2007-07-31 08:38:50 · 28 answers · asked by rellswife_raiismom 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
I've only known one groom who saw his bride before their wedding in her dress, and they're divorced, so in my knowledge, its 100% bad luck.
2007-07-31 09:26:45 · answer #1 · answered by kateqd30 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Do what makes sense for your wedding. What you want out of your photos may dictate your choice. If you have an evening wedding, you may want to shoot your photos outdoors beforehand so you can have a beautiful sunset as your backdrop. Or you may just prefer natural lighting to artificial light inside the church or temple. You're spending a LOT of money on pictures that will last a lifetime, and it's perfectly all right for you to decide that it's a top priority to make those as beautiful as possible.
If you choose to take photos before the wedding, you don't lose the precious moment when your hubby sees you for the first time in your gown -- it happens instead as a special, private moment between you and your fiance, instead of in front of your guests.
Congrats, and good luck!!!
2007-07-31 09:09:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Traditionally the groom does not see the bride in her dress until she's walking toward him down the aisle.
It comes from back in the day when marriages were arranged. Brides and grooms often did not even meet one another until the wedding day. Grooms werent allowed to see the bride before the veil was lifted because they thought if they saw who the bride was, he might run screaming in the other direction. Sounds silly, I know, but it's true.
So that's why we do it. If you're not worried about your groom running the other way, I wouldnt sweat it. Lots of couples take the pictures together before the ceremony. As far as seeing the dress itself before the wedding, I don't see any problem with that at all.
2007-07-31 08:41:03 · answer #3 · answered by corinne1029 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's an old superstition that he shouldn't for fear of bad luck, and many women choose to keep it a secret now so as to make for maximum impact when he sees her starting down the aisle.
On the other hand, there's no law that says he can't see it. In my case, my gown got delivered at the rehearsal dinner, so everyone saw it then, and we had arranged with our photographer to take all the formal shots before the ceremony so as not to hold up the party, so he really saw it then! A lady on yahoo questions recently told the story of how her groom made her gown.
It's entirely up to you and your guy how you want to handle it. Choose the answer that works best for you and don't worry about what others think of it.
2007-07-31 08:56:41 · answer #4 · answered by gileswench 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's superstition that he not see you wearing the dress before the wedding day, but I don't know what folklore says about him seeing the dress with you not in it. Mine's hanging in the closet, so my fiance will almost certainly see it before the wedding, though I don't plan to model it for him. It's a superstitious tradition, and I'm not superstitious, so I don't mind if he sees it.
2007-07-31 08:53:25 · answer #5 · answered by Trivial One 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Traditionally, no. Though, I don't think it really matters. My fiance doesn't want to see my dress before I walk down the aisle because he wants that *moment.* He's also a sentimental guy, though, so I'm keeping it away from him. However, he's already played with my tiara and he knows the length, color, and that I'm wearing a satin bolero jacket with my dress because he needed to know the "style" so we could pick the tuxes accordingly so everything would look good together. So to sum up, it's up to the both of you...make your own tradition.
2007-07-31 09:32:28 · answer #6 · answered by Natty 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't do it. It will take away the magic at the beginning of the ceremony. My husband is NOT the sentimental type at all. In fact I can't even remember a time when he told me I looked good. But we got married last weekend and he had such a sweet look on his face when he saw me walking down the aisle. It's something I will never forget. Even though he never said it, his face showed that he thought I was beautiful. You don't want to miss out on that moment. Keep it a surprise.
2007-07-31 08:51:09 · answer #7 · answered by mommyoftwo 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Before marriage, If u r allowing him to see you without dress , then what is wrong if sees your dress before the wedding..
2007-08-01 06:35:54 · answer #8 · answered by krishprud@yahoo.co.in_KISHORLAL 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He can if you wish it.
There is an old superstition that says it is bad luck for him to see it before the wedding...but as I said it is only a superstition.
2007-07-31 08:53:39 · answer #9 · answered by Poppet 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's nothing but folklore, but the "rules" say no. My father saw my Mother's wedding dress, and they've been happily married for 50 years!!
2007-07-31 08:42:02 · answer #10 · answered by Doc918 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