mt Wash as a place for photos. But I also kind of wanted to have some photos with some green in them instead of just the city background. Like a park or something. So I'm thinking we could do the first look at a different location, get some pictures there, then head to the church/overlook for more pictures. I love the idea of getting pictures done at Phipps, and I live pretty much right next to it so it's a convenient location, but it's a little pricey and we're on a super tight budget. Does anyone know of a location that would be less than Phipps, or even free! :-) A pond or waterfall of some sort would be awesome, but I'd at least like to have pretty green scenery with trees or flowers.