photos before the wedding

[AnnieBelle]

My fiance and I really want a lot of pictures of us together at the resort but we do not want to cut a lot into the reception time. Is anyone out there planning on taking pictures with their husbands before the ceremony? I know that it is not traditional and my mom really thinks my fiance should not see me until I am walking to the gazebo, but we do not care about a lot of pictures with our wedding party as much as the ones with us. I talked to the photographer and she said that with what we want we should book a few hours at least for our personal pictures. I just think that might be too long to make guests wait. I would love to hear some outside opinions

[Skylarr29]

I think a lot of brides do exactly what you are suggesting which is taking there photos together before the ceremony. At first I was against the idea of the groom seeing the bride beforehand but now I think it is a wonderful idea because you can share such an intimate moment together when you have your 'reveal'. When you walk down the isle and up to the groom you don't get the chance to hug or kiss and talk about how wonderful you look but if you have a reveal you will get to do that and have pictures of it etc. It may also calm some jitters and/or keep you from losing it when saying vows etc. I say go for it.

[AnnieBelle]

those are such great reasons! I am trying to work on convincing my old fashioned mother to let me do it and I think that will really help! Thank you!

[princessdisneybelle]

We are doing the "first look" our photographer recommended it. It will be a very private moment between the 2 of us. My DF loved the idea. Then about a hour of pics before the ceremony. I just didn't want our guests waiting around for us forever. They will actually only be waiting about 30 min after the ceremony. Good luck in whatever you decided.

[AnnieBelle]

My mom wants to get that first look too and the way the gazebo is set up at the resort, I will have a long way to walk before I get to him. If I can tell my mom to get the photographer to do that for us, then maybe i can convince her. Thank you so much, ya'll are awesome!

[princessdisneybelle]

My mom wants to get that first look too and the way the gazebo is set up at the resort, I will have a long way to walk before I get to him. If I can tell my mom to get the photographer to do that for us, then maybe i can convince her. Thank you so much, ya'll are awesome!

Are you getting married at Shades of Green?

[AnnieBelle]

I am getting married at Shades of Green, you know that walk? haha

[princessdisneybelle]

I am getting married at Shades of Green, you know that walk? haha

I am getting married at Shades of Green but in July. We are having our ceremony on the patio by the ballroom, do to the heat. Yes that is a really long walk. But it is such a pretty locations.

[AnnieBelle]

Oh I do not blame you for that! That is awesome you are having it there too, they are so amazingly nice there! Who is your photographer?

[princessdisneybelle]

Oh I do not blame you for that! That is awesome you are having it there too, they are so amazingly nice there! Who is your photographer?

Yes they have been amazing. Our photographer is Taz.

[mcco5543]

I am wondering why people let their mothers or whoever else tell them what's right or what's wrong for their own wedding. No one can decide that, but you and your Dear Fiancee!!! If you don't have a prefrence about him not seeing you before the wedding, I say go for it and do your pictures first. Just DEFINITELYget that "First Look" Picture from of both him when you walk in the room for the "together pictures" I personally think, that's more romantic than when he sees you at the top of the aisle! Do what's best for YOU two and it'll be perfect no matter what you decide! Congradulations on your wedding!!!!:love:

[AnnieBelle]

I am wondering why people let their mothers or whoever else tell them what's right or what's wrong for their own wedding. No one can decide that, but you and your Dear Fiancee!!! If you don't have a prefrence about him not seeing you before the wedding, I say go for it and do your pictures first. Just DEFINITELYget that "First Look" Picture from of both him when you walk in the room for the "together pictures" I personally think, that's more romantic than when he sees you at the top of the aisle! Do what's best for YOU two and it'll be perfect no matter what you decide! Congradulations on your wedding!!!!:love:

Trust me, my mother is not winning this argument! I just wanted to get some good ammunition, haha! She has been incredibly awesome and really helpful with so many things, so I do not want to get into a fray with her, but this is one thing my fiance will not roll over about and I completely agree. Ultimately it is our wedding, I just hope I do not have to be forced to play that card. Thanks for the congratulations!

