First look? Yes or No?

We did a first look and I probably wouldn't do it again if we had the chance. I feel like it was really posed. FH was super nervous and he knew the photog was standing right there. I think it would have been a more natural reaction had he been in front of our families instead. The only benefit was it gave us the opportunity to knock out pictures.

I'm not doing a first look.

Doing it. tradition shmadition. it will calm our nerves and give us a moment to take it all in. plus we want to do bridal party & family photos before the wedding so avoid people waiting around. we want to get married and then party with our people.

We are not doing one because I really don't want FH to see me until I'm walking down the aisle. HOWEVER, I do think they're pretty cool, people on here will rave about them, they'll help calm your jitters, it's nice to have a moment with your groom before the big shin dig, etc. So if you weren't specifically looking forward to him seeing you come down the aisle, I would definitely say go for it!

We aren't going to do, FH wants the first time to be while walking down the aisle so I decided I can let him make at least ONE decision in regards to this wedding ;-)

But I do think the photos of the ones that have done it are great

We are not doing a first look. FH wants to go traditional. I wanted to do the first look at first but now the more i think about it I will LOVE seeing his reaction to seeing me for the first time down the aisle! He will be in tears (hes a big sap!!).

However, I am doing a first look with both of my parents at the same time. I am an only child and my dad has been very sick with cancer the past year so it will be a special moment for all of us.

FH and I are going to do a first look primarily because I have a long walk from the starting location to the ceremony (i.e. the aisle, in heels, is like 2 minutes). The aisle is pebbled and I will have high heels, so I don't want to risk tripping or falling because I am too busy trying to watch him the whole time (and being beyond nervous!). If my walk were shorter, I would probably opt out of the first look.

To Manders point, we have asked for photographer to capture the moment but to be standing far away so it will still feel intimate.

I did it. ... well not really. It wasn't anything special.

Yes DH and I saw each other before the wedding. We wanted to get our pictures done (or at least as many as we could) before the wedding so that we would have more time to be with our guests during the cocktail hour and reception.

My advice: do it. Get those pictures out of the way so it's one less thing to worry about after the cermeony. DON'T make a big deal of it. This idea of a "first look" being all special is stupid in my opinion.

We did one. Do not regret it. One of my favorite moments and some of my fav pictures.

We had a little time of just us.

HOWEVER, our photographer(s) did an excellent job of blending into the background. They were some distance away (not right next to us, telling us how to pose) and just let us have our moment.

If you decide to not do a FL, I would recommend setting aside a little time on the timeline for JUST you and your groom to have that moment together on your special day.

Not doing it. It won't be personal bc our photographer, video guy and I'm sure parents will be there. I also think it's expected to have some type of reaction so it's not as 'real'. I'm just making sure our photographer has his camera on FH when I walk out that door. :-)

We're not doing it. Lots of people do, it's just not us.

Hubs is super adamant about not seeing me until I am walking down the aisle. So no first look for us.

I think we're planning on doing it. From the pictures I've looked at, I think it will be a great moment. But I agree with you that the photographer should be some distance away and not posing you unnaturally. The whole point is to get a natural, "private" reaction before you are in front of a bunch of people.

We did it, but I don't think our photographers really knew what they were doing. It was in front of all our family, and it was terrible. On top of that, it ended up causing this whole separate drama with my mother, who missed family pictures (long story).

In conclusion, I wouldn't do it again. I got no reaction from DH AT ALL. I assumed this would mean nothing during the ceremony as well, but when I rounded the corner to the doorway to process, he started bawling.... like tears streaming down his face....

The processional song was a surprise for him, and the next day he had to ask me to play it for him, because he didn't hear a word. If I could do it over again, I would totally skip the first look, but I'm really glad it didn't ruin the walk down the aisle.

Doing one! Mostly due to photography timing, but I also love the idea of a private moment between us. Its also a first look for me, as he won't tell me what he's wearing. I'm sure me walking down the aisle will still be special

Not doing it. i would never even consider it. its a sweet little idea but i love the tradition and i love that im not going to see him until we're literally ab to be married. if my walking down the aisle goes anything like the proposal then it will be a moment just between us. i remember forgetting anything ab anyone around us. i literally saw/heard no one except FH when he proposed. and i imagine walking down the aisle is going to be the same way.

yeah, ill probably be bawling my eyes out but then again, i might be so focused on not busting my ass i might not haha besides, thats what xanax is for (;

totally kidding. i think lol. im not above it lol

FH doesn't want to do it because he wants to see me first walking down the aisle. I think it will be more real and nice for everyone to see his real first reaction to seeing me walk down the aisle. It would save a lot of time which would be nice, but I rather wait :-)

We didn't do it and we have no regrets. DH didn't want to see me before the ceremony and I was fine with it. We were able to do couple portraits later in the day when we were more relaxed (after the ceremony).

Nope, not for us. We are older and traditional in that sense. I may try to get photographer to do some shots before, but due to the layout of the venue, that may not happen.

We haven't decided yet...we are doing a destination wedding so I am leaning towards not doing one. Especially since we will be having a legal ceremony the week before we leave with a photographer, so I would like to keep the wedding part a bit more special and don't really want him to see me in my dress till I walk down the aisle.