***Pictures Before The Wedding???***

Well, aside from taking pictures before the wedding with your hubby blind folded, not much u can do i don`t think. U could however save time and get pictures of just you and your bridal party done before the wedding..and maybe just him and his grromsmen. Then after u are married, take some shots of everyone together!!:) good luck ------`---,--{@

I would recommend getting pictures of your side (you and the bridesmaid and you and your parents) BEFORE the wedding and your groom do the same with his side. Then after the cermony take the rest. This way, your groom doesn`t see you early and you spend less time afterwards posing for pictures which translates in to more time to spend with your guests.

Have you heard of pre-nuptial pictures? This is scheduled before the wedding day so your fiance will not be seeing you in your wedding gown. My fiance and I did this and what we did was we took a day-off together with our photographer, looked for a really nice, meaningful location for picture taking (we chose our university campus..it`s summer break so there weren`t much people!), then our photographer took candid, spontaneous photos of us strolling, talking and just having fun. He captured our moods instead of poses and the pictures turned out really well! Now we`re planning to use these pre-nuptial photos in the audio-visual presentation we will be showing in our reception....You might just like the idea :)

We took our pictures before the wedding and it worked out wonderfully! When we were ready to start taking pictures, we met together in a room with no one else so we could see each other for the first time without everybody watching. It gave us a chance to destress and appreciate each other before the whirlwind of the wedding hit. I have been to so many weddings that by the time the bride and groom got to the reception, people were already starting to leave. You can keep things moving right along this way and enjoy your guests.

If you are at all supersticious (spelling isn`t my strong suit) all of my friends who did this, as well as others I have heard of didn`t have a successful marriage.
Just a thought

I will be taking photos before the ceremony so everyone is not waiting. I think it is thoughtful and your guests will thank you. As for any bad luck... You aren`t supposed to do a lot of things before your wedding - but has that stopped anyone?!?

Have a great time!

Hi! My tradition and culture forbids seeing the Hubby before the actual event on the wedding day, so me and my brides maids and flower girls had a foto session in a park b4 the ceremony..
And the next day, after the wedding, me and my husband got dresses again and had a foto session. It was the best we could do!! and the fotos were perfect..
I took my time getting ready the next day.. And nobody to hurry us during the foto shoot!!

As a photographer I do take photos before the wedding. This is usually the bride and grooms decision. Sometimes they do not care if they see each other and I do all the photos about two hours before the ceremony. This is because they want to get to the reception so their guests will not be waiting long. If they wish not to see each other before hand, I take the bride and grooms families, attendants, ect. Then, afterwards, I get the wedding party, bride and groom with the parents and entire family photos. Photos before the wedding work out great, especially when it is a house wedding or in a catholic church. Because many times after the wedding mass gets started late, I have had as little as 15 minutes to get the photos done, before the coordinator shooed everyone out because of confession or mass. At a house wedding, too many people are pulling the bride and groom away and I have to keep on top of the situation to get the photos done.

Honestly, I think that it is more fun to be able to see the love of your life standing at the other end of the aisle waiting for you to join them in a binding of love... I don`t know... It`s just the whole dress thing, we didn`t get our pictures taken before the wedding because it wouldn`t be fun then. It`s not much of a hastle to do it the next day when you are rested, and not nervous, but if you want family pictures, then you may just have to tell everyone from out of town to come and stay another day or so.

I always wanted to wait for my fiancee to see me for the first time on our wedding day, but he loves and I surprise him everyday with a differant look. I Think if you are so totally in love with your soulmate that it would not matter if he saw you now or later in your dress cause to him you will always be breathe taking, and when he sees you he will melt inside EVERYTIME! TRUST me My fiancee bought my dress for me ( i`m a little ill dothings alone ) I took pre wedding pictures and he was by my side and the gasps I got from him told me I am WOW no matter when I wear the dress he is going to be impressed! It is really all up to you and how really feel.