[Jumpin'Jellyfish]

Funny topic...we had the same dilemma. When we went to book Randy Chapman as our photographer, we told him that we did NOT want to see each other before. It was both of us that really didn't want to. Then we started talking about the really cool pics taken on the boardwalk during daylight with the bridal party and then just the two of us...

Then, he reccommended the "reveal" where DF will come to meet me in a secluded place and Randy will take photos of us from afar with his telephoto lens and then we can take pictures with all of us...

I think it may calm nerves too. DF says that it won't take away from the look of me walking down the aisle, as that is much different.

I just don't like that some people told me that it was BAD LUCK...how are you gonna go and tell a bride that what she is about to do is bad luck!!! How rude!

[Belle1981]

We were thinking the don't see eachother idea but then my DF has already seen my Dress (not on me mind you) but still. I love the idea of the REVEAL moment! I really think it would be great. I am so happy to see other brides are going to do it!

[hmgolden]

I think it may calm nerves too. DF says that it won't take away from the look of me walking down the aisle, as that is much different.


Seeing DH before the wedding totally calmed my nerves the day of the wedding. Its an experience I highly reccomend. Personally, I don't think it took anything away from the walk down the aisle.

[JonetteA]

We took pictures beforehand for the same reasons you did. We just wanted to have time to ourselves beforehand. I was running so far behind that Leif saw me without my makeup on! He had pics with Randy while I was getting dressed and then Randy did the shots of us seeing each other! I think it was a good time to be together before the craziness and then we got to enjoy our reception!!!

[Tiggerific04]

My DF came with me to help pick out my dress, and we have our MK photos booked for the morning of the wedding :rotfl: We're not traditional at all, I guess. It's just that we do everything together and I can't imagine him NOT being a part of everything or not being with him before the ceremony. I think that's the only way I'll stay calm! Do whatever works best for you and don't worry about what anyone else thinks.

[SleepingBeauty_LA]

I had never really thought about letting my df see me before walking down the aisle... until we choose dec 29 as a wedding date. I am getting married in Baton Rouge and you never know what the weather will be in dec. sometimes rainy and hot or cold and sometime nice and hot or cold??:confused3 so we decided to take pics together just me and him and after that with our bridal party so we could get some nice outdoors shots! hopefully :)

[IrishCinderella]

DH & I took our photographs before our ceremony. We have over 100 great photos that we would not otherwise have, 4 examples are in my siggie.

For a long time, DH was resistant to the idea. Here (http://www.weddingchannel.com/photo/buildArticle.action?assetUID=3688&c=3688&s=105&t=13&p=1611&l=3761) is the article that helped finally convinced him otherwise. Seriously, everyone considering this should read that article.

After the wedding, I asked him if seeing me earlier took away from the moment when I walked down the aisle. The look on his face in the photos and video had already told me it did not, but he confirmed that for me as well. He said there is nothing in the world that could have taken away from that moment. :)

[Sirron]

Well, I'm Annie's fiance. I honestly think this should be my ultimate decision because I'm the one who is going to have the reaction to seeing Annie for the first time. Don't worry, when I say my decision, that means if Annie says it's okay. lol. Her mom keeps bringing up that "magical moment" when I see her. I respect that. However, that moment won't change if it's before the ceremony or at the ceremony. Actually, I want the moment to be just between Annie and me. At the ceremony you really don't have time to convey what you're thinking.

I love her madly and want to enjoy that day. I also know that my lovely fiancee has a propensity to get really stressed and by taking the pictures beforehand, the stress level can be kept under control. Which in turn makes life easier on me. haha! Seriously though, I want to go to the reception and ENJOY myself. I don't want to be rushing around taking photos I don't want.

I want photos with Annie and me mostly. I'm not interested in cheesy stock wedding photos. I want beautiful shots across the resort and such.

Magical moments aren't always planned. Yet, I can foresee that the two of us sharing a quiet chat by ourselves that morning to be something I will always cherish.

