To See or Not to See?

February 21, 2010

 To See or Not to See? That is the question we ask our couples about their wedding day.  Traditionally, the Bride and Groom are not supposed to see each other before they say "I DO."  Tradition might even say it means bad luck. I confess, I did not want to see Cory before the ceremony, not because of bad luck ( I don't believe in such things) but really, it was for the sake of tradition.  Many weddings later, I see how much smoother a wedding goes for the Bride & Groom if they see each other before the wedding. 

We encourage our Bride & Groom's to see each other before the wedding to get all the photo's done before the ceremony starts.  There are many positives to this. First, we still create that special moment of seeing the groom's reaction to seeing his beautiful bride for the first time. We usually set up the meeting in sanctuary or wherever the ceremony is being held at. ( He usually has the same reaction when the ceremony starts, with a room full of friends and family, it creates a whole new emotion) We snap his reaction and the bride's, leave and let them have a few moments to themselves. Second, when a bride & groom allow enough time for photo's, they will have awesome photos.  We often have couples say they want the same type of pictures they see on our website or photo books, then only allot a short amount of time for pictures. Taking awesome pictures, takes time.  Doing pictures beforehand usually gives us more time to get those awesome pictures. Third, if all the pictures are done before the ceremony, after the wedding they can go straight to the reception and celebrate and not make their guests wait.

We have posted a few pictures from this past year on the bride & grooms who chose to see each other before the wedding.  All of them would say they are glad they did! We are glad they did too. :)