Fun Alternatives to a First Look on Your Wedding Day
Fun Alternatives to a First Look on Your Wedding Day (If You Don’t Want To Break Tradition). Although I absolutely love first looks and the photos they create, I completely understand why couples hesitate to break tradition and see each other before the wedding. It is totally a personal preference and I support either choice a couple makes. If you are on the edge trying to decide, there are some really great alternatives to consider that you may not have thought of! You can still share a special moment with your fiancée before the wedding without breaking tradition.
First Touch
Stand back to back and hold hands with your fiancé for a first touch that is beautiful and sentimental. This quiet moment with your fiancée before the wedding will be something very intimate and meaningful. A hand squeeze is so reassuring and affirms what an exciting adventure you are both about to embark on together.
Prayer
If you are religious, you can say a prayer before your wedding with your fiancée in a similar setup to a private vow reading. You can hold hands back to back as you pray together. This can be an incredibly emotional alternative to a first look that you will remember forever.
Card or Gifts
Give each other a hand written note with a sentimental gift and arrange to exchange them without seeing each other before the ceremony. You can stand nearby when you exchange gifts and hand them to each other, or you can have the best man and maid of honor deliver them for you as you both get ready.
Private Vow Reading
Express those special things you want to say to each other by reading your vows to each other privately back to back before the ceremony. If you still want to read vows during the ceremony, another option is to write a second set of more private vows that you want to share with just each other.
First Look with an Important Family Member
If a particular parent or sibling has been an especially integral part of your life, your wedding day is deeply meaningful to them as well. A first look with a family member or two allows you time alone to share with them and lets them know how much they mean to you.
Fun Alternatives to a First Look on Your Wedding Day
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