Every moment of the wedding day deserves to be thoroughly captured in pictures. You deserve to have the kind of wedding photo album you will love not just months after the Big Day, but many years from now as well. You want to be able to look back with your husband, smiling and remembering what was one of the most amazing events of your life.
Sure, every couple has their own chosen style when it comes to the photos, they want their photographer to take at their wedding, but what about a First Look photo shoot? Should you include it or not?
We have some tips to help you decide.
- First Look photo shoots can be magical. They capture so much emotion and so much beauty in just a few simple pictures. There will be tears, laughter, and simply an overwhelming wave of emotion that truly deserves to be cherished and captured in the best photos ever. Doing a First Look photo shoot allows the photographer the opportunity to capture this moment without worrying about interrupting the ceremony.
- Do keep in mind that you don’t have to have a First Look photoshoot if you don’t want one. On the contrary, they are absolutely optional, and the way they are done vary across cultures and traditions.
- There are alternatives! For instance, you could have a First Look photo shoot with your dad instead of your groom. This is bound to be charged with a lot of emotion and grace as well, so you are guaranteed to get some pre-wedding photos that will make you cry years from now. Or, you can do a First Look with your groom without actually seeing each other (you can stand back to back, reading each other’s letters for the wedding day, for example). Either way, you will definitely create some pretty amazing photos!
Nobody can dictate what you should or shouldn’t do at your wedding – not when it comes to not following tradition and definitely not when it comes to not following it either. Do what makes you feel happy and comfortable on your wedding day; it is the key to happiness, really!