You
have picked out the perfect dress and spent hours getting ready for the big
day. You and your spouse to be have spent the last night apart just so he can
watch you come up the aisle as a beautiful bride. You want to see that sparkle
in his eyes and catch the tears that might possibly roll down his cheek.
More and more, couples are eschewing the tried and true tradition of waiting until the moment before the ceremony begins to see each other. Now, they are scheduling what is called The First Look.
What is the First Look?
Often couple get so caught up in the day of the wedding that they never have a moment for themselves. This is a moment that they can “steal” (in the presence of your faithful photographer and hard working wedding coordinator of course) for themselves. The groom to be is blocked from seeing his bride (either turned around or wearing a blindfold) while the bride is guided to his hiding place. At the chosen moment, they are turned around and revealed to each other.
This gives the couple to be time to themselves. To reassure each other and calm some nerves. It is a private moment caught on film.
First looks aren’t just for couples either. While the mother of the bride is often involved in the ceremony, the father of the bride has anxiously waited on the sidelines. When the bride and her father do a first look, it can get some of the nervousness out. It can also become a time of reflection and often they can do a prayer together or he can impart his last words of wisdom on his “little girl” before she is married off.
While it does make for some beautiful pictures, it is a new tradition. Check with your wedding planner and spouse to be if you want to do it. Otherwise you can just have that special moment walking down the aisle.
