Your opinions please?! Photo related

transcriber87 · June 2012

I was over on the wedding channel site and was reading an article about how it is alright to go ahead and have pics done together BEFORE the wedding...Well my Mom said it was bad luck for the groom to see the bride before the wedding but I guess things have changed. I sat and thought how much precious time would be saved in doing this..Right now, we only have plans for me and my 3 girls to have our pics done out by the gazebo and for the groomsmen to have theirs done after we go in and then after the wedding, when everyone walks into the reception hall (the gazebo is on the property) THAT would be when we ALL have our pics taken..Now I am thinking if we get them done beforehand, we could go straight into the reception instead. What are your thoughts on this? Anyone doing it?

finleyac · June 2012

While many people of the older generation still think you should not see each other beforehand, it is quite normal nowadays for brides and grooms to get their pictures done before the ceremony. It sounds like it isn't a big deal to you that you wait until the ceremony, in which case, you don't have to! Really the only way to decide is by what you and your FI want because there is no right or wrong here. Also, for couples that do decide to do their pictures prior to the ceremony, many do what is called a "first look" series of photos, where the photographer captures the look on his face when he sees you for the first time!

nessaalwayz · June 2012

I'm doing the pictures before hand. And I'm doing a first look like PP mentioned, so we still get those pics when he first sees me. I liked the idea of him not seeing me till I get to the end of the aisle, but time was the issue for me as well. Why should I miss part of my own reception? lol

Ajoyd · June 2012

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[QUOTE]I'm doing the pictures before hand. And I'm doing a first look like PP mentioned, so we still get those pics when he first sees me. I liked the idea of him not seeing me till I get to the end of the aisle, but time was the issue for me as well. Why should I miss part of my own reception? lol
Posted by nessaalwayz[/QUOTE]

This exactly for me too.

libby2483 · June 2012

We are doing some pictures beforehand, but only those where we will not see one another (my bridesmaids and me and his groomsmen and him). I don't think that it is necessarily bad luck to see one another, but I am traditional in this sense, and I want the first time he sees me to be when I walk down the aisle.

carpediem27 · June 2012

We are doing a first look as well. I agree that it frees up time to spend at the reception and I also like the idea of having some time for just me and FI. He is also good at calming me down in case I get nervous or anxious!

random4180 · June 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-club-boards_august-2012-weddings_your-opinions-please-photo-related?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20Club%20BoardsForum:1fb748ee-7a4e-40eb-b4b4-e553486f4cacDiscussion:cd9af9d0-68c2-4248-86b9-f3b7f489138cPost:9c3cc414-8a67-435e-be61-589b05243a34">Re: Your opinions please?! Photo related</a>:
[QUOTE]We are doing some pictures beforehand, but only those where we will not see one another (my bridesmaids and me and his groomsmen and him). I don't think that it is necessarily bad luck to see one another, but I am traditional in this sense, and I want the first time he sees me to be when I walk down the aisle.
Posted by libby2483[/QUOTE]<div>
</div><div>This for us too- our reception venue is right across the street from the church we're getting married in so the time it takes for us to get all the pics together should fit well within the cocktail hour.

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mbatzlaff · June 2012

We are also doing first look pictures. FI and I live together and will already see each other the morning of the wedding. I was a personal attendant for a bride who didn't want to see her husband until the aisle and it was a big hassle to double check around corners and run around the church trying to keep them seperate while photos were being taken.

m tulli · June 2012

There isn't a wrong answer. we both went traditional. We are going to do as many pics as we can before hand. Me with my party him with him and each of us with our parents and what not. Then do about 1/2 hour of shots while our guest get drinks and find their seats. Were doing the shots on location so it wont take long.

dawnp917 · June 2012

We are doing a first look. Our ceremony is at 6:30 and is at the same location as the reception. We wanted to take photos at various points in the city so we have to do the photos before hand. I am looking forward to having a few moments alone with FI prior to all the chaos of the wedding and reception.

ohnoitskaroljo · June 2012

We are doing ours beforehand

That's a very old superstitious way of looking at things. Do a "First Look" shoot with just you and your FI - it'll be very special for the two of you

That's what FI and I are doing - first we'll do a reveal with the 2 of us, then we'll do all the photos of the wedding party before the Ceremony

DeClue82 · June 2012

We are doing ours before hand with a first look like many of the PP's have mentioned. Then we'll take the family photo's after the ceremony.

I've heard that the superstition of not seeing the bride before the wedding ceremony stems from when men had mail order brides and they didn't meet until the wedding. So it was thought that in some cases if he saw her before hand he might not marry her... So I think that if you want to do pix before you're safe and it won't be bad luck.

Both ways are fine, but we want to save time and party during the reception, but also get lots of great pictures together and with the bridal party as a whole!

holycrapitsalexa · June 2012

I think it is whatever you and your FI want to do. It's totally up to you! After a lot of talk, FI and I chose to do a first look, pretty much to cut down time and be able to get to the reception as soon as possible. Also, with the first look we can see each other and hug and kiss and be all in love. If we wait till the ceremony, we can't touch. Catchin what i am sayin?

mtbentley · June 2012

There will be photobraphs of us getting ready separately but everything else will be done during cocktail hour. The staff will bring us hors d'ouevres so the wedding party won't miss out, and we don't have to go off site so it shouldn't take too long. We live together but he will be staying somewhere else the night before and we are getting ready in different buildings at the venue, shouldn't be hard to avoid each other. I don't think it is bad luck to see each other, I just think for me it would take away from the anticipation and excitement leading up to the ceremony. I don't think there is anything wrong with doing a first look if that is what you want, it is just not for me.

odustudent22 · June 2012

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[QUOTE]There isn't a wrong answer. we both went traditional. We are going to do as many pics as we can before hand. Me with my party him with him and each of us with our parents and what not. Then do about 1/2 hour of shots while our guest get drinks and find their seats. Were doing the shots on location so it wont take long.
Posted by m tulli[/QUOTE]

THIS. My FI absolutely does not want to see me beforehand.

saraschilling88 · June 2012

We are doing a majority of our photos beforehand, including our "first look" photo! I agree that past generations have considered it bad luck, but I kind of like the idea of not missing my reception.

For me, as long as FI doesn't see me for a majority of the day (up until the first look photo) I think we're ok. Lots of couples used to see each other when they signed their marriage license (generally done before the wedding). I like the idea of the first look photo, FI will have never seen me in my dress prior to the day, so to capture that private moment is a very romantic thing in my eyes.

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