To take pictures BEFORE ceremony? Or to wait?

First, I'd like to say that my FI & I are sooo excited that we finally booked our place! We're having our reception at FLOWER FIELDS in August! (Yes, that's this year!) Woohoo...

Now, I originally wanted to get married on the beach (somewhere on the North Shore) but the logistics of that are a little difficult. We could pull it off, but MOG thinks people will complain & won't go onto the beach at 3PM to then go to a formal reception at 5:30PM. I don't think that's such a big deal, but another problem could be horrible heat & humidity OR rain. So, we're considering just having the ceremony at Flower Fields (which is gorgeous!) BUT I still want photos on the beach and FI and I would then HAVE TO see each other BEFORE the ceremony. Has anyone done that? Does it take away from the moment he sees you at the end of the aisle to get married?

We both want to enjoy cocktail hour with our guests, so having the ceremony off site gives us that option, otherwise, we'll have to see each other before the wedding or miss cocktail hour?