08/19/2026
I'm not anti-first-look...
I actually still really love them.
I love the breathing room they can create in a wedding timeline, the time they give you together before the ceremony, and the way they can take the edge off some of those pre-ceremony nerves.
But these two wanted something different.
They wanted the first time they saw each other to be across the ceremony lawn. So that's exactly what they did.
And then, after they were married and family photos were finished, everyone left and they created their own quiet moment together. They read private vows, took a breath, and then we wandered into portraits without anywhere else they needed to be right that second.
It was such a good reminder that the meaningful part isn't following the “right” order of a wedding day.
It's knowing which moments matter to you and making room for them.
Which would you choose? First look or aisle reveal?