I really want the first time my groom sees me on our wedding to be the first time. It would make it easier if we got all the the pictures out of the way. Plus I already have it scheduled that I am not going to see him before the whole day is planned around that. My girls and I are doing some pictures before hand and his groomsmen are doing some before hand as well. I just wonder if I will miss all of out 1 and half cocktail hour.
LoveyDovey
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i think you have to weigh what is important to you
this is a very personal decision.
I decided to see my groom before the ceremony. I think it will still be just as special and you will still get that reaction.
I definitely think that you will end up using the entire 1.5 hours, even if you only use 1 hour, you have 30 minutes but you are prob going to be so crazy that you are going to want to sit in bridal suite and relax not mingle
most brides who took pics before ceremony all said it was the best decision because they got to enjoy their CH
Jmrosa1
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Yea I've gone back and forth on this as well.
But 1. It would end up costing us more money in limo's to do so...since we are meeting the minimum by not seeing each other
2. I like the tradition of him not seeing me beforehand...as many pics separate as possible will be done...me with the BM and him with the GM and family shots since he will be at the hall earlier than me. Missing CH sucks...but I will make sure I eat some of the food even if it's for 10 minutes in the bridal suite. lol.
So it just ends up being what works best for you.
erica8311
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i am doing pics before since ive been in 2 weddings that did it both ways...the wedding that we were at cocktail hr felt like such a long nite and the wedding that we missed it flewwwwww by so fast and the bride took 2 hrs to say hi to everyone at reception that she only had 2 hrs of her wedding to enjoy....yea it sucks that hell see me before but i think its different when im actually walking down the aisle that hell still get choked up well he better get teary eyed i warned him
rosatemp
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im old fashion in this sense and i rather him see me the first time walking down the aisle then taking pics before...but this is just something ive always invisioned and wanted
you should do what you really want since it is your day
futuremrstaheri
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FH and I are doing pics before hand. 1 - we want to enjot our cocktail hour & get most of the 'hellos' out of the way. 2 - it will be nice for us to see each other in a more intimate and private setting before the ceremony.
cmwals01
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I debated on pics before or after the ceremony for months. After talking to my photographer he suggested we do it before. I wanted the same reaction about FH first seeing me, but I'll still get that morning beforehand!! Besides I'm paying all this money for a cocktail hour I want to enjoy it
adelz
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We ended up doing the pics before, because otherwise we'd only get pics in the night time for an hour during cocktail hour, and the pics were really important. I also got worried that maybe it would take away from that 'first look' of me walking down the aisle, but I can honestly say I'm sooo happy we saw eachother before, because even when I walked down the aisle it felt just as special.
We saw eachother before pics - we both teared up and just shared such joy with eachother. Then when it came time to walk down the aisle, I remember seeing him tear up yet again, and we locked eyes, both of us tearing up. It was so magical.
