How many of you are taking pics w/FH before ceremony?

Original post by chloeme2

Oct 28, 2005 12:34 AM

We are having our 3:30p ceremony at Crest Hollow, f/b coctail hour and then recption. Basically we only have the cocktail hour for pictures of 'US', and 'US' w/family and BP.
I've tried to convince FH to see each other before the ceremony for pics especially since we are spending 9K on photo and video. I can't imagine getting all of my must have pics in 1 hour.
Has anyone done this or will be doing? Does it really ruin the feeling of seeing each other for the 1st time at the altar?

TIA

Soon2BLIgirls Posted: Oct 28, 2005 05:50 PM

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We waited until the ceremony. I can't describe how it felt to walk down the aisle and seeing my husbands reaction. He was crying and it was the most beautiful sight. Everyone keeps talking about how moving it was, and when people bring it up I get to relive it everytime!
We did miss our cocktail hour, but I don't care.

BHW Posted: Oct 28, 2005 05:58 PM

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I am so happy we saw each other before and took pics before the ceremony. The photographer, DH, my parents, and I went to the planting fields arboretum to take pics beforehand. I liked how we had our 'moment' of seeing each other for the first time with no one else around besides my parents and the photographer. Some of my favorite shots were at the arboretum and we wouldn't have had those shots unless we took pics before the ceremony. After the arboretum we went to the Crescent to take family and BP pics. We finished everything before the ceremony so we were able to enjoy the cocktail hour. Neither of us wanted to miss any of the party.

Seeing DH before the ceremony also kept me calm and grounded. I'm glad we were able to enjoy every minute of our wedding day together.

Goldi1021 Posted: Oct 28, 2005 05:59 PM

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Posted by psf80

Posted by ShortBride

We are going to do it, we also are having ceremony on site, then cocktail hr, then reception, and we didnt' want to miss it. Plus we would have to see each toher before the cermeony anyway, b/c we have to sign the Ketubah (Jewish marriage contract)....

Same here, we're seeing each other beforehand to do the ketubah.

Also, I wouldn't miss the cocktail hour food - it's the best part

Me three. We can't do it any other way!

MrsD06 Posted: Oct 28, 2005 06:39 PM

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We will see each other beforehand..it was actually FH's idea. I was against it at first but the more I thought about it the better of an idea I thought it was. I'm really the nervous type and I agree with others that it will probably be calming and help me get through the ceremony without being a big shaky ball of nerves! Also we're having some great stuff at our cocktail hour and I would like to be there for at least part of it!

nferrandi Posted: Oct 28, 2005 06:45 PM

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We yook pics before the ceremony and were so glad that we did. The day was stressful enough without having to rush our photos. Tell your FH that you can have your photg set up a special moment for just the two of you to see each other for the first time. We had our moment on the beach. It was the most amazing moment of my life!

BJandDan Posted: Oct 28, 2005 07:17 PM

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I was totally against it then I saw Dominic from 12th night and he explained every reason why we should. Plus, he said it's not as if they are going to make me walk into a room and bam he's there. Dominic said he will have him waiting in the gazebo with his back to me so I can walk up to him and we can see each other at the same time. Plus, having two photographers, we will capture both our faces in the meeting.

JCMsGirl05 Posted: Oct 28, 2005 07:22 PM

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Bride2Be06 Posted: Oct 28, 2005 09:15 PM

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not me! I want him to see me for the first time when the church doors open and they start playing

'dum dum da dum'

SillyBeans Posted: Oct 28, 2005 10:14 PM

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We are going to take pix before the ceremony because I don't want to feel rushed. the ceremony starts @ 12:30 and CH is at 1. My FH is ok with that, it's my parents who are upset

shellibean Posted: Oct 28, 2005 10:28 PM

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We are planning on meeting before the ceremony to get pictures done. I think it makes sense for us, especially b/c of the amount of people we are having at the wedding, that way we can (hopefully) greet most of our guests at the cocktail hour.

kris15198 Posted: Oct 28, 2005 10:44 PM

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We're taking the pics between the ceremony and CH

MrsP2Be Posted: Oct 28, 2005 10:47 PM

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Taking pictures before ceremony, have to sign the Ketubah anyway.

chloeme2 Posted: Oct 28, 2005 11:01 PM

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I'm so happy to have so many responses. I am torn about the whole thing myself. I would love to see him for the first time as I'm walking down the aisle but on the other hand I don't want to be rushed through my photos and I think that I might be calmer if I saw him beforehand. Well, I'm hoping that the results of this poll help us to decide.

Thanks everyone

littlebookworm4 Posted: Oct 28, 2005 11:18 PM

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we're doing ours before because we want to enjoy the cocktail hr as well as the reception

mushsgrl Posted: Oct 28, 2005 11:50 PM

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Our ceremony was at 100, and we saw eachother before hand. It was the best thing, the photographer started with me and the girls and my parents, then set up a 'special moment' for shawn to see me, and it was great, plus we didnt miss anything. And it was still emotional going down the isle

janelovesharry Posted: Oct 29, 2005 09:59 AM

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We have a pretty big family and I am afraid that it will take so long that we will miss some of the reception. I hope that it will calm me down too. FH is Jewish, and I'm not, and even though we aren't having a ketubah (I don't even think he knows what that is ) I really wanted to have them done before hand.

MissingTheBGene Posted: Oct 29, 2005 10:21 AM

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We're old-school, we're waiting until after the ceremony.

chloeme2 Posted: Oct 30, 2005 05:02 PM

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Thank you all for your responses. I think that I finally convinced FH to take our pics before ceremony. We have to see each other for the Ketubah anyway so we might as well use our time wisely.

Thanks you ladies

stephensvalentine Posted: Oct 30, 2005 09:33 PM

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We are also having the ceremony immediately before Cocktail Hour. We are planning to orchestrate some type of grand entrance that can be captured so we don't miss out on that special first moment...

toddlerteacher Posted: Oct 30, 2005 09:35 PM

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i am not sure yet...we still have to talk about it.. i know we both want to go to the Cocktail Hour...but its the whole thing about tradation and not seeing eachother before the wedding..i am not sure yet!!