California
Heather Freedman & Thea Golden ~ Wedding Planners
Delmar Events
I always encourage my brides and groom’s to have a first look (a private moment between photographer, bride, and groom when the bride and groom first see each other in full bridal attire before the ceremony commences) for a few reasons: One, this will allow for potentially all immediate family photos, bridal party, and bride and groom photos to take place prior to the ceremony leaving cocktail hour open to take large extended family portraits or additional photos if desired, as well as allowing some private time for the bride and groom to regroup and connect before their grand entrance for the reception, Two: this will eliminate a lot of the “pre-processional” jitters since you will have already seen your future spouse and had to time to not only let emotions flow, but also have had time to retouch the bride’s make up and reattach any potential loose false eyelashes, and lastly: (going along with the previous point) if the bride and groom are expecting to be emotional during the ceremony, having a first look will potentially help reduce the amount of “crying face” photos in all of the wedding ceremony photos leaving more room for ceremony photos with smiles, subtle tears, and picture-perfect faces. 🙂
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