[catwub]

What a lovely post Sirron!! I think the two of you should do what feels right for the two of you!! Not to mention, because of this post I am emailing Randy to see if he can do that for us, only problem with ours is that our wedding is so darn early it may not work out. Thanks for all the encouragement to all of who were undecided!! Have a great day and keep us posted!!

Catwub

[AnnieBelle]

DH & I took our photographs before our ceremony. We have over 100 great photos that we would not otherwise have, 4 examples are in my siggie.

For a long time, DH was resistant to the idea. Here (http://www.weddingchannel.com/photo/buildArticle.action?assetUID=3688&c=3688&s=105&t=13&p=1611&l=3761) is the article that helped finally convinced him otherwise. Seriously, everyone considering this should read that article.

After the wedding, I asked him if seeing me earlier took away from the moment when I walked down the aisle. The look on his face in the photos and video had already told me it did not, but he confirmed that for me as well. He said there is nothing in the world that could have taken away from that moment. :)

Thank you so much for that link! I got misty reading about the reveal, he definitely does a great job convincing me how magical it can be to have it just the two of you! I am printing out this article for sure. You have no idea how much I appreciate it!

[IrishCinderella]

Thank you so much for that link! I got misty reading about the reveal, he definitely does a great job convincing me how magical it can be to have it just the two of you! I am printing out this article for sure. You have no idea how much I appreciate it!

Good! I'm very glad I could help. :)

(I agree, it's a fabulous article.)

[Kim10110]

Annie, its so good to see your back on the boards, i havent seen you on here for a while. I took pics before hand for a few reasons,
1. I didnt want guest too wait too long, we have a big family so lots of pics
2. I wanted pics at the shades of green, polynesion, and boardwalk but we ran out of time for the boardwalk :(
3. My hubby wanted a sunrise wedding but i thought 630 would be too early for the guests, so we just did sunrise photos and im so happy we did
4. i knew we were gonna get nasty and sweaty in aug so we took the pics 1st, and we came back to freshin up for the ceremony, so we can enjoy the reception without going back into the heat

hope this helps, it is awesome to see more and more SOG brides on here :)

best wishes

Kim

[mermaidbride1108]

Ok - My fiance won't budge on seeing me before the ceremony and I slightly agree but I'll read the article too.

Since we plan to get married at Epcot, that means earlier ceremony and I'm not a morning person:eek:, DF is though.

I was thinking of doing pics before with just me and bridesmaids and parents to cut out some pics before the ceremony, less pics to take afterwards, another bride did that on here and said it worked out great.

Just another idea...

[princessdisneybelle]

Ok - My fiance won't budge on seeing me before the ceremony and I slightly agree but I'll read the article too.

Since we plan to get married at Epcot, that means earlier ceremony and I'm not a morning person:eek:, DF is though.

I was thinking of doing pics before with just me and bridesmaids and parents to cut out some pics before the ceremony, less pics to take afterwards, another bride did that on here and said it worked out great.

Just another idea...

That sounds like a great idea. And your DF could do his family pics seperately too. Would save sometime after.

[mermaidbride1108]

That sounds like a great idea. And your DF could do his family pics seperately too. Would save sometime after.

We would have to do 2 cameras & 2 photographers though unless...

The photographer does him first... meaning I have a little more time to get ready:goodvibes

Good idea!

[princessdisneybelle]

We would have to do 2 cameras & 2 photographers though unless...

The photographer does him first... meaning I have a little more time to get ready:goodvibes

Good idea!

Exactly. Have him done first. Then he could head to Epcot while you are having yours done.

