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Rehearsal Ettiquette

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So out of curiosity, I'm not very familiar with rehearsal etiquette. Is it considered in bad form to use the rehearsal night as the photo time? We would have a dinner or brunch... whatever meal the time landed on. My venue only alots us four hours to set up and have the wedding ceremony area. I just don't want us to be rushing about trying to get everything ready and worrying if pictures will be done before guests start arriving and whatnot.

FI and I aren't into the whole its bad luck stuff. It seems like every time you turn around something is bad luck! So the whole seeing the dress before isn't such a big deal for us.
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  • lyndausvilyndausvi mod
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    I would be pissed to have to get dressed up 2 days in a row.  Plus hair, makeup, etc






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  • firebabe6519firebabe6519 member
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    I didn't think about that. Good point!
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  • HisGirlFriday13HisGirlFriday13 member
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    Ditto @lyndausvi. Also, is everyone you're going to want photos with going to be at the rehearsal? I know we did photos with my godparents, who weren't at the rehearsal, and DH's family (including a brother who was a GM and a nephew who was an RB and his grandmother), and none of them came to the rehearsal.
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  • SP29SP29 member
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    I agree- nay because your wedding party (and all family members you want to take photos with) would be required to dress up for 2 days.

    If you don't care about seeing each other before the ceremony, do your photos prior to the ceremony. You can do a first look session, wedding party photos and meet up with family if you like. Or, do the first look and WP party photos first, then family photos after the ceremony.
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  • monkeysipmonkeysip member
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    Really, photos don't HAVE to take that long if everyone is ready to go.  We did ours post-ceremony, and the family-bridal party photos took 30 minutes.  And that was like 40 people (my dad wanted photos with ALL his family and friends) arranged in 50 different photos.  Then H and I did another 10 minutes of photos in the Church, and like 30 minutes outside of our reception venue.  

    I'm just saying photos don't have to take as long as you're thinking.  If you don't mind the first look, then do your photos pre-ceremony, or if you want to wait, at least do your bridal party photos before the ceremony.

    Either way, people don't want to have to get in their wedding attire plus hair and make-up two days in a row.

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  • indianaalumindianaalum member
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    Doesn't taking pictures at the REHEARSAL defeat the purpose of having WEDDING photos?!?

    They are no longer WEDDING photos if you take them at the REHEARSAL

    Bad Idea...

    Also, do you really want to wear your wedding dress the day before? What if something happens and it gets ruined? ....

    Think this through...bad, bad idea
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  • Emmy1493Emmy1493 member
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    Hmm. You don't necessarily have to take them then. I agree with PP in that it won't really have the same special-ness as it might on the actual wedding day. If your looking at saving time you could get ready at either salon/hotel/venue/wherever and then head to venue and then take BM/BP pictures before ceremony. Then maybe have the guys go after and do the same? Just a thought.
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  • firebabe6519firebabe6519 member
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    I think I will just try to do the photos before with whatever shots we still need after the wedding. My photographer was suggesting I'd need 2 hours blocked off for pictures. But surely they won't take that long. Our WP is fairly small as it is.
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  • InkdancerInkdancer member
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    firebabe6519 said:
    I think I will just try to do the photos before with whatever shots we still need after the wedding. My photographer was suggesting I'd need 2 hours blocked off for pictures. But surely they won't take that long. Our WP is fairly small as it is.
    I would go out of my mind if I had to stand around for 2 hours taking pictures! Does this photog specialize in portraits? Because if they can't get enough pretty shots while you're dancing, cutting cake, or just having your wedding, I'd be worried. I don't want all my wedding photos to be posed.
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  • Cookie PusherCookie Pusher member
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    Whoa, 2 hours?! Our photographer (she works for a newspaper and does photojournalism style pictures, which is what we wanted) said it takes an hour at the most to get every single possible shot with the WP/family unless everyone is incapable of following directions. Because both our WP and families are small, we should be done in 20-30 minutes. I'd discuss with the photographer exactly what shots they are trying to get. If there are pictures you're not interested in, you can eliminate them right off the bat.
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