Creative First Look Ideas for Your Wedding Day | Florida Wedding Photographer

However you choose to do it, your first look should feel like you.

A groom with a blue suit is facing away from his bride as she taps him on the shoulder signifying her can turn around to view her for the first time in her wedding dress. Her bridesmaids are watching above on a balcony and taking photos.

It can be with your dad.

Father of the bride looks at her for the first time after she's gotten ready for her wedding. She's seen in a full-length mirror and he's coming in through the door, smiling.
Father of the bride gets ready to hug her as she wipes tears from her eyes. This is a first look between the father and the bride.
After turning around to see his daughter for the first time in her wedding dress, a father looks at her with a big look of surprise and happiness.
Father of the bride is hugging his daughter. Both are crying.
The father of the bride hugs her after seeing her in her wedding dress for the first time.
 

Your siblings.

The siblings of the groom approach him with his back turned for a first look.
The groom as turned around to see his sisters during their first look.

Your bridal party.

The bridesmaids of the bride turn to see her in her wedding dress for the first time. They all show looks of surprise.

Everyone all at once.

Bridesmaid and sister of the groom is approaching him for a first look. Their parents are walking behind her.
The groom of the wedding is turning to see his family coming up for their first look with him.
Bridesmaid and sister of the groom is approaching him for a first look, smiling at him as he turns around. Their parents are walking behind her.
 

Or just your soon-to-be spouse in a quiet moment before all the “wedding-ness” begins.

Or… you can absolutely throw all of that out and do something completely you.

For their first look, the bride dressed up as a dinosaur in an orange inflatable dino suit. She is shown running to her husband who is bent over laughing.
For their first look, the bride dressed up as a dinosaur in an orange inflatable dino suit. She and her husband share a hug after she surprised him during the first look.

There are a lot of “standard” wedding traditions, but none of them are required. And sometimes? That’s when you end up hugging a dinosaur.

So lean in to the you and don’t be afraid to make this moment your own. because the most memorable weddings are the ones that reflect your story.

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