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I didnt do them. They werent included in my package and are more of a Southern tradition. Also, bridal portraits are nice to display at the wedding but then what do you do with it afterwards? I feel like it would be weird to hang a picture of just me in my gown on my wall!
I'm getting a bridal portrait, but only because my (southern) mom wanted it, and she's paying for the wedding. I'm not displaying it at the wedding because the wedding is about me and my fiance, not just me. We're displaying an engagement picture instead. After the wedding, Mom will put it on her wall, because I wouldn't want to just look at a picture of myself in my own apartment.
No, I knew I would never display pics of me by myself in our home. All wedding pics that are displayed are of us :)
My fiance's mother wanted to get them for me as a gift. I would not have gotten them if I were paying for them. I am excited though! We will have some of these pictures displayed at the wedding and one of the FI and me.
I didn't do separate bridal pictures, but we got them (in essense) before/after the ceremony:
i just had mine done on Friday! I wouldn't have gotten them if I hadn't won them at a bridal fair, but I'm thrilled with the way they turned out, and I had a blast! (Photog already posted some 'sneak peeks' on his Web site). I figure we'll use a couple at the wedding, and I know my parents and aunt will want copies of some of them. Plus, since my mom couldn't come, it was a great bonding time with my FMIL!
I did because I was not happy with any of the solo pics of me taken by the wedding photographer. I like the results but now I wish I had waited until after I lost the weight!
I won't do a separate session, but we'll definitely be doing some of just me solo on the day of the wedding. I figure that will be enough.
It's not very common around here. We were trying to save money, we didn't do that or engagement pictures.
Thanks ladies! I have a lot of similar feelings to those of you who didn't do them. What am I going to do with all those pictures of me after the wedding? etc. My FMIL is adament I do them and as vain and self-absorbed as it sounds I know my aunts and his aunts and grandparents will want a picture of me. His mom still holds it againt my FSIL that she didn't get them done. There are plenty of pictures of her in her dress but they aren't "frame-worthy" in FMIL's opinion.
I did - Since we were getting married in a semi-destination wedding it was a great chance for me to see our photographer's style and meet her in person. I also used this as my hair and makeup trial, since I hadn't met my stylist before either. Added bonus - I LOVE the pics!
We had some framed at the wedding and then gave them to the moms, who both loved them.
I will be having a bridal portrait session. It's really the norm in my area. All of my friends who have done them said that it's a great opportunity to see what works and what doesn't with your wedding day look. I wil be displaying the portrait at the reception, but I'll probably end up giving it to my dad after that.
I don't plan on it since I think of it as more of a Southern tradition but my cousin from Texas had them done and they were quite nice :)
I didn't do one. It didn't come with my already super expensive package. Plus, I'll have plenty of bridal portraits at my wedding :) I always thought it was cute to have cards of the bride at weddings, but it's not something I had to have.
I'm not doing pre-wedding bridals but instead opted for a trash the dress session instead =)
Yes, at the insistence of both of my old southern grandmothers, and I'm soooo glad I did! I have a feeling I'm going to be the same way when I'm an old southern grandmother, insisting that everyone get bridal portraits! :)
Thought about it, but pretty sure I'll be getting enough pics of me at the Day After shoot. And if not, FI is a photographer. There are tons of other pics of me lying around if I decide I really want to look at myself all dolled up at some point.
this is not me, i actually took it cos i am a wedding photographer, and i would really like a picture like this at my own wedding....
(weird how it looks quite blurred uploading it to WB, but it isnt blurred at all)
I just had mine done a couple weeks ago and I had a lot of fun! Not sure what the purpose of them were, but I had fun. They were included in the package, so I went for it =) I'll take whatever I can get for that package.
My wedding dress just came in and my sales associate asked if I was going to do bridal portraits. I never even considered it until she asked. Honestly, I spent $500 for my engagement photos and I can't justify another $500 for bridal portraits. Plus, there is also the cost of hair andd makeup. I'm going to tell my photographer to get some solo shots of me on the wedding day.
Like, with just me? No. Mr. Hedgie and I did a day after shoot together but got individual pictures of ourselves too.
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I'm curious how many of you did bridal portraits? Are you glad you did?