09/04/2026
The detail I wish more couples would REALLY think about?
The first look.
Hear me out before you immediately say NO. 😂
I completely understand wanting that traditional moment of seeing each other for the first time walking down the aisle. If that’s important to you, keep it.
BUT… after doing hundreds of weddings, I can tell you that a first look can make a HUGE difference in how your wedding day flows.
You get to see each other. Hug. Talk. Calm those nerves. Have a few minutes together before 100+ people are watching you.
And then we can get to WORK on photos.
Couple photos. Wedding party. Parents. Siblings. Grandparents. Sometimes almost every photo you would normally spend cocktail hour taking can be done BEFORE the ceremony.
Which means after you say I DO, you aren’t disappearing for an hour while your guests are eating appetizers and drinking your alcohol.
You can actually GO to your cocktail hour. Grab a drink. Eat something. Talk to your guests. Enjoy the wedding you spent months planning and a whole lot of money paying for.
And please don’t think a first look ruins the aisle moment. I have watched plenty of grooms see their bride 45 minutes earlier and STILL cry when she comes down that aisle.
A first look isn’t for everybody.
But don’t automatically rule it out because tradition says you’re “not supposed to see each other.”
Talk to your planner. Talk to your photographer. Look at your timeline. Then decide what makes the most sense for YOUR wedding day.
And if you’re looking at your wedding day thinking, “I have absolutely NO idea how all of this is supposed to fit into one timeline,” that’s where we come in. That’s exactly the kind of stuff we help our couples figure out.
If you need some help pulling all those moving pieces together, reach out. We’d love to talk about your day and see how we can help.
