Bridesmaid Reveal!

I didn't do this for my wedding, but a girl I went to high school with did. I think the photos turned out beautifully. I might be bias because she also used the same photographer as my husband and I. My advice would be to have your mother or fmil help you. If you want it to look like for maid of honor or bridesmaids helped with your dress, shoes or jewelry then I would just do stages photos after the reveal.

Have your mom &/or FMIL help you getting into your dress & putting on your accessories. Make sure you tell both of them your plan so they don’t accidentally tell or show them.

Your photographer should be able to help make this happen. And capture great photos! I was similar to you in that my Mom was the ONLY one who knew my dress ahead of time. She helped me get dressed and then my photographer helped arrange first look/ reveals with my bridesmaids, then my Dad, and then my husband. Logistically the way my venue was set up that was the best order to do it in. Enjoy! 😊

Never heard of this. Talk to your photographer if you do want to do it.

This seems to be a new thing and while I love the idea, it feels like the reactions are a little forced. My SIL did this and the photographer basically told the bridesmaids how to react to get "the shot".

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I was wondering about that. It seems like a lot of pressure and that would make me worry about not reacting enough or in the right way, if I were a bridesmaid. If it's just a fun thing a bride wants to do with her bridesmaids, then that's fine. But if the prime goal are the reaction photos, then I would prefer getting ready together and having some nice causal, candid photos.

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I don’t think this needs to be a big planned thing. My photographer was there when we were getting ready and caught the moment my girls first saw me in my dress with my hair and make up and there are some really genuine reactions. It could be as simple as letting your photog know no one has seen you in it and you’d love some pictures . Reactions are just a thing that will happen on such an emotionally charged day— all you really need to do is talk to your photographer and let them know that that’s something you’d really love captured

I don't plan on showing my dress to anyone, not even my mom nor FMIL

I didn't intend to have one, but I ended up having one that happened naturally. In the hotel suite we were getting ready in (it was enormous) the bedroom was completely separate from the living room area, and my mom helped me get into my dress in the bedroom. Then when I came out, all of the bridesmaids sort of reacted to my dress and the photographer captured their reactions. The photos actually looked incredibly similar to the one you posted, but it was a completely natural moment and wasn't at all planned. Just sort of happened

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This is what happened with my SIL. I think the pictures look ridiculous - it took her like 5 minutes to walk down the stairs and "show" us bc the photographer kept stopping her to pose things and telling us how to stand and react.

I think it would be better and more natural to just take photos as youre putting the dress on (make sure all the BM's are dressed first).

I am! Only my mom, sister, and future mother in law have seen my dress. None of my girls came with me to get my dress because I wanted it to be surprise.

I'm definitely planning on doing this! I didn't want to do one with my fiance but love the idea of doing with my my bridesmaids and also my dad.

I'm planning on a bridesmaid reveal! My oldest sister/maid of honor was the only one who was with me when I bought my dress, and one of the other bridesmaids wasn't there for bridesmaid dress shopping. Even so, they've all played a big part in helping me get ready for my wedding, including supporting my fiance's and my decision to postpone from last year. I definitely then want to capture the moment of my revealing myself to them because I know they all want to be a part of it.