[AnnieBelle]

Annie, its so good to see your back on the boards, i havent seen you on here for a while. I took pics before hand for a few reasons,
1. I didnt want guest too wait too long, we have a big family so lots of pics
2. I wanted pics at the shades of green, polynesion, and boardwalk but we ran out of time for the boardwalk :(
3. My hubby wanted a sunrise wedding but i thought 630 would be too early for the guests, so we just did sunrise photos and im so happy we did
4. i knew we were gonna get nasty and sweaty in aug so we took the pics 1st, and we came back to freshin up for the ceremony, so we can enjoy the reception without going back into the heat

hope this helps, it is awesome to see more and more SOG brides on here :)

best wishes

Kim


Hey Kim, thanks for the re-welcome! We found out in November that my grandma had terminal cancer and it kind of pushed aside our wedding plans for a bit. She was so devastated that she would not make it to our wedding since I would be the first grandchild to get married. My sister and fiance and I were with her one night after she was really sick and decided after talking to her that we wanted to let her see us get married. So we rushed to walmart to get me a dress (it was after midnight!), we got cheap wedding bands, some white decorations and called the family friend who is a minister the next morning to see if he could marry us that morning so grandma could be there. We had the ceremony in the living room and had classical music on a small cd player in the kitchen. She was so touched that we did it for her but she made me promise not to give up my big Disney wedding. A month later she was gone and it took me some time to get past the fact she would not be with us, but now I am looking for ways to honor her at our wedding and she will be with us in spirit. What happened with Nichole? Did she change her mind?

[princessdisneybelle]

Hey Kim, thanks for the re-welcome! We found out in November that my grandma had terminal cancer and it kind of pushed aside our wedding plans for a bit. She was so devastated that she would not make it to our wedding since I would be the first grandchild to get married. My sister and fiance and I were with her one night after she was really sick and decided after talking to her that we wanted to let her see us get married. So we rushed to walmart to get me a dress (it was after midnight!), we got cheap wedding bands, some white decorations and called the family friend who is a minister the next morning to see if he could marry us that morning so grandma could be there. We had the ceremony in the living room and had classical music on a small cd player in the kitchen. She was so touched that we did it for her but she made me promise not to give up my big Disney wedding. A month later she was gone and it took me some time to get past the fact she would not be with us, but now I am looking for ways to honor her at our wedding and she will be with us in spirit. What happened with Nichole? Did she change her mind?

Anniebelle,

What a great thing to do for your grandmother. That brought tears to my eyes. Maybe include something that was a favorite of hers in the ceremony or reception?

[AnnieBelle]

Thanks! I certainly was crying like crazy during the ceremony. We are thinking of having her favorite flowers in the seat where she would be sitting at the reception.

[Kim10110]

http://s131.photobucket.com/albums/p291/elmo10110/

I am so sorry everything you have gone through :grouphug: . i wish there was something i could do. Congrats on your marriage, im sorry you had to get married unexpectedly. Here are what I did as a memorial for my best friend of 12 years, I knew it was gonna be hard but i just kept thnking she is looking over me. once again im so sorry for what you and your hubby had to go through. if you need anything let me know. if the pic doesnt work here is the website http://s131.photobucket.com/albums/p291/elmo10110/

[AnnieBelle]

Thanks Kim, you are so sweet! The picture does not work because it needs a password, I am really interested in seeing it!

[DisneyFairy19]

I Love the idea of doing the first look shot... If you are doing it before the ceremony I say go for that photo... Good Luck

[Kim10110]

http://s131.photobucket.com/albums/p291/elmo10110/ i made it public so hopefully it works now, let me know if it doesnt

[AnnieBelle]

That is a great idea Kim, I am going to send those pictures with the candle and the table to my mom, thanks for sharing it!

[cryssi]

we also did the "first look" due to our photographers wanting to get in some daylight portraits (in case the after dark ones didn't turn out...btw they did and were awesome). DH was standing with his back to me and I came up behind him and tapped him on the shoulder. The videographers were there, too...

[AnnieBelle]

My friend did this with her fiance and he forgot they were doing it so when the photographer went to his room to say that the bride needed to speak with him, he was scared and the first look is with him looking petrified! That is why we tell guys over and over in case they tune us out because they are tired of wedding talk! haha

[Sirron]

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[AnnieBelle]

We are just making sure the decision is the absolute best one, I am sure I am not alone there. But I know you will know why I need to see you on the morning of our wedding day :goodvibes

[Sirron]

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