Regrets for not doing a first look.

fleab2oo3 · June 2013

I got married in March and it was such a great day. It was an indoor wedding so the rain was not a huge deal. The weather was clear all day up until right during the ceremony. So since we didnt do a first look we missed out on so many outdoor pictures that we wanted to take with just the two of us.

All the rest of the photos turned out great! But after looking through all of them i realize that there are not too many of just H and I. Thats probably my only regret of the whole day~I feel a little pang of sadness when i see so many beautiful wedding photos of other couples. We got a few cute ones but i hoped for more.

misssunshine17 · June 2013

As someone who isn't doing a first look (as per FI), I'm sorry you're disappointed, but it sounds like you don't have a reason to be disappointed if you still have gorgeous photos. In a few years, having a million frame worthy photos won't be so important.

RWolff · June 2013

My first look pictures are actually my least favorite of the bunch! If your timing still worked out great, and you have wonderful pictures, don't worry about it!

rel1988 · June 2013

I've heard a lot of regrets about not getting enought family pictures together, so at least you got those covered right?? In all honesty there are going to be a million future pictures of just you and your husband. Chances are though, those big group ones are going to be a lot harder to come by.

Peledreamsofrain · June 2013

Ah photo regrets. Almost every single bride has them. There's always one pose that was forgotten, or didn't happen, or you didn't think of, or you see some other bride's pictures and they're soooo gorgeous (ack why didn't you do that!?). I know we didn't get a chance to do a first look and it drove me crazy until I realized that it made the wedding extremely special to my H, because he secretly had wanted the first time seeing me to be when I was walking down the aisle.

Just relax, and enjoy your photos. Other people's photos will become less important over time. Your wedding day was unique and wonderful and you.

QueerFemme · June 2013

You will probably only hang one or two wedding photos in your home. And that will probably be there for 1-3 years, until you decide to hang up something different. I know it feels like a dissapointment now, but you really only need 1 good one of the two of you. If you got that, be happy.

BostonGIrl4732 · June 2013

My parents have one wedding photo of themselves at our house. To see more photos, we had to go to my grandparents and dig around their photobooks.

Jessa617 · June 2013

I too regretted the fact that I don't have very many photos of just H and I. There are tons with our families but only a few of just us, and they aren't even that good. I was really bummed right after the wedding, but since then I haven't even looked at them again. We are married, there will be plenty of opportunities for pictures together. It's not worth it to be upset about it.

cmcole4509 · June 2013

I can see how you would be a little upset. But hey, at least you seem to have had a beautiful day surrounded by friends and family. And how often can you get your family all dressed up and willing to take pictures together

Don't stress it

kaos16 · June 2013

Maybe you can do a professional or quasi-professional photo shoot for your first anniversary. You can get dressed up and do some fun photos. Then you will have more pictures of just the two of you, even if not wedding related. It could be a compromise!

MoonlightSilver · June 2013

I'm surprised no one has suggested a Trash the Dress / Wear it One More Time shoot.

fleab2oo3 · June 2013

Thank for the input ladies!! It all makes me feel better! And very true that we will probably only hang a few up. It definatly was an amazing day!

fleab2oo3 · June 2013

i was trying to post a few pictures but im having trouble with the computer. :S

TKzilla · June 2013

I had a similar problem when I got our photos back. I thought "Oh I had wanted to do This Photo and That Photo" or "I wish we'd thought to get some photos at sunset" - so on and so forth.

For me, I think I built the day up SO MUCH that there was no way I wasn't going to be a little let down afterwards. Like... I planned 18 months for this? It was over in five hours!

I've taken a few weeks since getting the initial photos, and now I look at them and think about how wonderful our wedding was. Best day ever. Take a little time, and look again. Congratulations!

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