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<\/p>\nThank you, Sara, for today\u2019s post! :)<\/p>\n
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I had never heard of a first look before planning our own wedding, but after seeing<\/em> Looking back I am so glad we did a first look. Not only was it a great moment for<\/em> The best part of the first look was not just the pictures from it, but all the pictures<\/em>
\npictures I loved the idea immediately. It\u2019s such a special moment when you first<\/em>
\nsee each other on your wedding day and I didn\u2019t like the idea of sharing that with<\/em>
\neveryone. I also thought it was a great way to get all the pre-wedding jitters out<\/em>
\nof the way and I couldn\u2019t imagine not being able to speak to Ryan until after the<\/em>
\nceremony. This seemed like the best both worlds, we could have a private moment<\/em>
\ntogether and get great pictures! We weren\u2019t worried about superstitions and since<\/em>
\nwe were having a destination wedding there were also time concerns since the<\/em>
\nreception was immediately following the ceremony.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nthe two of us, but it allowed us to get all the bridal party shots out of the way before<\/em>
\nthe ceremony and get a ton of couples shots. The pics from the first look and right<\/em>
\nbefore the ceremony are some of my favorites from the day. And it definitely did<\/em>
\nnot take any excitement away from the ceremony, if anything, I think it may have<\/em>
\nenhanced it.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nwe were able to get because we did it. I would definitely recommend it to future<\/em>
\nbrides!<\/em><\/p>\n