{"id":1526,"date":"2014-09-16T15:58:54","date_gmt":"2014-09-16T15:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.themanorrestaurant.com\/blog\/?p=1526"},"modified":"2023-01-17T12:34:46","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T17:34:46","slug":"ways-to-make-your-first-looks-more-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pleasantdale.com\/blog\/ways-to-make-your-first-looks-more-special\/","title":{"rendered":"Ways to Make Your \u2018First Looks\u2019 More Special"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pleasantdale.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Ways-to-Make-Your-First-Looks-More-Special.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1528\" style=\"float: right;\" src=\"https:\/\/pleasantdale.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Ways-to-Make-Your-First-Looks-More-Special-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Ways to Make Your First Looks More Special\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>A top wedding trend is for the bride and groom to forget about that old wedding superstition that it\u2019s bad luck for the <b>bride and groom<\/b> to see each other before the ceremony. Now more couples love the idea of setting up a \u2018<b>First Looks<\/b>\u2019 moment in which the bride and groom appear before one another in a private meeting that is captured by the wedding photographer, and also the wedding videographer. You\u2019ll get that amazing first look at each other, in a spectacular wedding setting, and capture the expressions on your faces when you see each other in your wedding attire for the very first time.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nPlus, this pre-ceremony meeting allows you to look your absolute best for your partner, not wilted if your wedding day is hot.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some ways to make your Wedding \u2018First Looks\u2019 extra-special:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When scouting for your\u00a0 wedding venue, look also for great places that could be your ideal First Looks location. Many of our NJ wedding couples choose indoor rooms with dramatic windows as the backdrop for their first meeting, and doors are also a top spot for that First Looks<i> <\/i>moment, as are fireplaces, and the bridal suite.<\/li>\n<li>Make this a private event, just for the two of you, and with your wedding photographer and wedding videographer in attendance.<\/li>\n<li>Choose \u2018two shooter\u2019 photography that has one photographer in front of you and one in back of you so that the \u2018big reveal\u2019 allows them to capture both of your facial expressions.<\/li>\n<li>Plan for a private champagne toast for the two of you after your First Looks moment, and propose a sentimental toast.<\/li>\n<li>Now is a wonderful time for the two of you to exchange your wedding gifts, if you haven\u2019t done so at the rehearsal dinner. This too can be captured by your <a href=\"https:\/\/themanorrestaurant.com\/wedding-venues\/weddings-photo-gallery\/\">wedding photographer<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>At your \u2018First Looks,\u2019 have photos taken of your hands <i>pre wedding rings. <\/i>This is a great way to get a Before shot, to pair with the later After shot of your hands with your wedding rings on them.<\/li>\n<li>Set up your iPod dock or arrange for music to play for your First Looks moment and during your champagne toast.<\/li>\n<li>Allow for enough time to make the most of your First Looks and for any photos you\u2019ll want taken of the two of you there and then. Aim for a half hour. 15 minutes isn\u2019t long enough.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You could, of course, invite your parents and grandparents to be there for this big moment. This is your special moment to plan, and you can have special guests there with you to share in it. Plus, your photographers will also capture the looks of joy on their faces that they might not otherwise get during the ceremony, when cameras will be trained on you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A top wedding trend is for the bride and groom to forget about that old wedding superstition that it\u2019s bad luck for the bride and groom to see each other before the ceremony. Now more couples love the idea of setting up a \u2018First Looks\u2019 moment in which the bride and groom appear before one [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[257,335],"tags":[488,242],"class_list":["post-1526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-wedding-fashions","category-wedding-shoes-2","tag-wedding-dress","tag-wedding-shoes"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pleasantdale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1526","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pleasantdale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pleasantdale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pleasantdale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pleasantdale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1526"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pleasantdale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1526\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pleasantdale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pleasantdale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pleasantdale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}