For those who did first look pics, can I see?? We are leaning towards doing first look before the ceremony. Do you feel that taking pics beforehand helped you to enjoy the rest of your day more?
Posted by pjc92980
if you are able to do pics before the ceremony i def suggest it
we had no choice (our ceremony was at our RH) so our only option would have been to miss the cocktail hour for photos
but i think it was great...we did the first look, then took pics with family, bridal party etc and had the ceremony. after the ceremony we had 20mins together alone which was just nice to have.
i dont have my pro pics yet, but here is a photo of me walking up to him before he turned around to look....
We did our first look at my parents house, I was getting ready there with the girls. The limo picked up the boys and then came to my parents house. We then had about 2 hours, we took photos at Port Jefferson and at a beach. We thought we would be able to enjoy cocktail hour but we had more pictures with extended family at the hall. Our ceremony was also at the RH. If you don't mind seeing each other before the ceremony I definitely recommend it!
It was important for me not to see my husband before the ceremony and I don't regret it one bit. We missed CH to take photos but the Westbury Manor set up a private CH for us to eat in the gardens and it was so nice. I have seen it done both ways and I think it just depends on which is right for you!
we are!
Love this idea! i want to be able to enjoy CH...
Posted by LoveyDovey
we took pics before hand and I am so so glad that we did it!
I could not possibly imagine taking pics during my CH. The day went by so quickly as it is. We spent a few hours doing pics, so if we had to cram it all into one hour during CH, I think I would have been so disappointed!
I def do not think it took away from our ceremony at all, I was still super excited and emotional to walk down the aisle
I set up our first look to be more like walking down the aisle
I know some girls walk up to their FH and tap them on the shoulder, but i felt like that loses something bc he doesnt get to see the full look
so we set it up more like an 'aisle'
I walked towards him on the grass and when i got about half way towards him, he turned around and I continued walking towards him...this way FH, now DH was able to see the full look and I got the feeling of walking down an 'aisle'
hope that makes sense
i dont have pro pics yet so here are some not great quality pics of our 1st look
I'm doing it as well. I want to have the quality pictures and have time to enjoy it, some of which will be off-site. I'm also getting married at the same place the RH is, so it just makes sense for us. you can make it fun and special...also, i think its going to be meaningful walking down the aisle regardless.
I never thought of the walk down the aisle like that on the grass. Love it though!
Posted by thenewmrscoiro
It was important for me not to see my husband before the ceremony and I don't regret it one bit. We missed CH to take photos but the Westbury Manor set up a private CH for us to eat in the gardens and it was so nice. I have seen it done both ways and I think it just depends on which is right for you!
